The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

[Peep-Chicken]

Has anyone gotten hatching eggs from California Hatchery?

https://www.californiahatchery.com/mobile/Black-Swedish-Hatching-Eggs_p_116.html

 

[maranfarmer563]

Looks like black Swedish duck eggs to me. Doesn't say svart. I have 2 pair of svart,should be laying soon.

 

[Peep-Chicken]

Looks like black Swedish duck eggs to me. Doesn't say svart. I have 2 pair of svart,should be laying soon.

Hmm okay thanks! How much would your hatching eggs be if you would ever sell them?

 

[maranfarmer563]

Sent pm

 

[boykin2010]

Has anyone gotten hatching eggs from California Hatchery?

https://www.californiahatchery.com/mobile/Black-Swedish-Hatching-Eggs_p_116.html

Those are duck eggs.
I'll have chicks in the spring and juvies now

 

[CheshireKat]

My husband acquired a couple Svart Honas last year. Now it seems like the hen laid an egg, but it also seems like the rooster is up there with her. Do the Svart Hona roosters take turns sitting on the eggs?

 

[maranfarmer563]

If they are the only two in the coop,he is probably just keeping her company while she lays. I've had chickens over 40 yrs,I only had one rooster that actually brooded eggs.

 

[bosingleton]

If they are the only two in the coop,he is probably just keeping her company while she lays. I've had chickens over 40 yrs,I only had one rooster that actually brooded eggs.

Was he a bantam?

 

[ronott1]

Was he a bantam?

A bantam is a small version of a chicken. There are some that do not have a large fowl version.

This is a partial list:

The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).

• Bantam (poultry)

A

• American Game fowl

B

• Barbu d'Anvers
• Barbu d'Everberg
• Barbu d'Uccle
• Barbu de Boitsfort
• Barbu de Grubbe

B cont.

• Barbu de Watermael
• Belgian Bantam
• Booted Bantam
• Burmese chicken

D

• Dutch Bantam

J

• Japanese bantam

N

• Nankin chicken

O

• Ohiki

P

• Pekin chicken
• Pyncheon chicken

R

• Rosecomb

S

• Sebright chicken
• Serama

 

[CheshireKat]

No, he isn't.
He was sitting on the egg though. Maybe they just cuddled up in the nesting box and an egg happened to be in there already. We do have other chickens. My husband will have to check when he goes out to the barn again.