Swedish Flower Hen Thread - Page 160

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Originally Posted by HappyMtn 

So pretty Miss Molly! Lots of dots!

 

I am so happy to have this rainbow of little ones- Genelda did an awesome job with those eggs. I have never had a perfect hatch like that once they've been in the mail for 2 days. 

They are such funny chicks. Spritely, I would say. The few older ones I have are pretty mischeivous. They remind me a bit of an andalusian and a buttercup we have that are always sneaking in the house.  

They look great!!! I am so glad you are enjoying them.  DH did a good job of collecting eggs while I was gone PA.  After looking at your photos I am itching to hatch out a few for me. 

When it is blistering hot and chickens (and hens) get listless, I use a great product called Sav-A-Chik.  There are two products, actually.  One has electrolytes and the other has probiotics.  They mix at the rate of one envelope to a gallon of water; and you can put one envelope of each kind into the gallon.  I use them both faithfully on newly hatched chicks and on the flock at large at times of stress, whether heat-induced or from upsetting the pecking order like when I weed out a 'satellite' flock for a gent in the neighboring town.  You can find them sometimes at your local feed store and also at Tractor Supply stores in our area.  The electrolytes one is like vitamins for the chicks, and the probiotic one is for digestive aid.  They come three envelopes in a row, (like yeast for bread) and cost like $2.25 for the electrolytes and $3.25 for the probiotics.  I like the electrolytes the best;  I saw the change in the flock within five days time of introducing it to their drinking water.  I also found both products on eBay, but they were cheaper here locally for me. One other thing, I don't give this to my hens for more than a couple weeks; then wait for the next stress period to give it again.  It's too expensive to give daily forever, because it has to me made fresh daily.  

WOOHOO!! I just set 33 Swedish Flower Hen eggs!  

They were shipped tho and the Post Office was not too nice to my eggs 

Hopefully in 21 days I'll have some hatch. 

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Originally Posted by Kimbroe1981 

WOOHOO!! I just set 33 Swedish Flower Hen eggs!  

 

They were shipped tho and the Post Office was not too nice to my eggs 

 

Hopefully in 21 days I'll have some hatch. 

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Originally Posted by chiques chicks 

I set 28 SFH two weeks ago from two different flocks, both shipped. Unfortunately I'm already down to 11, 4/17 and 7/11. Hopefully I'll get a few out if it.

I've really been wanting to hatch some. I''ve just gotten 9 pretty baby chicks but am down to 8 tonight. Some things just don't work out. What I like best about these birds is that they are all so different. I've got 4 that are yellower but each have different spots of brown and their wing tips are already darker. I've got three that are brownie and creamy white and one that is black with some white. they change every day.

Just set my first 8 Swedish Flower Hen eggs under a broody hen. They have been laying about three weeks so they are pullet eggs and rather small, but I wanted to check fertility....and to be perfectly honest just couldn't wait. Excited to see what colors I get as mine are all light colors.

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Originally Posted by SunnySkies 

Resisting mightily the urge to candle mine and see what is in there.

I just told my hubby that I'm just dying to candle them!!  He told me NO!!!  Only 7 more days till I candle.  AHHHH, I don't think I'm going to make it!!! 

So, I gave in and candled 3 random eggs.  I saw veining in 2 of them. So relieved that some are growing.  I hope that some of those will actually hatch!  Maybe that will hold me over till day 10.  Ugh!  Seems so far away!