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7/20/10 at 3:32am

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Originally Posted by call ducks

how, many lines did you import ?

I imported birds from one large flock where the breeder had selected against the feather crests that are seen in some individuals of this breed. So, I found four crested birds from another flock that will be imported in October. As a practical matter, even within the same flock breeders will mate like-colored birds with each other --red to red, blue to blue, etc.-- and so you can have sub-lines within a large flock.

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7/20/10 at 3:38am

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how, many lines did you import ?

Here are some pics of some young crested birds:

Edited by stoneunhenged - 7/20/10 at 3:44am

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7/20/10 at 3:49am

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

My birds are five months old so they haven't reached their full adult size. I've been told flower hens are the largest native Swedish breed with the males topping out at about 8 lbs. So, if that's true they would be about the size of a marans when full grown.

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7/27/10 at 7:09am

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7/27/10 at 7:12am

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OH, another landrace bird, like the Icelandics. That means they were not created by a breeder, but emerged from primitive breeds brought to the country by their original settlers. The Icelandics are similar, and some have crests and some don't. I love the variety in the Icelandics, and am working to preserve them. There are less than 3000 Icelandics in the whole world. This preservation effort (Icelandics) is not a money making scheme though. To be involved with the Icelandics we ask for donations to go to the, "Save the Icelandics," fund in Iceland, and take no money for ourselves. Preservation is more important to me than making a few bucks from raising a few pretty chickens. I assume the population of these Swedish birds is low as well?? Is there a "standard," for these, or are they all different?

Theres Less than 1,000 Swedish flower hens.

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7/27/10 at 8:32am

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Beautiful. Congrats on importing them. The have a lot of similarities to the Icelandics.

Breeding Welsummers and Barnevelders.

Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

Breeding Welsummers and Barnevelders.

Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

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7/27/10 at 10:03am

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I'm looking forward to the next imports and more pictures of the whole flock, as well as more personal information about them. While they are a landrace, like the Icelandics, they are their own entity. Once again, sstoneunhenged is to be commended for their efforts.

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8/15/10 at 12:17pm

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very nice birds. so the mollted pattern is the main colour, and it comes in Blue/black/splash mollted by the looks of it? these are very nice birds.

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8/15/10 at 12:41pm

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I would be curious how these birds compare as a meat bird. I realize at their cost, no one is thinking about butchering one for the table. Nevertheless, are these considered dual purpose, and if so, do they have fast growth rates?