Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[KYTinpusher]

I am just finishing up a hatch of shipped SFH eggs. I started with 17 eggs. 6 were clear or very early quitters. 2 more quit before a week. The other 9 made it to lockdown, although a couple did not look developed enough to hatch. 6 of them have hatched, 1 is internally pipped, and 2 died in the shell. I was very concerned whether or not any would hatch because my humidity never went below 40%, and was 45% - 48% most of the time. I could not get the humidity down no matter what I did. Most of my hatches I run the humidity in the low 30s and up it to 65% at lockdown.

 

[CackleJoy]

I am just finishing up a hatch of shipped SFH eggs. I started with 17 eggs. 6 were clear or very early quitters. 2 more quit before a week. The other 9 made it to lockdown, although a couple did not look developed enough to hatch. 6 of them have hatched, 1 is internally pipped, and 2 died in the shell. I was very concerned whether or not any would hatch because my humidity never went below 40%, and was 45% - 48% most of the time. I could not get the humidity down no matter what I did. Most of my hatches I run the humidity in the low 30s and up it to 65% at lockdown.

So my humidity is not too high for incubation at 27 - 35%. I can probably raise it even more than I do for the hatch.

Thank you for the input.

 

[Blonde Swede]

Some pictures of my chicks..almost 7 weeks old. Looks like two cockerels and pullet to me. What do you guys think?

 

[minihorse927]

Some pictures of my chicks..almost 7 weeks old. Looks like two cockerels and pullet to me. What do you guys think?

yes two cockerel.

 

[TxFlowers]

Some pictures of my chicks..almost 7 weeks old. Looks like two cockerels and pullet to me. What do you guys think?

I would agree! Cute babies! I just LOVE this breed!

 

[Bulldogma]

Agree - 2 boys and a girl.

 

[Leahs Mom]

@KYTinpusher and all...

5 Weeks Old



All 3 kiddos.



I haven't banded these kids and it's very hard for me to tell the difference between the blacks. But I think this is...

Black A




And Black B




"Little Brown"

 

[KYTinpusher]

@KYTinpusher and all...

5 Weeks Old



All 3 kiddos.

They all look like pullets!!!

That would mean for that hatch, I hatched 6 out of 7 pullets. Why can't I do that when I am keeping the chicks?

I am very curious how the brown one is going to turn out - all very pretty!

 

[Leahs Mom]

I guess we shall see

I look at things like their leg size too...if one has larger legs than the others it's usually a cockerel. All these kid's legs are about the same.

Of course, that could mean they're all boys

 

[Leahs Mom]

Oh... and I still think that "brown" has reptile eyes