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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I've been doing similar research since I also live in Seattle, and I'm coming to the conclusion that the Scandinavian landraces (Swedish Flower Hens, Icelandics, Norwegian Jaerhons) come from somewhat similar maritime climates. My guess is that they would all be well adapted to our dark, rainy...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Nope, he's uncrested. I promised my partner I'd deal with him by today, so looks like we're having chicken for dinner! In the spring I'll have to see if you have some SFH chicks, though. :)
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Well, he's about 17 weeks old. He's been on organic feed, occasional meat scraps and yogurt, and is out in the yard most of the day to eat grass/bugs. I don't handle him more than necessary (mostly just at night when I sneak him into a box to dull/delay him crowing), and he seems to know I'm the...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Hi all, I am in Seattle and new to raising chickens, so I've been lurking around here a bit. Earlier this year I was given two Swedish Flower Hen chicks - unfortunately one was eaten by my partner's dog, and the other has become a very sweet and ... handsome cockerel. Alas. I've tried sneaking...
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    Two Swedish Flower Hen cockerels to re-home (Seattle area)

    The orange cockerel is. I sent you a private message.
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    Two Swedish Flower Hen cockerels to re-home (Seattle area)

    Seattle only allows 8 hens; no roosters. Because of past experiences with neighbors who called the cops on me (and then were incredibly apologetic when they realized what idiots they'd been), I don't think I could get away with keeping roosters once they start to crow. And though I have no...
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    Two Swedish Flower Hen cockerels to re-home (Seattle area)

    I adopted these two Swedish Flower Hen chicks at about 5 weeks old (above photo taken 6/7/13), but within a few days of bringing them home and reading up on the SFH, I realized they were most likely not the pullets they'd been advertised as. Because I live in the city, I can't keep roosters, and...
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    Well, it seems as if the sun finally coming out here has kicked these two's hormones into gear; in the last couple days their wattles have become much pinker, and both combs and wattles have grown a bit. Alas! I got fond of these two pretty quick, but I just don't have the knowledge or ability...
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    Yes, in Fremont. Luckily I just live in South Seattle, and already had to head up that way for pine shavings. Mine both have very pale, yellowish combs and wattles, but it was definitely the behavior that drove me here and looking through all the photos of similar age birds. I've already grown...
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    The thought did cross my mind, but I was going on the impulse of - oohhh! pretty! and free! - and I'm not too bothered. She already had way more than the city limit of hens and several young chicks, and warned me not to get an incubator if I didn't already have one. ;) I've actually thought...
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    Hi, all. I'm brand new to raising chickens, and last week I saw an ad on craigslist for two free Swedish Flower Hen pullets. After looking up the breed and seeing photos, I immediately went to pick them up. They were very skittish at first, but now go bananas every time they see me coming out of...
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