The Swedish Flower Hen breed, unlike Crested Cream Legbars, Polish and others, is highly susceptible to having vaulted skulls with crested x crested breedings.
Selling chicks or eggs from crested x crested breedings is a sure-fire way to get a bad reputation among breed enthusiasts.
This breed...
I'm sorry but he doesn't look like a Swedish Flower at all to me. Not only is the lack of flowering an indicator, but his body shape and comb shape are not indicative of a Swede. I'm so sorry!
To me he looks more like a Black Copper Marans without the leg feathering. What other breeds does this...
Woohooo! So far I've had a very happy New Year... just figured out I have 2 more pullets and 2 less cockerels than I thought I did. (Took me long enough!) They are full sisters and both were VERY masculine from hatch... but now that they are 16 weeks and 13 weeks, neither is crowing or growing...
@Leahs Mom - Congrats on the egg!!!
@dlcoops - Congrats on a great hatch so far!! Your chicks are beautiful.
Don't give them medicated feed, please - - just regular chick starter. This breed doesn't tolerate the medicated stuff well. Keep an eye out for signs of cocci, and treat with Corid...
LOL - yes - it looks like you may have all boys. If there is a silver lining, it looks like the boy above could be a snoleopard. If so, he's a keeper! This one is Melabella's snoleopard roo from my stock. Can't wait to see how your chick matures!