Chicken Breed Focus - Swedish Flower Hen

[BrahmaMom1797]

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I'm excited to see what these little stinkers will look like.

They’re so pretty! Keep us updated I always love seeing new babies grow up!

 

[MildlyOffensiveChicken]

Hoping to revive this thread. I have 2 Roos and 2 pullets. All 19 weeks

The nicer of each pair. The hen enjoying the warming weather.

 

[BrahmaMom1797]

Hoping to revive this thread. I have 2 Roos and 2 pullets. All 19 weeks

The nicer of each pair. The hen enjoying the warming weather.

Your pictures roo looks incredible!!

 

[Archer19550]

Where are you located? I moved from Charlotte, North Carolina to Elizabethtown, North Carolina and I do not know where to even think about looking for Swedish Flower Hen chickens in Southeastern North Carolina.
Richard.

 

[BrahmaMom1797]

Where are you located? I moved from Charlotte, North Carolina to Elizabethtown, North Carolina and I do not know where to even think about looking for Swedish Flower Hen chickens in Southeastern North Carolina.
Richard.

I’m in Cali, but if you’re looking for some, they’re gonna be expensive no matter where you go so look for high quality, but green fire farms has them I believe and I got mine from Meyer hatchery.

 

[MildlyOffensiveChicken]

Where are you located? I moved from Charlotte, North Carolina to Elizabethtown, North Carolina and I do not know where to even think about looking for Swedish Flower Hen chickens in Southeastern North Carolina.
Richard.

I’m in Montana.

I know Bresse farms and greenfire have Swedish.

I got mine mine from Bresse.

 

[gootziecat]

I think these are beautiful but I didn't find them to be as friendly as I hoped. I was hoping for a few lapsitters. Can anyone prove me wrong?

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

I describe Swedish Flowers as the cat of the chicken world. Curious and friendly but on their terms. You can pick them and hold them but they give you that look..."ok, you can put me down now." Not exactly lap chickens but not skittish either.

I am not a fan of Greenfire. They get lots of hype but I don't think they have really stuck to quality breeding. If you buy from them go to the auction site and get a better deal. They do have crested and non crested.

I've started my breeding program but am not NPIP so can't ship. My Flower Farm in Michigan has wonderful birds. They have a FB page.

 

[KW Farms]

I’m in Montana.

I know Bresse farms and greenfire have Swedish.

I got mine mine from Bresse.

I hope you had better luck than me, but I would stay FAR away from Bresse Farms SFHs. I ordered 20 from them, they only sent me 6 and 2 of them had vaulted skulls. All 6 were crested. They sent me mostly Rhode Island Reds and tried to play it off that they were SFHs. I kept 3 of them and so far they are looking like poor quality. Very scrawny little birds compared to my others.

 

[Perris]

I hope you had better luck than me, but I would stay FAR away from Bresse Farms SFHs. I ordered 20 from them, they only sent me 6 and 2 of them had vaulted skulls. All 6 were crested. They sent me mostly Rhode Island Reds and tried to play it off that they were SFHs. I kept 3 of them and so far they are looking like poor quality. Very scrawny little birds compared to my others.

I am sorry for you @KW Farms. You should not judge the breed by this experience; it sounds from what you say that what you got were not actually SFH.