Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[EggSighted4Life]

These look like beautiful chickens! Do they lay well?

Mine haven't started laying yet. But the research says they do lay a good # of cream colored eggs.

 

[OHfarmerswife]

These look like beautiful chickens! Do they lay well?

Hi free pens
I find that my girls lay fairly well I usually get from 150-180 eggs.

 

[SierraSfhFamily]

Hi - new to the forum and to Swedish flower hens. We have 4 hens and 2 roosters, and are hoping to add more hens. We got them as hatchlings and they aren't quite 4 months old yet. Beautiful birds and fun personalities! I'll have to work on getting some pictures up.
We live in NV, just over the CA border, close to the Tahoe area.

 

[bluejean55girl]

Hi - new to the forum and to Swedish flower hens. We have 4 hens and 2 roosters, and are hoping to add more hens. We got them as hatchlings and they aren't quite 4 months old yet. Beautiful birds and fun personalities! I'll have to work on getting some pictures up.
We live in NV, just over the CA border, close to the Tahoe area.

welcome, can't wait to see your pictures.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi - new to the forum and to Swedish flower hens. We have 4 hens and 2 roosters, and are hoping to add more hens. We got them as hatchlings and they aren't quite 4 months old yet. Beautiful birds and fun personalities! I'll have to work on getting some pictures up.
We live in NV, just over the CA border, close to the Tahoe area.

Hi, welcome yo BYC!

I used to live in Susanville, about two hours from Reno... Seems like the highway went North from there to get home . Went through often when traveling south, very pretty area.

Sounds like you got a good start on your flock there! LOVE to see some pics.

You could technically keep pullets that you hatch next spring.... Inbreeding isn't too much of a problem for chickens until you get several generations later. I am researching line breeding and will probably pursue, only bringing in new blood if needed.

Glad you found SFH and BYC. I think both are great!

 

[SierraSfhFamily]

Thanks for the welcome! Yes it is a very pretty area here. We only have 4 hens, and 2 roosters. We'd like to have more hens for eggs, to keep the peace between the roosters (although they seem to do very well with each other), and for future breeding. We had a third rooster but found him a new home.
Here's a few pictures taken this morning of our crew.
This is Edna

Ester

Dot (she had one big dot on the top of her head as a chick)

Pete

Sissy, Sam and Ester

 

[OHfarmerswife]

Hi - new to the forum and to Swedish flower hens. We have 4 hens and 2 roosters, and are hoping to add more hens. We got them as hatchlings and they aren't quite 4 months old yet. Beautiful birds and fun personalities! I'll have to work on getting some pictures up.
We live in NV, just over the CA border, close to the Tahoe area.

Welcome Sierra
Swedish Flower hens are so easy to fall in love with. I have been breeding them for 3.5 years & they are one of my favorites.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

@SierraSfhFamily Very nice. I especially love the red Pete is sporting with some nice flowers as well!

 

[cree57i]

Look what I had hatch today! Last count was 10. The chicks are SFH. The broody is a white marans.



These are the biological parents of the eggs/chicks-

 

[SierraSfhFamily]

Look what I had hatch today! Last count was 10. The chicks are SFH. The broody is a white marans. These are the biological parents of the eggs/chicks-

Omg how cute!!! Congrats. Looks like some proud parents