Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[Raven1]

Bulldogma - Near Greatna, VA (1 hr from Roanoke, VA / 2 hours from Greensboro, NC / 3 hours from Johnson City, TN)

TarheelBirdy - Liberty, NC (In the Triad area; 15 minutes from Greensboro, NC and Burlington, NC; 1 hr from RDU).

Bernie56 - Fairburn, Ga. (Atlanta metro; near Hartsfeild/Jackson Int. Airport)

jbarrett - Groveland, FL ( 1 hr north of Orlando, 1 hr south of Ocala

pugbug- Independence, La (1 hr from Baton Rouge, 1 1/2 hr from New Orleans)

Dahlisgrams - Eastern Long Island, NY. Fairly convenient access to the Cross Sound Ferry terminal to New London, CT.

cathiesue - Collinsville OK (20 minutes north of Tulsa Oklahoma)

ki4got - between Roanoke and Blacksburg VA (about 2 hours from Bulldogma)



SunnySkies - Mount Airy, MD, (1 hour north of Washington DC, 1.25 hours south of Gettysburg, PA)


ChickNmamma - Jackson, CA (1 hour away from Sacramento, CA)


Laingcroft - Powhatan, VA (1 hour west of Richmond, VA )


Frizzled Pink - Olathe Ks 30 min west of Kansas City


Jmarie- Hampton, VA (1 Hr south of Richmond)


chiques chicks - Lancaster, Pa


KYTinpusher - Owen Co., KY (halfway between Cincinnati and Louisville)


BHep - Faison, NC ( middle of no- where)


SandBsmom - Snohomish,Wa (20mins outside of Seattle)



kraftyladies - O'Brien, FL (1 1/2 hrs west of Jacksonville)



Red Ridge Farm - East TN



HaplessRunner - High Water Hill Farm, Lovettsville, VA (near VA-MD-WV border)



TxFlowers - Livingston, Texas. Hr's drive north of Houston.


Raven1- S & S Farms, Carthage,Tn.( about an hour east of Nashville)

 

[goddardd]

Bulldogma - Near Greatna, VA (1 hr from Roanoke, VA / 2 hours from Greensboro, NC / 3 hours from Johnson City, TN)

TarheelBirdy - Liberty, NC (In the Triad area; 15 minutes from Greensboro, NC and Burlington, NC; 1 hr from RDU).

Bernie56 - Fairburn, Ga. (Atlanta metro; near Hartsfeild/Jackson Int. Airport)

jbarrett - Groveland, FL ( 1 hr north of Orlando, 1 hr south of Ocala

pugbug- Independence, La (1 hr from Baton Rouge, 1 1/2 hr from New Orleans)

Dahlisgrams - Eastern Long Island, NY. Fairly convenient access to the Cross Sound Ferry terminal to New London, CT.

cathiesue - Collinsville OK (20 minutes north of Tulsa Oklahoma)

ki4got - between Roanoke and Blacksburg VA (about 2 hours from Bulldogma)



SunnySkies - Mount Airy, MD, (1 hour north of Washington DC, 1.25 hours south of Gettysburg, PA)


ChickNmamma - Jackson, CA (1 hour away from Sacramento, CA)


Laingcroft - Powhatan, VA (1 hour west of Richmond, VA )


Frizzled Pink - Olathe Ks 30 min west of Kansas City


Jmarie- Hampton, VA (1 Hr south of Richmond)


chiques chicks - Lancaster, Pa


KYTinpusher - Owen Co., KY (halfway between Cincinnati and Louisville)


BHep - Faison, NC ( middle of no- where)


SandBsmom - Snohomish,Wa (20mins outside of Seattle)



kraftyladies - O'Brien, FL (1 1/2 hrs west of Jacksonville)



Red Ridge Farm - East TN



HaplessRunner - High Water Hill Farm, Lovettsville, VA (near VA-MD-WV border)



TxFlowers - Livingston, Texas. Hr's drive north of Houston.


