Some images of truly stunning Hedemora chickens in Sweden

[Henrik Petersson]

Hedemora is a Swedish landrace, named from a town close to its place of origin. We have some rules for landraces here, meant to promote keeping them as in the olden days; exhibition is prohibited, breeding for color or hatching from machines is discouraged; free ranging is encouraged.

I don't own any Hedemora chickens myself, but I keep seeing them in Facebook groups. Whereas most of them look like "standard chickens", some of them are among the most stunning beasts I've ever laid my eyes on. I thought I'd share some of those almost otherworldly beauties here.

Here's a cockerel, promising to become a stunner. From Eva Johansson‎
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=860307714142355&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

You can tell he's the same breed as this girl. From Cia Sten‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10210202045829282&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Another cockerel. From Sara Thåst‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155221330634086&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Like mother, like child. From Ulrika Calmegård‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155793990718686&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Can you tell i like the combination "dark skin, light feathers"? From Cia Sten‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208567355563047&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

This guy gets it. From Jeanette Eriksson‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153709756561971&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

They can have red combs too, like this looker. From Louise Eriander‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154973401375708&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Or this. From Christina Wahlström‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154831123793381&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Yes, even the hens can have red combs! From Cia Sten‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208567357683100&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

But yeah, I still prefer dark skin. From Tina Eriksson‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1306613949366789&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

They are also very friendly! From Cia Sten‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208681546177741&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

The one in the back is the best looking chicken I've ever seen. It belongs to Marie Bertilsson‎. She calls it "wild colored".
Link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...set=gm.10157104543303082&type=3&theater&ifg=1

 

[PlymouthRockBBredSebright]

cuties

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

Hedemora is a Swedish landrace, named from a town close to its place of origin. We have some rules for landraces here, meant to promote keeping them as in the olden days; exhibition is prohibited, breeding for color or hatching from machines is discouraged; free ranging is encouraged.

I don't own any Hedemora chickens myself, but I keep seeing them in Facebook groups. Whereas most of them look like "standard chickens", some of them are among the most stunning beasts I've ever laid my eyes on. I thought I'd share some of those almost otherworldly beauties here.

Here's a cockerel, promising to become a stunner. From Eva Johansson‎
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=860307714142355&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

You can tell he's the same breed as this girl. From Cia Sten‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10210202045829282&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Another cockerel. From Sara Thåst‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155221330634086&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Like mother, like child. From Ulrika Calmegård‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155793990718686&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Can you tell i like the combination "dark skin, light feathers"? From Cia Sten‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208567355563047&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

This guy gets it. From Jeanette Eriksson‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153709756561971&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

They can have red combs too, like this looker. From Louise Eriander‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154973401375708&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Or this. From Christina Wahlström‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154831123793381&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Yes, even the hens can have red combs! From Cia Sten‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208567357683100&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

But yeah, I still prefer dark skin. From Tina Eriksson‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1306613949366789&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

They are also very friendly! From Cia Sten‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208681546177741&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

The one in the back is the best looking chicken I've ever seen. It belongs to Marie Bertilsson‎. She calls it "wild colored".
Link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...set=gm.10157104543303082&type=3&theater&ifg=1

They look just like our silkies that are mixed with another breed. Ours have the dark skin, clean legged, all different colors, and no crest!

 

[Joeschooks]

These are pretty chooks!

 

[Henrik Petersson]

They look just like our silkies that are mixed with another breed. Ours have the dark skin, clean legged, all different colors, and no crest!

Indeed there is strong evidence that there is some Silkie in the Hedemora genome. As you can see, some of them basically have silkie feathering!

 

[exoticpoultry]

It may not be the same breed but I was on Feathersite and saw a breed that looked just like this. It stated that it was originally bred to set and hatch pheasant egg. Could this be the same breed ?

 

[Henrik Petersson]

It may not be the same breed but I was on Feathersite and saw a breed that looked just like this. It stated that it was originally bred to set and hatch pheasant egg. Could this be the same breed ?

That does not sound like the reason they were originally bred, no.

 

[User395221]

Some beautiful looking birds there, that's for sure.

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

I swear that my birds look identical to them. lol

 

[exoticpoultry]

Hedemora is a Swedish landrace, named from a town close to its place of origin. We have some rules for landraces here, meant to promote keeping them as in the olden days; exhibition is prohibited, breeding for color or hatching from machines is discouraged; free ranging is encouraged.

I don't own any Hedemora chickens myself, but I keep seeing them in Facebook groups. Whereas most of them look like "standard chickens", some of them are among the most stunning beasts I've ever laid my eyes on. I thought I'd share some of those almost otherworldly beauties here.

Here's a cockerel, promising to become a stunner. From Eva Johansson‎
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=860307714142355&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

You can tell he's the same breed as this girl. From Cia Sten‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10210202045829282&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Another cockerel. From Sara Thåst‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155221330634086&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Like mother, like child. From Ulrika Calmegård‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155793990718686&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Can you tell i like the combination "dark skin, light feathers"? From Cia Sten‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208567355563047&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

This guy gets it. From Jeanette Eriksson‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153709756561971&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

They can have red combs too, like this looker. From Louise Eriander‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154973401375708&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Or this. From Christina Wahlström‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154831123793381&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Yes, even the hens can have red combs! From Cia Sten‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208567357683100&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

But yeah, I still prefer dark skin. From Tina Eriksson‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1306613949366789&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

They are also very friendly! From Cia Sten‎.
Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208681546177741&set=g.269084636555042&type=1&theater&ifg=1

The one in the back is the best looking chicken I've ever seen. It belongs to Marie Bertilsson‎. She calls it "wild colored".
Link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...set=gm.10157104543303082&type=3&theater&ifg=1

Do you raise this breed yourself ? If so would you consider exporting some to the US ?