Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[ki4got]

well, cross fingers, I've got more sfh from Bulldogma hatching today & tomorrow too possibly. plus some dark Cornish (bulldogma's too), and some of my own lf blrw and bantam mille fleur cochins. 8) gotta say I love those calico colorations. LOL

 

[HaplessRunner]

Swedish flower hens can sure throw you for a loop with their slow maturation, especially with the cockerels. While I thought I had three pullets, it appears that my blue-based SFH is now finally starting to get some size to the comb and growing wattles.

This picture was taken April 24 and it was 5 and a half weeks old.



Taken today at 8 weeks of age.







This one is doing the raised hackles showdown with my new black-based SFH roo I got from Bulldogma. So it appears that I have a crested brown/red/white pullet and a crested speckled red/white pullet and a blue-based roo and a black-based roo.

Bulldogma, I candled the 6 eggs I got from you and five are definately fertile with veining and mobile embryos. Thanks again!

 

[Jiffy4357]

Ok. Newbie question. How do you know an egg is fertile. What do you see?

 

[chickendeal]

Ok. Newbie question. How do you know an egg is fertile. What do you see?

you crack a egg open and you will find a bulls eye kind of of white on the yolk not to be confused with the blood spot its just a little raises round white spot on the yolk of the egg at least that's how I do it now under candling I will let one of the experts explain that lol

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

Ok. Newbie question. How do you know an egg is fertile. What do you see?

Here's a picture: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/search/label/fertile bullseye

 

[Leahs Mom]

BDM has a good post and photo here that is very clear on the fertile eggs. http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-to-tell-if-your-chicken-eggs-are.html

 

[Sebrightsrock]

Two of the juveniles I have growing out right now.

 

[Bulldogma]

Bulldogma, I candled the 6 eggs I got from you and five are definately fertile with veining and mobile embryos. Thanks again!

Hooray! Hope you get a great hatch!

 

[Bulldogma]

Keeping all my chicks in a row... (3 from Dahlisgrams and the 2 smaller ones are from my flock.)


Oh Hai!

 

[Leahs Mom]

Beautiful babies!!!