Swedish Flower Hen Thread - Page 228

That is very kind of you to be thinking about me. I truly appreciate it.

Maybe I will try going up on humidity next time. The chicks didn't seem too dry or too wet at hatching (the ones that made it out of the shell), and the eggtopsies didn't make me think of drowning or shrinkwrapping. I have two incubators, so I could try wetter and drier.

 

Cynthia12 - Gunner seems to be primarily black-based. Here are some shots as he grew:

 

 

 

 

re: white/splash girl, it'd help to see a pic of jer, whole birds, both sides?  like most 'pied' coloration, it;'s possible to have a bird nearly white to nearly solid-colored with vedry little white.  it may not be splash at all, but a splash-pied variety would probably be mostly white/pale grey too.

 

sorry bout typos, had hand surgery yesterday...

No way!  I have some pictures of my baby, what do you think..similar in coloring while yours was a baby?  Oh man, I would love for this little one to color out like Gunner.  Man, they really do make a huge change at times don't they?  Here are a few pics of the baby from a few different angles.  One angle shows the feathering..thinking, a girl..so maybe less color when older?  I need it to be a girl.

Here is the picture of the wing feathers...

 

 

I can't wait for this one to get older..I have one that has mostly a blue body, but has

a couple of yellow spots above each eye.  I can see that one changing big time too.

 Thanks for posting those baby pictures, I'm so excited to see this one grown up now!

More chick to teenage SFH photos:

 

This is how my blue, Inga started out:

 

Inga at 8 weeks:

 

Frida (my little weakling) as a 2-day-old chick:

 

Frida at 8 weeks - and every bit as big as the rest of the flock!

Wow! So pretty and they're really growing fast! The blue pullet in my avatar is turning out much the same. I really like the blue Flowers. I can't wait to see them fully grown. I love to watch them change day by day.

 

My blues tend to be very friendly but independent. The brown/reds are the most curious and the yellow based took the longest to warm up. The black based chicks are more mellow. Has anyone noticed any trends in temperament by color?

Shout out to ALL Swedish Flower Hen folks!!

 

I am working on a project with my 9-year-old daughter to create our own coffee table-style book about the Swedish Flower Hen breed, history, traits and we need ALL the good, high resolution photos we can get of these beautiful birds!

 

If you have some good photos and would allow us to use them (and YES - the book will be available to anyone who wants one on Amazon.com) please email full-size photos to: shabbychicken@hotmail.com with a note saying that you give me (Leigh Edwards) permission to use your photo. Any other photo details are welcome (name & age of the bird(s) and what ever else you would like to include).

 

FULL credit will be given under each photo I use - so be sure to include your name and your farm name if you like.

 

You must have either taken the photo yourself or have permission to use the photo in any way you see fit in order for me to legally be able to use your photo in a print book.

 

Also - any informational blurbs about Swedish Flower Hens you think would be interesting or useful are welcome - again with full credit given to each source.

 

This may take me a while, but once done I can make it available through Amazon.com so anyone can have access to it. (It would be fun to sell your eggs/chicks and reference their parent(s) on page?? in this book to buyers.)

 

At this point I'm well underway on the writing part, but keep in mind I can't make any promises about this book just yet - because as the mother of 2 special needs kids I never know when *life* will trip me up.

 

As far as credentials, I am a professional writer (published) and currently working as an at-home mom and crazy chicken lady. PM or email me if you have any questions - I'll be happy to answer them.

 

And please spread the word!

 

Leigh

 

PS - Paul at Greenfire Farm is aware of the project and has kindly given me permission to use some of his wonderful photos too! Yet with a project like this, the more photos we can compile, the more colorful and interesting the book!

Edited by Bulldogma - 10/3/12 at 12:37pm

Ok, I'm excited, I also have a baby just like your Inga..love your names! 

WOW!  even tho i'm only an SFH foster momma, i might just need one of those. if i ever finish the house enough to have a coffee table that is. 

 

do pictures taken BY ME of other peoples' birds count? (ie at a show?)

 

ki4got - I would say "yes" but add that you may want to get permission to photograph other people's chickens. Just don't want anyone coming back and saying we're using images of their property without consent... there can be a number of funny legalities tied up with print media.

 

Does anyone show SFHs yet? That would be really cool - I'd get in on that too if the opportunity ever presented itself. I'd love to show off my babies :)