Swedish black chickens

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I have a free range flock of Swedish blacks. I ordered a dozen eggs from a hatchery in Florida. Two eggs were cracked which I mended with unscented white wax. Hatched 4 hens and 4 roosters... I won the President's Award at the county fair this past August. My hens keep laying even though it's almost Christmas. I'm thinking it's because they originated from Sweden

 

[N F C]

It's nice to have you here with us! Congrats on the President's Award

 

[Pork Pie]

Welcome to BYC and good job on fixing your eggs for hatch

This is a useful link of BYC guides to take a look at announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3 I’d suggest including your location using the guide in that link. You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

 

[Ducksandchickens]

Welcome to byc! Congrats on the award! We would all love to see some lovely pictures of your flock and other animals!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Can you post pictures of your flock ?

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

I won the President's Award at the county fair this past August

Nice job!

 

[cassie123]

Welcome to backyard chickens!

 

[feathermaid]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens!

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Congratulations on a successful hatch and winning an award! It's possible the reason your pullets are laying now is because they're young. Many breeds of chickens will continue to lay through their first and second winters even though daylight hours are shorter. It's usually a year or two before they experience their first true molt and stop egg production for the winter. If they're older, then you're really lucky! (I've heard some breeds do continue to lay through winter no matter their age, but I can't remember which ones)

Good luck with your flock!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Glad to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!