Raven1- S & S Farms, Carthage,Tn.( about an hour east of Nashville)

Fiesta Feathers - Goddard Family Homestead, Boerne, TX ( 30 minutes from San Antonio)

 

[ki4got]

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[TxFlowers]

I am wondering if these are truly "sprigs" or a small "carnation" comb. I have several SF that have this exact same comb at back. With "sprigs" I wouldn't think you would see consistency in where they are located. I have seen other birds with extra appendages in the middle of the comb and just anywhere at random and would call these true "sprigs" but it seems that a lot of SF have this same "flower" at the rear of the comb. A "flower" at the rear of the comb fits the description of the carnation comb. I don't know, trying to figure this out myself in making decisions on who I will breed. Would love to hear any other opinions on this. Thanks

 

[minihorse927]

Copy and paste the list and add your name to the bottom...
 
Bulldogma - Near Greatna, VA (1 hr from Roanoke, VA / 2 hours from Greensboro, NC / 3 hours from Johnson City, TN)
 
TarheelBirdy - Liberty, NC (In the Triad area; 15 minutes from Greensboro, NC and Burlington, NC; 1 hr from RDU).
 
Bernie56 - Fairburn, Ga. (Atlanta metro; near Hartsfeild/Jackson Int. Airport)
 
jbarrett - Groveland, FL ( 1 hr north of Orlando, 1 hr south of Ocala
 
pugbug- Independence, La (1 hr from Baton Rouge, 1 1/2 hr from New Orleans)
 
Dahlisgrams - Eastern Long Island, NY. Fairly convenient access to the Cross Sound Ferry terminal to New London, CT.
 
cathiesue - Collinsville OK (20 minutes north of Tulsa Oklahoma)
 
ki4got - between Roanoke and Blacksburg VA (about 2 hours from Bulldogma)
 
SunnySkies - Mount Airy, MD, (1 hour north of Washington DC, 1.25 hours south of Gettysburg, PA)

ChickNmamma - Jackson, CA (1 hour away from Sacramento, CA)

Laingcroft - Powhatan, VA (1 hour west of Richmond, VA )

Frizzled Pink - Olathe Ks 30 min west of Kansas City

Jmarie- Hampton, VA (1 Hr south of Richmond)

chiques chicks - Lancaster, Pa

KYTinpusher - Owen Co., KY (halfway between Cincinnati and Louisville)

BHep - Faison, NC ( middle of no- where)

SandBsmom - Snohomish,Wa (20mins outside of Seattle)
 
kraftyladies - O'Brien, FL (1 1/2 hrs west of Jacksonville)
 
Red Ridge Farm - East TN

Minihorse927 - Adams county, Ohio. 45 minutes from Kentucky.

 

[KYTinpusher]

I am wondering if these are truly "sprigs" or a small "carnation" comb. I have several SF that have this exact same comb at back. With "sprigs" I wouldn't think you would see consistency in where they are located. I have seen other birds with extra appendages in the middle of the comb and just anywhere at random and would call these true "sprigs" but it seems that a lot of SF have this same "flower" at the rear of the comb. A "flower" at the rear of the comb fits the description of the carnation comb. I don't know, trying to figure this out myself in making decisions on who I will breed. Would love to hear any other opinions on this. Thanks

With the pictures I have seen of carnation comb, they seem to get larger and the appendages look like petals of a flower and it is pretty obvious. I no longer have this bird, but did have him until he was over a year old. These outgrowths never got much bigger than the picture. The few hens that I have with sprigs are the same way - they are not very noticeable at all. I wouldn't know they had them unless I was looking for them.

 

[ki4got]

I am wondering if these are truly "sprigs" or a small "carnation" comb. I have several SF that have this exact same comb at back. With "sprigs" I wouldn't think you would see consistency in where they are located. I have seen other birds with extra appendages in the middle of the comb and just anywhere at random and would call these true "sprigs" but it seems that a lot of SF have this same "flower" at the rear of the comb. A "flower" at the rear of the comb fits the description of the carnation comb. I don't know, trying to figure this out myself in making decisions on who I will breed. Would love to hear any other opinions on this. Thanks

i'm thinking it may be related to the crested birds primarily (the 'carnation' thing)... my own crested roo has a single sprig on each side as well...


but the non-crested birds (that i've seen) seem to have just a single one on one side or the other...

 

[KYTinpusher]

Magnus, tho roo in the pic, was not crested.

