Chicken Breed Focus - Hedemora

[Grisbeard]

Hatched 10 chicks from 13 eggs

 

[Anaray]

Around 3 weeks old:

 

[Anaray]

 

[Imse]

The chicks are hatching. So far we have counted 3 yellow and 6 black.
Mama Persille is teaching them to eat and drink.

 

[gootziecat]

I know there aren't a lot of breeders out there, but hopefully, some will share their experiences and knowledge. This is a breed I have wanted since the first time I laid eyes on them but felt the weather here wouldn't be suitable for them.

 

[white finch]

I was in Calgary in July, visiting my causin, brought four eggs home from this breed. I put them under my blue Wheaton Ameraucana and one hatched.. It's a rooster though.

 

[Vaktelstugan]

The Hedemora is a landrace developed over the past 500 years in the area surrounding Hedemora, Sweden, from whence it takes its name. The Hedemora is said to be the most cold hardy chicken in the world, they are known to lay throughout the frigid winters and are willing foragers even in the snow in sub zero weather.

Being a landrace, they have no set standard. They are a medium sized robust bird that weighs around 5 lbs and have smallish single combs and small wattles to help reduce frostbite. They come in a very wide range of beautiful colors and patterns. There are three basic types of Hedemora, the wooly Silkied-feather type that has fine and furry looking feathers that cover the body, and feather-legged and clean-legged versions, both with a heavy down layer under smooth feathers. Breeders believe that all three types and all colors should be kept in a flock to assure genetic diversity.

They are said to be docile and easy to handle. Some of the hens will go broody and are said to be excellent very protective mothers.

Hedemora are a very rare breed with perhaps 2000 birds existing world wide, they were imported into the US around 2010.

Details:

Breed purpose: Eggs.
Comb Type: Small Single
Broodiness: Occasional, very good mothers.
Climate Tolerance: Extremely Cold Hardy.
Weight: 5 lbs roosters, 4 lbs hens.
Egg Productivity: Fair/Good, 150 eggs year.
Egg Size: Medium
Egg Color: Brown

No BYC Breed review available at present)

General breed discussions & FAQ threads:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/414844/hedemora-thread/0_20
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/948250/hedemora-breeders-wanted/0_20


Hedemora Pullet @stoneunhenged


Hedemora Pullet @stoneunhendged


Hedemora pullet @mothernaturesdaughter


Hedemora chick @NanaHess


Hedemora cockerel @stoneunhendged


Hedemora rooster @mothernaturesdaughter


Hedemora rooster @mothernaturesdaughter


Hedemora Flock @stoneunhendged

Do you own Hedemoras? Are you a Hedemora breeder? If so, please reply to this thread with the your thoughts and experiences, including:

· What made you decide to get this breed?
· Do you own them for fun? Breeding? Some other purpose?
· What are your favorite characteristics about this breed?
· Post some pics of your birds; male/female, chicks, eggs, etc!

They are called "Hedemora höns" only vägen is in Swedish road.

 

[wesleyd]

wow i actually have this breed 1 beautiful rooster and 5 hens. they were rogue and people were wanting them gon or dead in their neighborhood. it was hard to catch them i didnt get them all but i rescued 5 and brought them to my farm. oneof them had chicks when i cought her but all the chicks escaped me that was the day i learned them chicks can fly like sparrows at a week old!!! i kept them in a coop for a few weeks as i was woried about preditors they and my natural flock have been running free since mid july pretty much foraging for themselves. the "baby mama" just hatched 6 more chicks but to keep them from becoming wild i put them with one of my own brooding hens who had four a week earlier. they are all getting along the chicks are not as wild now as they were when i caught them. but i can tell you i have never been hit so hard by a hen as baby mama hit me.

 

[AGuyWithSomeHen]

maybe our friend with the rooster and five hens can start planting flocks among those of us who want them ;-)

 

[Liilu]

Hi!

I have a small flock of Hedemora! Hatched out 18 eggs in May. Super beautiful and really friendly A little video of my daughter feeding them pumpkin!