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post #1 of 4776
7/19/10 at 12:33pm
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After more than 500 years of living in their native country, Swedish flower hens were recently imported into the United States for the first time, giving America's poultry hobbyists a new and beautiful breed of chicken.  You can learn more about these birds here and here.


http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q204/kimera1/Blommehen.jpg

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post #2 of 4776
7/19/10 at 12:37pm

What a lovely and stately looking bird.
The Swedish Flower.
I am going to read the info now.
thank you.

beth

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post #3 of 4776
7/19/10 at 12:42pm

They only got to the US last month?
Wow!
does non-aggressive mean docile or friendly?

beth

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post #4 of 4776
7/19/10 at 12:46pm
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They're mellow, not hyper, easy-going birds.

The avatar is an ayam cemani chick hatched on our farm.

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post #5 of 4776
7/19/10 at 2:29pm

They're beautiful, and congrats on sucessfully navigating the import regs!!

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~Gail~ My 2003 Mid-Life Crisis:  My small backyard flock of Bantams:  Coopa Cabana Cochins!  In 2013, my focus will be to continue working to improve my Golden Laced Bantam Cochins - the Midas Project!
Got Cochins?  Want Cochins?  Check out the 2012 Cochin Breeders Directory!
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post #6 of 4776
7/19/10 at 4:36pm
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Thanks.  A few more pics of some young adults:

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q204/kimera1/DSC_0326.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q204/kimera1/DSC_0271-1.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q204/kimera1/DSC_0319.jpg

The avatar is an ayam cemani chick hatched on our farm.

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post #7 of 4776
7/19/10 at 4:53pm

Oh great! Another gorgeous breed to lust after! Thanks!  wink

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post #8 of 4776
7/19/10 at 6:34pm

how, many lines did you import ?

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post #9 of 4776
7/19/10 at 7:33pm

Gorgeous birds! What other breed would you compare their size to?

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post #10 of 4776
7/19/10 at 7:36pm

OMG! Those birds are gorgeous!

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