Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[Bulldogma]

Where in NC are you? I'm near Danville, VA and perhaps between ki4got and myself we can grow some pullets out for you. It would cost a little more than chicks since they'll be sexed pullets, but it would be doable on my part at least (though I'll likely need ki4got to hatch some for us - LOL!)

 

[jlynnet]

I agree with BDM, they look like roos.

 

[rarebear]

Where in NC are you? I'm near Danville, VA and perhaps between ki4got and myself we can grow some pullets out for you. It would cost a little more than chicks since they'll be sexed pullets, but it would be doable on my part at least (though I'll likely need ki4got to hatch some for us - LOL!)

I would love that in the Spring. I have had the worst luck with these Flower Hens. I hatched 4 out of about 3 billion eggs shipped eggs which were promised to friends. So I bought 8 from Greenfire and it looks as though 7 of those are roos too. Ugh...and they are all so pretty. I will post the ones from Greenfire later. I am in Asheville, in the Blue Ridge mountains.

 

[RedRidge]

Where in NC are you? I'm near Danville, VA and perhaps between ki4got and myself we can grow some pullets out for you. It would cost a little more than chicks since they'll be sexed pullets, but it would be doable on my part at least (though I'll likely need ki4got to hatch some for us - LOL!)

I would love that in the Spring. I have had the worst luck with these Flower Hens. I hatched 4 out of about 3 billion eggs shipped eggs which were promised to friends. So I bought 8 from Greenfire and it looks as though 7 of those are roos too. Ugh...and they are all so pretty. I will post the ones from Greenfire later. I am in Asheville, in the Blue Ridge mountains.

I'd be happy to hatch some out in the spring too. I am not too far from you... Just south of Knoxville. I have 6 I hatched from BDM and it looks as if 4 are pullets and 2 are cockerels.

 

[rinehart63]

I have an oddly marked SF pullet. She has no white on her. She is about 7 wks old. She has not a speck of white on her anywhere at this point. I know that she could develop some spotting later but I have not had any SF that didn't have spotting already. Is this unusual? Thanks!

 

[lawatt]

I have an oddly marked SF pullet. She has no white on her. She is about 7 wks old. She has not a speck of white on her anywhere at this point. I know that she could develop some spotting later but I have not had any SF that didn't have spotting already. Is this unusual? Thanks!

she actually looks a lot like a chick i had, that was a cross between an SFH roo and a crested cream legbar hen -- photo taken at about 6 weeks of age:

 

[rinehart63]

Yep, there is some resemblance! I hope mine is not a "cross"! Ugh! Thanks!

 

[lawatt]

Yep, there is some resemblance! I hope mine is not a "cross"! Ugh! Thanks!

i've also never seen (although i'm no expert!) barring on the feathers of SFHs, which your pullet has -- so either a cross or an entirely different breed? hopefully someone with more experience with these birds will chime in!

 

[Leahs Mom]

Why is it that so many people who get "SFH" end up getting crosses or birds that aren't SFH at all? There seems to be a lot of that.

 

[PugBug]

I hate to say it, but I think they are both roos. Though chicken 2 has a smaller comb and waddles, the dark mahogany feathering on the wing area is an indicator of a boy.
Sorry!!!

Yep I agree, both look to be boys- sorry