Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[Leahs Mom]

Beautiful!

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X2! Coveting....

 

[jbarrett]

horsedirt! I am in Florida where are you located I am in Lake co. mine are not laying yet but should be soon...they laid a total of 3 in their coop and have not gotten any since...very very unsure why! But the man I got mine from lives in Mcanopy above Ocala, and he was selling eggs but Im sure hed hatch some for you if you ask him! Great guy to deal with, he is very nice! pm me if interested in mine and waiting a few months

 

[BHep]

What do you use to determine that? I believe you but I'm just trying to learn for the future.

I look at combs, wattles, body shape and feathers. MOST hens have smaller combs and wattles and they develop slower ( SOME HENS). Hens tend to have a fluffier bottom, more rounded. And feathers: hens have rounder feather, hackles and saddles. ( neck and base of tail) rooster have pointy feathers.

If you go out and pick up your birds you will see what I mean.

ALWAYS ask questions....none of would know a thing, if we didn't ask someone.

 

[PugBug]

Here's a whole body shot.

definitely a hen

 

[jmarie]

How often do SFH go broody? I have not seen anyone posting about broody SFH...

 

[PugBug]

I started out with buff orpington's and then moved to some feed store americana chicks. I am not used to a hen having a pronounced comb so when I see that I tend to think "rooster" but I keep trying to remind myself that is not always the case. This crested pullet is aggressive which also threw me off. I kept watching for her to crow to tell me for sure.

I don't know what I would do with myself if I didn't have chickens to worry over! lol

Thanks for all the help. I'm sure I will have a lot more questions in the future.

One thing I noticed is SFH's both male & female tend to be more aggressive than my other breeds. My hens are not as aggressive now that they are getting closer to laying age as they were when they were younger, seems to have calmed them a bit. Or as DH said maybe it's just because the roos are so violent that it just makes the hens appear calmer in comparison

 

[PugBug]

One thing I noticed is SFH's both male & female tend to be more aggressive than my other breeds. My hens are not as aggressive now that they are getting closer to laying age as they were when they were younger, seems to have calmed them a bit. Or as DH said maybe it's just because the roos are so violent that it just makes the hens appear calmer in comparison

I should add here that I don't mean aggressive to people, only to each other & the chickens in pens next door to them. With people they are extremely sweet & very inquisitive. They follow me every where, often laying on the deck while I read or taking naps under my swing while I'm in it. Most of them also think my lap is the perfect perch

 

[ki4got]

not totally sfh related, but there are 5 in there! can you find them?

the hen is a blue mille fleur bantam cochin, with 5 sfh, 2 mottled cochin, 1 older EE (mostly white), 2 weeble babies (banded - one is a glutton!), 7 mille fleur cochin and 10 others that are either dark Cornish or blue laced red Wyandotte. I can't tell them apart! LOL

the blrw are mine, Cornish are Bulldogma's... hope we can sort them out Saturday.

 

[pineneedlefarms]

jmarie, I have two broody SF and Maran hens right now.

 

[wildhorseannie]

How often do SFH go broody? I have not seen anyone posting about broody SFH...

In my little flock of 4 hens, one roo, I had one hen go broody last fall and hatch out 4 chicks for me. I have no idea how often they may do this. I have not heard much about them going broody either. But it does happen!