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    Double silver laced Barnevelders?

    That's great! Did you bring them in from somewhere or were you able to create on your own? Pictures??
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    Is that the splash I saw you post somewhere a while back?
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    Sent you a PM Wooded Acres :-)
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    Hello, @Wooded acres! As myfivegirls mentioned, I do have a breeding flock of Swedes. I can accommodate with started birds a bit later in the year. Ill be growing out most of my chicks but will be happy to hatch you a batch if I'm your closest breeder. Located 25 miles south of Albany in...
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    Blue House Farms has nice birds, at least the ones I've received were. I got Swedish Flower, And Barnevelders from her. I only have one Swede from there, as that's all I got to hatch, and she's a really nice bird, she rates among one of the best SFH hens that I have. The Barnevelders were...
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    My Swedes are very aware of everything around them. They aren't flighty about it, but they even tell me when air planes and squirrels are around. Funny how flock dynamics are so different from one flock to another.
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    Welcome to the Swedish Flower craze Kim! You will love these birds, they have been my favorite by far! a couple answers to your questions: Mine tend to like the ground nesting boxes more then the wall mounted ones. I began using ground nests when they began flying over my 7' fence to lay...
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    Feed vs Genetic Potential

    I too have seen these debates many times. Because information was always so different from one resource to the next, I did what several others on this topic have done, I feed 20% starter/grower from hatch right through their entire lives. I picture documented my birds back when I just used egg...
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    Sick Bird! Suggestions from other poultry keepers wanted!

    Thank you! I'm paranoid she has something that my other birds will end up with!! The poop has now become solid green and with white caps, very loose also.
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    Sick Bird! Suggestions from other poultry keepers wanted!

    I have a Black Copper Marans pullet that I purchased as a 10 week old. She began laying 3 months ago and is currently 9 months old. She laid about 4-5 eggs a week before discontinuing production 2.5 weeks ago. We are located in the Northeast, it's been 40-50 by day and 25-34 at night. Just a...
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    Hello, Thank you! This photo is close to two months ago by now. He is keeping his mottling quite well and has been filling out. He's going to be huge I think, even as a chick he was a giant lol
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