Raising Swedish Hedemora on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

[kurby22]

So I brought home the last lady they had, and she is so beautiful! I am finding already that you are right, they do sound different than other chickens I’ve had! She is in quarantine right now, so she’s in the house and got startled by the dog and started the alert clucking and it sounded like she was cackling and just kept making me and the kids giggle. She’s also even smaller than I imagined she would be! No bigger than a Silkie.

 

[Melaniespsp]

What makes it a wooly?

Hi All!

I'm embarking on a journey raising Swedish Hedemora at the base of the Cape Breton Highlands in Nova Scotia! I have been long fascinated by this landrace and think they will be well suited to the climate here. A few days ago I received seven little balls of fluff, so now begins the fun of watching them grow. There are relatively few posts regarding Hedemoras on this forum, so the goal is to keep this post as a log of what I learn while raising them. I will update this post throughout this adventure


Chick #1 Lavender Wooly
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Chick #2 Lavender Wooly View attachment 2839634

Chick #3 White Wooly
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Chick #4 White Wooly View attachment 2839636

Chick #5 Black/Grey Smooth
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Chick #6 Brown Smooth View attachment 2839638

Chick #7 Black and White Smooth
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