Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[kimberly35042]

WELL THEN, please pm me when your youngsters start laying and hopefully we can meet up!! I'm in Calera, but work in Riverchase!

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[Contrastphoto]

I think they only imported twice, but I read someplace they may import more this year. When I got my chicks the two lines where marked. Does someone have three lines?

Ps My sister-in-law lives in Calera, pretty lakes in AL. We try to visit once a year.

 

[kimberly35042]

GREAT! small world huh? please keep me in mind to trade eggs or if you make the trip before then (mine hatched 1/21) I'd love to buy eggs! Just PM me before your trip. I have to say I LOVE THESE SWEDES!!! They are the friendliest animals on earth. I believe they are friendlier than my dogs! (and they are pretty dang in your face).

 

[Contrastphoto]

I sure will, I just sent you a PM!

 

[SherrieT]

I have no idea. I'm new at these. I have 3 crested chicks. Don't know sex yet

Yes, I would imagine they are all Greenfire. However they did import 3 different lines and breeding 2nd or 3rd cousins would have to be better than fathers to daughters, right?? Just guessing here, please be honest and set me straight if WE need to save postage....

Thanks!

 

[kimberly35042]

I had eggs shipped in from someone who bought several different orders from GFF. Sadly, my crested eggs didn't make it. So my 4 babies are normal headed...if that's what you call it *lol*

 

[Theeggboxtoo]

I had eggs shipped in from someone who bought several different orders from GFF. Sadly, my crested eggs didn't make it. So my 4 babies are normal headed...if that's what you call it *lol*

3 out of my 4 are crested

 

[LazyQ]

3 out of my 4 are crested

3 of my 4 (one month) are also crested (I am partial to crested) and I believe pullets, which is good for me, because a have a grown SFH roo. I have him with 2 EE hens, 1 BR hen and a BO.
I now have 26 eggs in my incubator. 11 from last Thursday and 15 today. Got a tray of quail eggs in there and saving the other 9 holes for Jumbo Pekin eggs

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

I had eggs shipped in from someone who bought several different orders from GFF. Sadly, my crested eggs didn't make it. So my 4 babies are normal headed...if that's what you call it *lol*

It'll be interesting to see if non-cresteds produce crested chicks. I keep hearing that you have to have crested birds to produce crested birds. However, on Greenfire's website, they stated that one farmer was selecting against this trait. Makes me believe that is can be produced in non-crested birds.

 

[LazyQ]

I got a sorta picture of my 4 week old "girls" today. I think the largest chick is a few days older than the others.
3 crested out of the 4. The second one from left is the one that does not appear to have a crest.