Swedish Flower Hen Thread

How long before the eggs are up to the medium size? My new layers are laying some pretty small eggs!
I don't have an egg scale so I'm not sure when they are "technically" large, but my girls eggs that started out small are usually at what I would call large size by about six weeks. I have several SFH pullets that by six weeks were laying eggs larger than my year old EE's. Numbers wise they don't lay as many eggs as my EE's, but the size is great.
 
How long before the eggs are up to the medium size? My new layers are laying some pretty small eggs!
I don't have an egg scale so I'm not sure when they are "technically" large, but my girls eggs that started out small are usually at what I would call large size by about six weeks. I have several SFH pullets that by six weeks were laying eggs larger than my year old EE's. Numbers wise they don't lay as many eggs as my EE's, but the size is great.
Thanks! That doesn't seem like too long, then.

The one that I think is doing most of the laying is very "compact".... not sure how else to describe her. Very solid (not fat) and "compact". The other girl I have is more "lanky" ... looks longer and more leggy. Anyhow, I thought the eggs were appropriate for their physical size, but wondered how long until they mature a bit more.


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4 babies now (day 22) 2 eggs still in the nest and one partially hatched that momma kicked out of the nest-still moving but bloody.
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Culling by weight - what specifically are you wanting to keep weight-wise and why? (This is a new to sfh question :D )
I'm new to sfh too. My goals for selecting males is the most massive chest and best weight. My goals for selecting females is the most egg production using Bee's method of vent inspection.

Now my most colorful roo happens to be my most massive lucky me (so far).
 
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I couldn't resist and did artwork of Soren - one of Greenfire Farm's first SFH roos. It's in poster form on Zazzle if anyone is interested. Here's the Link.

This is what it looks like, but of course the poster won't have the water mark. LOL!

 
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