for vitamins for your chicks, you can try sav-a-chick as well! it's really good and cheap!
here's what i'm talking about
http://www.tractorsupply.com/chicken-equipment/sav-a-chick-trade-electrolyte-and-vitamin-supplement-1000724
hope your little ones are gonna be good!
for those that are really interested, this is the "swedish country club" that actually manages the gene bank for swedish flower hens http://www.kackel.se/lantras_hons.html
here is what they say about the breed:
"Skånsk blommehöna
From the Sydskånska plain will this our largest native breed...
honestly, I have no idea...he was perfectly fine and healthy...also do not think anything could've gone in there....just now trying to find out where I could have a necropsy done...he was so beautiful...miss him already...RIP
i will let you know, will keep you in mind though
does anybody know where near Tennessee one can have a free necropsy done?
I know that several universities do it for free, but they seem to be too far away
yes, I am thinking 3or 4 of them will be crested (there is 6 in total), 1 of them hatched 2 days later than all the others and is not just crested but has a vaulted skull [i know most people don't like that, but I actually do)....will try to post some pictures of the others later, they are all...
they definitely are eye candy...and so freakin friendly...I LOVE MY SFHs...I love the different colors...at the moment I have 6 little chicks as well (they are like 3 weeks or so old now) and I'm absolutely loving the colors they are getting, so purrdy....
ok it's enough now...we do not have to make a discussion about this, please...besides this was a post between me and someone else...let's keep this thread enjoyable and about this wonderful breed the Swedish Flower Hens!
sorry, if I misunderstood you, but I get quite worked up when hearing breeder talk. (like I said before I have Jack Russells and am quite active in the doggie world, and have to hear and read so much booboo from some breeders that I don't have a lot of patience in that department anymore!)
And...
I don't think anybody said that swedish flower hens are not a "breed" or a "real breed"....The only thing they are NOT is a "breed" that can be put into a "breed standard" of perfection like other "breeds" of chicken, as they come in a variety of types. There is no need to change anything or act...
I am sorry, but you are very misinformed regarding Jack Russell Terriers. They were never an AKC recognized breed, due to the Jack Russell Terrier Club of America having a Copyright and Trademark on the name Jack Russell Terrier.
I have multiple Jack Russell Terriers am a member of the JRTCA...
Breed standard?
there is no breed standard for swedish flower hens. the perfect swedish flower hen is just that, a swedish flower hen.
Establishing a breed standard would just ruin this breed, ruin its variety and different types it comes in.
The swedes have done an awesome job keeping this...
just got 6 swedish flower hen chicks from Contrastphoto, makes a total of 8 sfh and one sfh/orp mix I have now (plus my other egg layers)...
count me in to be more active in this thread (if I finally get to work a little less)
will be posting some pictures soon!!
I am looking for something like this as well, so I just looked it up and seems promising
here is the address to their feed mill as well, will check that out!!
http://www.ourcoop.com/ourcoop08/locator/storeDetail.aspx?storeID=195
ok, I already have this one at home http://www.tractorsupply.com/gordon-s-reg-permethrin-10-livestock-premise-spray-8-fl-oz--2212873
is that the one you are using? and will it be enough to just use this alone? I would like to stay away from the ivermectin, as it says on your page I'd have to...