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I don't think he looks grumpy, he's just having a really bad crest day! Can't do a thing to it....not mousse, not gel, not round brush.....

For we all know, it's vitally important to match one's beak with one's legs this season! You wouldn't want to be caught clashing now would you? But remember, white isn't allowed after Labor Day, so someone should get in with that cockerals and give him some self-tanning lotion! LOL

We've got a SFH broody! Yippee!!!:wee Now, to see if I can 'fake' her out on Sunday with brand new hatched SFH chicks from the county fair. Anyone ever try this with SFH? (Annual county fair has a very large kids ag section showcasing a Cow and calf (born at the fair), hatching eggs...

:hugs She will be missed. She was an avid information sharing person - so so sad to hear this...

Our adult SFH's hens have pretty decent sized wattles for a girl... With rounded neck feathers - that's my key. Those would be girls. Good luck! Wait for a crow or an egg....it's hard isn't it?!

Congrats on a great win on an auction! This breed is very tricky to guess the gender. Best way I know of is to see if the hackle feathers are pointy or round. (Those are the neck feathers). Pointy is male. Rounded are female. Hope this helps!

Elsa sounds like a great hen! Sorry to say I don't know the answer... if my hens have a voice, I cannot hear it over the cockerals and their attempts at crowing!

Advice please: After a year of having Swedish Flower Hens, I'm finally able to share hatching eggs with others... :celebrate ...but I'd really like to provide locally or regionally, as I'm not gung-ho about shipping eggs. The girls are laying consistently, the chicks I've hatched out do not...

As the head feathers don't really come in until a little bit later than 4wks...I'd say give 'em a few weeks yet. However, it doesn't sound promising.

:lau Don't we all?! But without cockerals, where would the chicks come from?

Our Swedish Flower Hen chicks are one week old today. The last one hatched 48hrs after all her siblings - despite being set at the same time. Of the 10 chicks, I can *almost* say that only 2 are pullets. Although different breeds do exhibit different characteristics, so perhaps my estimation...

Shhh....don't spill the secrets! However, know that he's doing the same to you! :lau

Build another coop, larger than your first one, and fill it with Swedes! LOL (That's a secret plan...don't tell family...they already are questioning my sanity...!)

What a beautiful little hen! :love She looks like she's crested? Thanks for sharing! I know Swedes change a LOT from hatching to fully feathered...so I'm anxious to see what these little ones of mine will become.

Yep, chicken math strikes again! We'll need photos at some point you know.... :D

As promised! Cute chick photo. Our flock has two roosters - One Swedish flower hen (alpha); One Black Java (submissive). Who do you think fathered these chicks? My bet is that the Java is flirting around more than we knew....! I see one brown head out of 9 chicks in the brooder! One...

Beautiful! :celebrate Out of 11 eggs, we now have 5 in the brooder :jumpy, 6 in the 'bator with 2 pipped, but not zipped...other 4 nothing yet. :barnie Can't wait to 'meet' them all! No picture today, as they're a wet mess - not yet fluffed out or cute...just REALLY big feet! LOL. The...

This is the wierdest part..I only have one pair of Swedish flower hen birds! So 6 of her eggs are just fine, 2 are not?! (The other 3 eggs in the bator are likely a Swedish/Java mix who will be grown for the table - he's a busy, busy boy!) Perhaps the wacky air cells are older eggs? She does...

Swedish flower incubator help please.... Have 11 Swedish flower chicks in the 'bator set to hatch 4/8. Following others advice from here, I've not added humidity until now 3 days before hatch (Brinsea incubator). Candling has revealed that 2 of the eggs have a really, really wonky air sac -...

Question on general Swede behavior.... Our Swedish Flowers are now nearly 5mo old. And I find them laying down a lot of the day. It seems they like to forage like mad, then take a sit for a bit (a 'fika' or coffeebreak in Swedish), then get up if something interests them and take a sit...