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[daskhan]

Swedish Flower isn't one I'd seen much about, those are pretty birds.  I'm a sucker for that speckling. 

Something about the eyes of a Jersey...just give me all your hay...you know you want to...

I've heard that coloring refered to as porcalin I'd tried to get a whole lotta porcalin sea brights because I thought they were beautiful but it fell through I'd love some of the sweds so I can name them Swedish names like vyorn and svedka

 

[Indyshent]

I've heard that coloring refered to as porcalin I'd tried to get a whole lotta porcalin sea brights because I thought they were beautiful but it fell through I'd love some of the sweds so I can name them Swedish names like vyorn and svedka

"Porcelain" is the really light color you see D'Uccles in sometimes.


Here's Greenfire Farm's site on the Swedish flower hen:
http://greenfirefarms.com/chicken/swedish-flower-hen/

they don't have set or standardized colors or type because they're a landrace native to Sweden. Most of the ones I've seen were mottled or mille fleur.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Here are a few of my SFH (Swedish Flower Hens) - both past and present.

Have to be careful with SFH now, however, as at least one hatchery has started selling birds they call sfh... but I'm not sure what they really are. Not even close to sfh. They were first brought into US in 2008 and there are a couple lines that are the real thing. I prefer the non-crested myself.

ETA: The coloring is called "flowering".

 

[Indyshent]

Neighbor came over to tell me one of my roosters was in another neighbor's yard. Well, it wasn't one of mine, but whoever he belonged to is not going to get him back. Don't get me wrong, I do not have the expertise that may be required to care for a fighting cock, but I'm not going to let him go back to a home where is being actively, illegally abused.

I strongly suspect that he's an Aseel because he's not big enough to be a Malay, but has that mean, eagle-look to his face, a flat comb, odd tail carriage, missing feathers on his chest, and a really hooked beak. Much of his missing plumage is the result of fighting--he has red marks all over where the feathers were pulled on or pulled out, red marks on his chest, missing scales on his legs, and some dried blood on his face. He was quite hungry (eats bread really well) when I got him inside. I'm not going to let him mingle with my flock at all; he needs to be quarantined awhile and is from too aggressive a breed to be around my sweet birds. He may have leg mites or lice (didn't see any, but I'm going to treat him for them anyway). His poo was a bit runny, so I may have to get him on a dewormer (whenever I can afford that

).



(Please forgive my sheer ugliness; I'd just chased a runaway Aseel all over the neighborhood and had my hat repeatedly blown off)

My newly 7-yr-old took the picture. all in all, I'm going to praise his photography skills

 

[tmarsh83]

Here are a few of my SFH (Swedish Flower Hens) - both past and present.

Have to be careful with SFH now, however, as at least one hatchery has started selling birds they call sfh... but I'm not sure what they really are. Not even close to sfh. They were first brought into US in 2008 and there are a couple lines that are the real thing. I prefer the non-crested myself.

ETA: The coloring is called "flowering".

It's just pretty. Reminds me of my ancona, but with a heavy body. Less angular. Good looking birds. More $$ than I'm really after for my backyard flock, but hey, can't stop me looking...

 

[daskhan]

"Porcelain" is the really light color you see D'Uccles in sometimes. Here's Greenfire Farm's site on the Swedish flower hen: http://greenfirefarms.com/chicken/swedish-flower-hen/ they don't have set or standardized colors or type because they're a landrace native to Sweden. Most of the ones I've seen were mottled or mille fleur.

Your right I'm actually sick and on meds even though normally my English is horrible they were Mille fluer duccles but me and a friends was talking about them I don't know why I got them mixed up

 

[Indyshent]

Your right I'm actually sick and on meds even though normally my English is horrible they were Mille fluer duccles but me and a friends was talking about them I don't know why I got them mixed up

"Mille fleur" is French for "thousand flowers". "Flowers" is the term for the little black and white markings at the end of the feathers; it's that marking that largely named the Swedish Flower hen, too, because most of the ones brought over and popularized here have flowers. SFH don't necessarily have to have flowers; they're a landrace, and landraces work by survival of the fittest instead of a bunch of hoity toity breeders deciding what colors and types to breed for.

 

[flyladyrocks]

Indy Rezone Update:

In case you did not know, Indy Rezone is a done deal. So if you live in Indianapolis make sure you know the new laws taking effect April 1, 2016.
from the link below (where the whole code can be downloaded)

Indy Rezone is adopted!

updated October 8, 2015
The Metropolitan Development Commission approved the amended version of the Consolidated Zoning & Subdivision Ordinance on October 7, 2015 which was the final step in the adoption process. The new ordinance will take effect on April 1, 2016.
The six month time period between the adoption date and the effective date will be used to train city staff and modify administrative procedures. There will also be training sessions for practicioners and developers to help them understand the new ordinance. In addition, there will be an outreach effort to inform the general public about the new ordinance.

Here is the link
on
the

adoption of Indy Rezone on Indy.gov (this link has changed in the past week-no clue why but the old link does not even link to this one, I had to search for it again):
http://www.indy.gov/eGov/City/DMD/currentplan/Current/Pages/ordinance.aspx

The entire code can be downloaded at the top of that page. If you scroll down to the very bottom of the page you can download the "draft" of the livestock license.

Here are page numbers - these are the pages printed in the actual document (in my pdf reader the pages are slightly different)
.
In order to find where these things were located we had to convert it to a word document to give us the ability to search.

• Agricultural uses, Farmers Market, Garden as Primary use (Pg. 483-486) (in a very logical place, right between substance abuse and adult entertainment!)
• Personal Garden, Personal Livestock (pgs. 526-528) (again in an easy to find location right between Dry-cleaning/Laundry and Outdoor storage!)
• The only thing that would be considered “Grandfathering in” what you currently have/are doing- "Applications and Nonconformities" begins pg. 118.

Here is a Legal reminder for all of Indiana!
This is from a previous post I made July 9, and since legal stuff and chickens has been fresh on my mind I thought I would repost:

This is really important for everyone to know. Here is a link to the whole document, http://www.in.gov/boah/files/Modified_Ban_July_10-15_AnH_Advy.pdf
this is the critical info for anyone who sells any kind of poultry in case you did not see it:

New Traceability Rules for Poultry Beginning Sept. 17, 2015,
poultry species will be subject to Indiana’s traceability requirements, like other livestock species. This requirement is a permanent requirement to Indiana law.
Anyone who buys, sells, leases, barters or exchanges poultry within Indiana must maintain a record of the transaction for 3 years. (This requirement is similar to other livestock species.) The following information must be recorded:
 Number and breed of poultry;
 Any individual animal identification present on the poultry;
 Name and address of the seller, lessor or owner; and
 Name and address of the purchaser, lessee or recipient.
Individuals do not have to maintain records of sales directly to an approved slaughter facility or through an approved livestock facility, because these facilities are required to collect that information. More information about HPAI and Indiana’s bird movement requirements (including importation standards) is online at: www.boah.in.gov.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Haha.... the Sfh ARE expensive... but not the way I got mine.

I'd never pay Greenfire prices for my birds.

 

[Indyshent]

In sadder news, we had two chicks hatch and die overnight. The three that had already hatched before last night are quite well though, so we're counting our little blessings. The other two eggs might be abandoned now (they were stuck under her much later, so she might just give up on them as quitters).