Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[subhanalah]

Okay...the "eternal" what sex is it question.... Do you all still think my brown kiddo is female? (I have my doubts...) 8 Weeks old. More red and more wattle than the other 2 kiddos but... I looked back at my crested roo's photos at this age and his comb was much redder and much larger. Not sure how to compare on non-crested.

Here's my non-crested, about the same age as your brown.

 

[Bulldogma]

Okay...the "eternal" what sex is it question....

Do you all still think my brown kiddo is female? (I have my doubts...) 8 Weeks old. More red and more wattle than the other 2 kiddos but... I looked back at my crested roo's photos at this age and his comb was much redder and much larger. Not sure how to compare on non-crested.

I say Pullet. By 8 weeks cockerels tend to be much more obvious.

 

[Bulldogma]

Who's ready for broody SFH photos??

Hermione and Ali hatched their chicks yesterday - 2 each!






Mooooomm! What are you doing?









And now Marta has gone broody. I have 10-ish Isbar eggs due to hatch next Tuesday... and I think I might put them under Marta.

 

[subhanalah]

Here's my non-crested, about the same age as your brown.

I had another one of these, they were almost twins, their combs were the same size, but the other one was more red...He was a dog's dinner already.

 

[subhanalah]

Who's ready for broody SFH photos?? Hermione and Ali hatched their chicks yesterday - 2 each! Mooooomm! What are you doing? And now Marta has gone broody. I have 10-ish Isbar eggs due to hatch next Tuesday... and I think I might put them under Marta.

oh my gosh! Babiiiiiieeeeeeeesssssssss.

 

[ki4got]

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I'm leaning toward cockerel, simply because of the presence of wattles that are starting to turn pink... also, the presence of some darker red/mahogany feathers coming in on the wings.

 

[subhanalah]

The red is suspect, but these aren't really the type of chickens that follow that rule right? Or does bright red on the wing/breast indicate testosterone linked genetics?

 

[Leahs Mom]

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Yep. Quite a difference from my "brown"

 

[ki4got]

The red is suspect, but these aren't really the type of chickens that follow that rule right? Or does bright red on the wing/breast indicate testosterone linked genetics?

yes, typically the appearance of mahogany feathers does indicate a cockerel. occasionally you might find a line that carries the mahogany gene, but usually it's testosterone-enhanced.

the only pullet I ever had that showed the mahogany turned out to be a production red x sfh cross.

 

[Leahs Mom]

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So...

Karen says Cockerel
Leigh says Pullet

ETA:
Forgot that SH said pullet

Earlier:
Walli thought Pullet
Aoxa thought Pullet


That's 3 for pullet and 1 for cockerel. No...4 for pullet and 1 for cockerel

We shall see...