Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[ftpagain]

You'll love them. The Forest Gump of chickens. Like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get. If you're familiar with that movie, lol. Seriously, they are wonderful. Enjoy!!

yes! can't wait to see what they look like!
hard to tell which is which. most are amerucanas

 

[KYTinpusher]

Does anyone use their swedes for meat birds? I was gonna buther 4, 5 month old Cockerels today. I went to get the first bird and all I feel is rib cage and skinny legs. So I went and checked my 8 month old Rooster and he feels about the same. I just couldn't bring myself to do it after that.

You might try fattening them up on milk and grains for a couple weeks before you process them. I haven't tried it yet so I can't say how much good it will do. Check out the Bresse thread for suggestions.

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and welcome to the thread!

I agree, you will love these. However, be warned - they are highly addictive!


Picture time! The first 2 pics are my two boys, Adolf and Gustaf (the camera shy),from Dale Fisher's German line, and the third are the sons and daughter of my late Astolf.

 

[minihorse927]

I still want that rooster...

 

[KYTinpusher]

I still want that rooster...

I should be hatching chicks from him in a couple months.

 

[minihorse927]

I should be hatching chicks from him in a couple months.   

put me 1st on that list!

 

[ftpagain]

KYTinpusher, I'm already addicted to chickens so it can only get worse!!! Yay!!!

 

[cree57i]

I was fortunate enough to get some SFH chicks and eggs from KYTinpusher. It was well worth the trip! Here is a picture of Spot (Maybe Spotorina), and some of the others that hatched May 23. I am smitten with the SFH's
They are intelligent, inquisitive and friendly. Spot is currently my all time favorite chick.

 

[WVMHP]

Hello all. I'm in the Colorado Springs area and I have about 15 SFH cockerels from Greenfire Farms new bloodlines, currently 2 and 3 months old. If anyone is interested, please PM me. I'd like to find them homes soon or it'll be off to freezer camp. Local pickup only. I'm not NPIP yet, so I cannot ship.

 

[ftpagain]

Hello all. I'm in the Colorado Springs area and I have about 15 SFH cockerels from Greenfire Farms new bloodlines, currently 2 and 3 months old. If anyone is interested, please PM me. I'd like to find them homes soon or it'll be off to freezer camp. Local pickup only. I'm not NPIP yet, so I cannot ship.

HI!!! I'm in gunnison. not very close. i would def like one or two!!! I'm just not sure when i will be any where close.
let me ask around and see if i can figure something out. would you be willing to hold one or two for me?

 

[OldChurchEggery1]

Well, I got mixed results with having my SFH go broody. One did a pretty good job and has 4 chicks out of 6 eggs, but the other smashed hers, I'm afraid. I don't know if she raked them around in the nest but I found 3 dead chicks under her this morning. I'm going to pull three of my hens into a special breeding pen with one particular cock and try another hatch in a few weeks, but in the incubator this time. I'm trying to get some of the solid base ones rather than the mille fleur look. I may have gotten two out of the recent hatch. Do they tend to have yellow speckledy down on their heads rather than the usual red-headed look?