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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    I am just starting out with SFH's. All of these birds hatched on/around Thanksgiving 2014. The one cockerel and 3 pullets were hatched near Chicago, but the eggs were from Blue House Farm in NC. The other seven, two cockerels and five hens, came from a friend in Wisconsin. They are from...
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    I am so sorry for your loss. It's so heartbreaking when things like that happen. She was very fortunate to be loved so much.
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    I had 8 SFH's successfully hatch on Thanksgiving day. One of them started the gasping thing at about 3 days old. It didn't seem to be growing like the others. I fed it with a syringe and it ate well, but didn't develop like the others. It passed away on the 6th day. The lady I bought the...
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    Last Friday, a neighbors dogs wiped out several of my coops and runs :(. I had a breeding trio of Nankin bantams, a Black Copper Marans with two week old chicks, and two homing pigeons that were rescues. The lady is relinquishing her dogs to rescue groups. Anyway, a very kind FaceBook friend...
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    Nankins

    Unless you wanted to move them indoors for awhile ;). Notice the picture of one of my Nankins roosters perching on my daughter's shoulder while playing the piano. Even better was when he started to accompany her by crowing... I have had them perch on my shoulder while on the computer. They...
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    Nankins

    I was worried about that. I closed the vent in that bedroom so it stayed cool in there. Our weather can vary greatly within a few days time. I wouldn't put them back outside again unless it was above 35 degrees during the day and not below 15 at night. Their coops were deeply bedded with...
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    best hatchery for salmon faverolles?

    Thank you, that makes sense!
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    best hatchery for salmon faverolles?

    I highly recommend Cackle Hatchery. I've been ordering birds from them for years and they are always high quality. It is a family run hatchery. Many of their birds have done well in shows. I ordered Salmon Faverolles from them this year that are 6 weeks old. They are super sweet and...
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    Nankins

    I live in Missouri and have 6 Nankins (two breeding trios). When our temps dipped below 15 degrees, I brought them inside in cages and put them in our spare bedroom until the temps went up again. I only have rosecombs now. Last winter I had single combs too, and a few got frostbitten on the...
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    Emu Hatch Along! :D

    Is rolling to the same position every time a good sign?
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    Turning EMU eggs

    I have Emu eggs due to hatch within the next few days. I have not seen wiggles :(. The eggs are heavier in one spot. If I put the eggs on a flat surface, they roll to the heavy side. Is this a good sign? I thought I read somewhere that undeveloped eggs won't do this because the liquid will...
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    Emu Hatch Along! :D

    AMAZING BABIES! AMAZING PICTURES! How do you tell males from females? My 3 are doing well, but I'm not getting wiggles :(. However, they have passed the heat test, where you give them a few minutes out of the incubator and test the ends of the eggs and the small end stays warm while the air...
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    Emu Hatch Along! :D

    I am SO excited for you! Despite the minor problems in the end YOU HAVE BABIES! That's called a successful hatch! What day did they start hatching? Mine are on day 37.
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    Emu Hatch Along! :D

    They are so adorable! How exciting!
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    Emu Hatch Along! :D

    How exciting! Can't wait to see pics of the babies!
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