Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[Spifflove]

i agree, why waste growing time? by the time you're ready to process one group the other group would be ready to lay. that's why i like growing chicks out over the winter. by the time they start laying, it's breeding season.

You sorta said both things. I mean if I grow the SFH over the winter I can feed them exclusively and cull the old group. If I get SFH now I would have to feed both groups although I would have layers right when the old group was moulting, but still winter looming anyway.

Anyway I tried to pull the trigger but the Green Fire farms credit card pay number was "not reachable."

My wife sorta took over my paypal so I don't want to use that.​

 

[ki4got]

Quote: lol well, i hatch year round and grow year round... unlike some tho, i do raise chicks over the winter too.

my main point was, why waste a whole summer of growing potential?

 

[Spifflove]

I just "pulled the trigger"

Hah ahahhah so no worries about wasting the growing season. Just curious, why would people not want to raise over winter? I mean seems reasonable if you hatch in August to get eggs in February.

Anyways fire up the BBQ! Only my Buff cochin rooster is safe this weekend!

 

[Kimbroe1981]

I found a little egg in the nest box today. I'm thinking it might be my one SFH that is close to laying age. It's really light tho, possibly white. I do have 1 white egg layer, but she's been laying really well (and large eggs) for about 7 months now. My SFH is the only one I have left to start laying. My EE started laying a couple of weeks ago (i've only found 1 of her eggs as she likes to lay under the shed), but they're a bluish greenish color.

Anyone else have a white/almost white egg from a SFH?

here is a pic of it next to one of my other girls egg.

 

[Bernie56]

I found a little egg in the nest box today. I'm thinking it might be my one SFH that is close to laying age. It's really light tho, possibly white. I do have 1 white egg layer, but she's been laying really well (and large eggs) for about 7 months now. My SFH is the only one I have left to start laying. My EE started laying a couple of weeks ago (i've only found 1 of her eggs as she likes to lay under the shed), but they're a bluish greenish color.

Anyone else have a white/almost white egg from a SFH?

here is a pic of it next to one of my other girls egg.

I can't say its not a SFH, but my girls have started laying over the past week and all of them are pretty brown. Obviously some shade differences, but no near whites. Granted there are only (positively) 4 of the 16 laying at this point so its entirely possible that a very light one will show up. All 3 of my original hens laid brown eggs, and these new ones are pretty much like their moms. I'm pretty impressed with the size as well. They are definitely pullet eggs, but other than the first tiny egg they are decent size. I put in a batch of EE eggs today, so I added a dozen of the SFH pullet eggs to check fertility. I kept telling myself I wouldn't hatch until after my work travels, but found out that I won't be traveling until July so decided to start an EE batch....and since the incubator is running....! Also, I know that these are all red/white girls and this way I can see what the dark boys over the light girls will produce. I have 6 from pen #1, and 6 from pen #2. I love hatching! It is kind of an addiction.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Have to post over here too...

Kiddos are 9 weeks old today!

Black





Blue









Orange





White (ya think this is a "guy")

And a family photo...mom's still with them! (One was out of camera range.)

 

[Bulldogma]

Anyone else have a white/almost white egg from a SFH?

I do! My splash blue girl lays almost completely white eggs!

Have to post over here too...
Kiddos are 9 weeks old today!
Black

Blue
Orange
White (ya think this is a "guy")

And a family photo...mom's still with them! (One was out of camera range.)

OMG, LM! They look beautiful! I'm stealing Black from you! LOL! I would love one that color. She'll flower more as she gets older, most likely. Love them all!

 

[waititout]

16 Weeks, no sign of red. Gonna be a while before she lays!

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

nice

 

[lcatty]

Chicks from Bulldogma's eggs, hatched 3/1/13:






Only hatched 2 out of 7 but I think I've got problems with low humidity. I had to help these two out of the shells- they pipped then nothing happened for hours. It looked like they were being shrink-wrapped in the inner membrane. None of the others even pipped, no sound or movement. The air is so very dry here in the desert.

These two are very lively and seem healthy to me. They are being hand-fed scrambled eggs and love it!