 

[Bulldogma]

In the meantime, a few folks on here have asked privately so I thought I'd post a birth announcement.
YES, we had 7 maremma puppies on Sunday evening - 6 boys and 1 girl.
Mom and babies are doing very well... Whenny is a great first time mom.

Congrats!!

Oh - and I've been doing my best to add to my personal list - I seem to have more (I counted them) on my list than some of these other lists... unless I have some repeats - LOL:

SFH Chicken Chain

Bulldogma - Near Greatna, VA (1 hr from Roanoke, VA / 2 hours from Greensboro, NC / 3 hours from Johnson City, TN)

ki4got - between Roanoke and Blacksburg VA (about 2 hours from Bulldogma)

TarheelBirdy - Liberty, NC (In the Triad area; 15 minutes from Greensboro, NC and Burlington, NC; 1 hr from RDU).

Bernie56 - Fairburn, Ga. (Atlanta metro; near Hartsfeild/Jackson Int. Airport)

jbarrett - Groveland, FL ( 1 hr north of Orlando, 1 hr south of Ocala

SunnySkies - Mount Airy, MD (1 hour north of Washington DC, 45 minutes west of Baltimore, 20 minutes west of Frederick, 1.25 hours south of Gettysburg, PA).

cathiesue - Collinsville OK (20 minutes north of Tulsa Oklahoma)

pugbug- Independence, La (1 hr from Baton Rouge, 1 1/2 hr from New Orleans)

Dahlisgrams - Eastern Long Island, NY. Fairly convenient access to the Cross Sound Ferry terminal to New London, CT.

ChickNmamma -- Jackson, CA (1 hour away from Sacramento, CA)

Laingcroft - Powhatan, VA (1 hour west of Richmond, VA )

Frizzled Pink - Olathe Ks 30 min west of Kansas City

Jmarie- Hampton, VA (1 Hr south of Richmond)

chiques chicks - Lancaster, Pa

KYTinpusher - Owen Co., KY (halfway between Cincinnati and Louisville)

lawatt -- Sonoma County, CA (one hour north of San Francisco)

BHep - Faison, NC ( middle of no- where)

SandBsmom - Snohomish,Wa (20mins outside of Seattle)

kraftyladies - O'Brien, FL (1 1/2 hrs west of Jacksonville)

MaryRuthLangdon - Four Oaks, NC ( Very small town - 1/2 hour south of Raleigh, NC

lawatt -- sonoma county, CA (an hour north of San Francisco)

Knock Kneed Hen - in the mountains of east San Diego county

Spifflove-Somwhere this side of the Rio Grande in South Texas.

Leahs Mom - Near South Bend, IN

Tnbearchick - Johnson City, TN near Bristol Motor Speedway(north of Knoxville)

lcatty - Las Cruces, NM (45-50 min. north of El Paso, TX)

NW Chick Gal - Hayward, WI (Northwestern Wisconsin, 2 hours southeast of Duluth, MN)

Just Struttin Farm - Novato CA (30 Miles North of San Francicso)

CasieD - Marathon, WI (central Wis. just west of Wausau close to HWY 29)

Raven1 - Carhage, TN - about an hour east of Nashville.

Red Ridge Farm - East TN

HaplessRunner - High Water Hill Farm, Lovettsville, VA (near VA-MD-WV border)

TxFlowers - Livingston, Texas. Hr's drive north of Houston.

Fiesta Feathers - Goddard Family Homestead, Boerne, TX (30 minutes from San Antonio)

Minihorse927 - Adams County, Ohio. 45 minutes from Kentucky

 

[TxFlowers]

I have several that have this exact same comb type. All I have so happens are crested. I didn't realize a couple of the pullets even had it because it's at the rear and hidden in the crest. I just started really examining all my birds in the last few days and the oldest I have are about 3 1/2 months old. This comb on the young pullets is small but you can easily it the same 4 or 5 points that make up this flower like shape at the back. I am thinking this is something unique to these birds and especially connected to the crested birds. On my own birds that have it, they don't have any stray points in front of this. I would have initially called this "sprigs" but if so may of our birds have almost the exact same thing, maybe it's really a different comb type altogether. Maybe we need to start calling it "Swedish flower comb!"