Welcome back to BYC the Great Home away from Home, and Welcome to TEXAS, Tuscola Clucks!
I am not really sure how I stumbled across your thread but it's kinda' neat that I did since I actually raise Swedish Flower Hens, plus, also... live here in Texas!
We do have a few other breeds, too, because...well... who can have just one?! But our true focus is on the Swedes.
We are using a spiral mating system for our flock of 50+ SFHs who are divided into 3 distinct clans for mating to help ensure more genetic diversity in their offspring (since, like much of the breeding stock out there, almost all of our stock is out of Greenfire Farms).
I should let you know though, I am not one of the breeders that is trying to ensure completely random pairings with NO human intervention because they are a 'landrace' breed. Of course I admire and respect the diversity that has developed within this breed as it became a landrace, in fact that diversity was part of the initial attraction for me, so I am certainly doing my best to maintain it. However, I personally am breeding them for maintaining/improving production of both meat and eggs as well plus selecting against a few of the 'negative' traits that pop up here and there.
I know some people will shun me for that but I actually have roots in Sweden and therefor feel fairly justified in selectively breeding our Swedish flock, just as my ancestors selected which of their favorite birds would continue on breeding and which of their not-so-favorite birds would land in the stew pot!
Anyhow, I'll stop my ramblings, if you are looking for someone in the general vicinity who is supporting this breed with a dedication and passion that is on par with Greenfire Farms, but offering them at a more comfortable cost, just let me know.
I am not really sure how I stumbled across your thread but it's kinda' neat that I did since I actually raise Swedish Flower Hens, plus, also... live here in Texas!
We do have a few other breeds, too, because...well... who can have just one?! But our true focus is on the Swedes.
We are using a spiral mating system for our flock of 50+ SFHs who are divided into 3 distinct clans for mating to help ensure more genetic diversity in their offspring (since, like much of the breeding stock out there, almost all of our stock is out of Greenfire Farms).
I should let you know though, I am not one of the breeders that is trying to ensure completely random pairings with NO human intervention because they are a 'landrace' breed. Of course I admire and respect the diversity that has developed within this breed as it became a landrace, in fact that diversity was part of the initial attraction for me, so I am certainly doing my best to maintain it. However, I personally am breeding them for maintaining/improving production of both meat and eggs as well plus selecting against a few of the 'negative' traits that pop up here and there.
I know some people will shun me for that but I actually have roots in Sweden and therefor feel fairly justified in selectively breeding our Swedish flock, just as my ancestors selected which of their favorite birds would continue on breeding and which of their not-so-favorite birds would land in the stew pot!
Anyhow, I'll stop my ramblings, if you are looking for someone in the general vicinity who is supporting this breed with a dedication and passion that is on par with Greenfire Farms, but offering them at a more comfortable cost, just let me know.
And well, technically "we" didn't decide to expand the flock...I guess it was just me that day because when I casually mentioned the new additions to my husband that evening, he made me promise "no more new chickens this year!" 
