Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[Knock Kneed Hen]

Interesting.  It seems similar to the frizzle x frizzle breeding...  How does the cresting breed with them?  Can two non crested throw any crested?  Is there a breed standard? I have been unable to find this so far.

There is no standard of perfection as this is not a breed. Here's a good link for you to check out: http://southernvapoultry.weebly.com/swedish-flower-hens.html

 

[Bulldogma]

this is the only picture of the rooster they sent me.

Not pure, IMHO.

Hi everyone! I'm new to this breed and thread. A friend is giving me their flock and I'm wondering if they are quality specimens or not. There are a few color variations that they have and I know they purchased their starter birds from a breeder a few years ago (but I also know some "breeders" aren't on the up and up. Some of their birds have a "top hat" or somewhat of a wig of extra feathers on their heads.

Can anyone tell me a bit about these specimens? Do they look full bred or decent? Here a couple pics I took:

They look very nice! You will enjoy them, I am sure!

To BullDogma - Re: the loss of your gorgeous roo....Sounds like you have a beautiful end to your story. So glad the pullet turned out to be a cockerel for you!

Thank you. I feel very blessed to have his son!

 

[OleMissChic]

There is no standard of perfection as this is not a breed. Here's a good link for you to check out: http://southernvapoultry.weebly.com/swedish-flower-hens.html

That figures. I seem to always go for non breeds, non approved, etc. lol I'll check that link out, thank you!

 

[OleMissChic]

They look very nice! You will enjoy them, I am sure!

Thank you. I feel very blessed to have his son!

Thank you! I have so many hens I wish I had offspring from, you are lucky.

 

[OHfarmerswife]

Ha, it seems like I'm in the minority on this thread, most seem to like the crested.  lol

I too prefer the none crested SFH

 

[ki4got]

Hi everyone! I'm new to this breed and thread. A friend is giving me their flock and I'm wondering if they are quality specimens or not. There are a few color variations that they have and I know they purchased their starter birds from a breeder a few years ago (but I also know some "breeders" aren't on the up and up. Some of their birds have a "top hat" or somewhat of a wig of extra feathers on their heads.

Can anyone tell me a bit about these specimens? Do they look full bred or decent? Here a couple pics I took:

sfh can be crested or not, so don't worry about that... your girls look a lot like mine. I'm wondering who the breeder they came from is? I know a few people who had sfh that no longer do. mine came from one (purchased as 12-16 week old youngsters) and Leigh's original few came from the other (I hatched them from shipped eggs for her), both located in gulf states.

yes, I hatch a lot of eggs LOL

and keep editing and re-editing my posts. LOL

 

[ki4got]

Quote:
the crest is dominant, and typically most smallish crests seem to be heterozygous, so only passing 50% of the time... I have 3 girls and 1 roo, only one of the girls is crested (for now) but i'm growing out a number of chicks from Leigh's flock (Bulldogma) and have a few crested ones here and there from her roo Sorenson that she recently lost. the crest in these ones seems to be late developing, sometimes showing up as late as 4-6 weeks old...

 

[OleMissChic]

ha! I asked my friend and she said they were from two breeders. GFF in FL and someone else near the Gulf so it could very well be the same breeders. They have had these birds for over 2 years now. Some of them are absolutely gorgeous. I'm very curious about color combinations with these. I don't want all of their roosters but I dont' want to limit myself with potential color combos either.

 

[ki4got]

Quote: you might also check out this link for the SFH Breeder's Club website -

 

[OleMissChic]

the crest is dominant, and typically most smallish crests seem to be heterozygous, so only passing 50% of the time... I have 3 girls and 1 roo, only one of the girls is crested (for now) but i'm growing out a number of chicks from Leigh's flock (Bulldogma) and have a few crested ones here and there from her roo Sorenson that she recently lost. the crest in these ones seems to be late developing, sometimes showing up as late as 4-6 weeks old...

Somehow I keep forgetting to hit the "quote" button when responding to people tonight. Sheesh.
Now that's interesting that the crest isn't evident early on. Leigh's roo reminds me of this pretty roo they are giving me. I just love him. Does the "flowering" increase with each molt or do they have all their "flowers" when they get adult feathers?