Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[OldChurchEggery1]

She hatched out of a really nice speckled egg, too. Parents are still on the premises, what kind of plumage can I expect out of other crosses from them?

 

[Spifflove]

She hatched out of a really nice speckled egg, too. Parents are still on the premises, what kind of plumage can I expect out of other crosses from them?

Magnificent plumage. Aha ha nothing but good things.

 

[Bulldogma]

Here's an update on one of the chicks, the greyish one. I'm doing some progression pictures but this was too cute not the share right away. My daughter loves the chickens and I have to drag her out of the coop and run on a daily basis. Any one she is holding is "my favorite!" You can see behind her the cedar woodbox I am using as the brooder. It's perfect because it's draft-proof and divided into a 3/4 compartment for the logs and a 1/4 compartment for kindling. The kindling area is just right for chicks up to about 2 weeks old.

Beautiful and adorable X's 2! Is that one of my chicks? If it is, it is Elinor's baby. She has always been the friendliest of my hens!

She hatched out of a really nice speckled egg, too. Parents are still on the premises, what kind of plumage can I expect out of other crosses from them?

LOL!!

 

[Bernie56]

I have LOTS of SFH eggs available if anyone is interested. I am currently getting about a dozen a day so have eggs available now, or for reservation for a later date. I have two breeding pens. One with crested hens covered by a non crested rooster, and one with non crested hens covered by a crested rooster. You should get some of each from both pens. PM me for further info if interested.

 

[Frizzled Pink]

I've been meaning to do this for a while, everyone has such beautiful birds, and I thought the girls did a great job posing for me! These are Penny, Amy, Bernadette,and Pria.

Is your rooster named BAZINGA? LOL, love that show

 

[ki4got]

Quote: in all the breeds I've ever worked with, I've never had roos as social as these guys. the girls are a bit aloof, but the boys are all over you.

 

[HaplessRunner]

Bulldogma,

Your boy is doing fine. I love his colors. He has adapted well with my three SFH pullets. BTW, did you have the hatch date for him? Thanks!

 

[ki4got]

Bulldogma,

Your boy is doing fine. I love his colors. He has adapted well with my three SFH pullets. BTW, did you have the hatch date for him? Thanks!

you're lucky. I took one of her cockerels to go with the 3 pullets I hatched from her eggs, now 3 weeks later, I have 3 cockerels and 1 pullet!

2 of my 'girls' were slow growers apparently!
now I'll have to see which one I like best, and hope one of the younger ones i'm growing out turn into girls and stay that way!

 

[TarheelBirdy]

Beautiful! Irish influence in upturned nose, ruddy cheeks, leperchaun pointed mouth. Nice SFH too.

And the nice cleft chin.

- Another Irish girl

 

[Margiechickmom]

I'll have to post some pictures later when I have a minute but I have been wondering about the gender of my 4 chicks (since they hatched!). They are 7 1/2 weeks old and I'm not seeing wattles yet. Their combs are not reddening but I'm still convinced that I managed to get 4 cockerels (that I can't keep). They act like roos to me, jumping all over each other. Do the pullets act this way with pecking order at this age?