Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[crunchynut]

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I ordered 8. I've had really bad luck with cockerel rates (close to 80%!) and am hoping to end up with at least two pullets so that I can have a trio. But of course more pullets are always welcome here!

 

[lcatty]

I got notice from Greenfire that my six Swedish babies will arrive next week! Yippee! I'm on my stay-cation that week, too, so I will be home all day to coddle them.

 

[KYTinpusher]

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Nice batch! Do you know which 5 the SFHs are? I see black and white, red and white, a speckled, and possibly gray and white in that batch. Hope you get one of each.

The black chicks are Black Copper Marans and Barred Rocks. Here are my Swedish Flower Hens:

Astrid Kajsa Kjerstin Maja Sonja

Any guesses as to what colors they will end up?

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

Okay!! So far two black and white mottled chicks!!

Three more to go!!

 

[KYTinpusher]

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Congrats! Can't wait to see pics!

 

[anniesmom]

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Just based on what mine looked like as babies - I think I see a couple white with red, a couple speckled and a white and gray. That's just a guess, of course.
Definitely a bunch of cuties!!!

 

[anniesmom]

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Yeah!! Congrats!

Are the other three here yet? We want pictures.

 

[Contrastphoto]

KYTinpusher, Did you hatch yours from eggs? Very cute!

Knock Kneed Hen, Congrats on the babies!

Mine are doing good this week. Looks like I have 4 crested. Pictures are going to be cute this week with there mohawks.

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Congrats! Can't wait to see pics!

 

[KYTinpusher]

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Yes, I bought the eggs on Ebay from Wildhorse Farms. We got five chicks out of six eggs sent - excellent for mailed eggs!

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

@ KYT,

Amazing hatch rate on shipped eggs!! Those chicks are beauuuuuuuutiful!! The fun thing about these Swedes is waiting to see how they'll blossom.

Thanks for sharing Contrastphoto and KYT. I'm not incubating my eggs so I'm . . . errrrrrrr. . . .patiently
waiting for news. I'll post pics as soon as I have those little chickies in my clutches!!




For those of you with a flock of Swedes already, who is keeping theirs completely separate from the rest of their birds and who is mixing them in with another flock? No reason, I
just like to ask these random questions

My son says I'm nosey. . . ya know, I think he's right