Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[Leahs Mom]

Hey, KY...sent you a pm!

Wonder if they xray packages? That COULD cause a problem for those eggs....

 

[SunnySkies]

I am certain that eggs coming to me are X-rayed. And I am sure that some eggs are sensitive to it. Some breeds don't hatch well for anybody after traveling here.
ETA: IIRC, most packages coming to me come through the Brentwood facility, where several PO workers got inhalant anthrax a few years ago. Now ricin.
I will be interested to see if eggs laid on my farm hatch after going through the mail.

I suppose how much of a panic you might cause would depend on how well you know your local PO people. Some might totally understand -- like mine here, but one of the ladies is also a chicken lady -- but some might think you are a terrorist.

 

[Bulldogma]

Hmmm... the way I package my eggs, they wouldn't be exposed to any outside substance at all. I'm not so worried about the x-rays... there was even a study done once that showed better hatch rates in eggs that had been x-rayd than in those that hadn't - LOL. Just never know.

How do the rest of you package your eggs? Aside from a few exceptions, hatch rates on my eggs have been really good. I shipped some from VA to NM just over a month ago, and 12 out of 14 hatched and are super-healthy.

Here is how I pack my eggs. <Click Here>

 

[chiques chicks]

Since I am in the same general vicinity as sunny, I will say my own eggs hatch well, shipped, unless from the north or near west, not well at all.

Overall on shipped from the south and far west, 5/59. My own, 10/12 hatched or developing.

 

[ki4got]

Hmmm... the way I package my eggs, they wouldn't be exposed to any outside substance at all. I'm not so worried about the x-rays... there was even a study done once that showed better hatch rates in eggs that had been x-rayd than in those that hadn't - LOL. Just never know.

How do the rest of you package your eggs? Aside from a few exceptions, hatch rates on my eggs have been really good. I shipped some from VA to NM just over a month ago, and 12 out of 14 hatched and are super-healthy.

Here is how I pack my eggs. <Click Here>

then again, that MIGHT explain why your eggs have hadd better overall hatches lately... BECAUSE they're sealed.

 

[ki4got]

ok... speaking of hatching eggs...

has anyone else noticed that they seem to take a good 12-24 hours longer to hatch than other varieties?

i set 14 sfh (shipped) plus some mille fleur cochins of my own, and a couple dorkings. the dorks and mfc hatched out right on time (pipped last night, out today) and the sfh are just now starting to pip. (3 of 12 that went to lockdown so far).

 

[Bulldogma]

ok... speaking of hatching eggs...

has anyone else noticed that they seem to take a good 12-24 hours longer to hatch than other varieties?

i set 14 sfh (shipped) plus some mille fleur cochins of my own, and a couple dorkings. the dorks and mfc hatched out right on time (pipped last night, out today) and the sfh are just now starting to pip. (3 of 12 that went to lockdown so far).

Yes - I have noticed that both in the 'bator and under broody hens.

 

[SunnySkies]

Since I am in the same general vicinity as sunny, I will say my own eggs hatch well, shipped, unless from the north or near west, not well at all.

Overall on shipped from the south and far west, 5/59. My own, 10/12 hatched or developing.

Exactly. Eggs I pick up, 90-100% hatch. Eggs shipped to me, most of which have been from the west and south, 5/48). Dismal. Same incubator, often set together intermixed with local eggs (that do beautifully). I have no explanation. My broody is the last ditch effort at hatching shipped eggs.

 

[lawatt]

Exactly. Eggs I pick up, 90-100% hatch. Eggs shipped to me, most of which have been from the west and south, 5/48). Dismal. Same incubator, often set together intermixed with local eggs (that do beautifully). I have no explanation. My broody is the last ditch effort at hatching shipped eggs.

speaking of which, i'm so excited -- have four SFH eggs under one of my broodies right now, set to hatch on/around sunday of this week! they were not shipped, so hoping all four will hatch -- can't wait to see them!

 

[Ariel188]

I just got my 7 SFH chicks. I got 3 of them on Sat 4-14-13 and 4 of them today. All are from the same breeder except the blonde one in the photos with 3 chicks! She said she got her chicks that are her breeder pair now from Greenfire farms. I will post as they grow if anyone is interested!





Oh and this one MIGHT be a SFH, what do you all think?