Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[MirWA]

These is mah wimmin!! - Sebastian (I love his eyebrows!!)

 

[LisaLouHoo]

I HAD to post something in order to get on page 1000. Wow, SFH peeps, there's been some sharing going on!! Here is my roo, Thomas and also two of my pullets, Elsa and Anna....yeah, named by my 6-year-old granddaughter from the Frozen characters, lol.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Okay, y'all.

When do your roosters start crowing generally? (Age-wise that is.)

 

[TxFlowers]

Okay, y'all.

When do your roosters start crowing generally? (Age-wise that is.)

I had a SF boy that started crowing at 5 wks! lol but I think most have been about 4 to 5 months however if they were in with a group of other roos and they weren't at a higher level on the pecking order, they tended to stay quiet longer. I guess they didn't want the more dominant roos see them as a threat! lol

 

[Leahs Mom]

I just looked back in my records, and my original boy started at 12 weeks. But he was an "only roo". These 2 are 19 weeks but I haven't heard any crowing yet.

Maybe when they get in vicinity with the ladies they'll have something to crow about.

(They're still in quarantine so they haven't gotten to check out the ladies yet...)

 

[LisaLouHoo]

Okay, y'all. 

When do your roosters start crowing generally?  (Age-wise that is.)

Sometimes earlier, but I'd say around 3 mos.

 

[Alpine Chicken]

Hey everyone! I've got 8 eggs in the bator, Day 20. Just went to check on the humidity, and imagine my surprise when I heard some very loud chirping! I looked through the window and saw a freshly hatched chick already! It looks fully developed (yolk

sack is absorbed), but the others haven't even pipped yet. Being a little paranoid and hoping it's not a bad sign. That liitle guy sure is cute, though. Already telling myself I'm definitely gonna keep him, even if it's a boy...

 

[TheGeekySheep]

Okay, y'all. 

When do your roosters start crowing generally?  (Age-wise that is.)

My SFH roo started at 10 weeks, but it's just the "doooo!" part. He's still working on the "cockadoodle".

I had a marans roo that started at 10 DAYS old. I thought he was ill.

 

[TheGeekySheep]

Hey everyone! I've got 8 eggs in the bator, Day 20. Just went to check on the humidity, and imagine my surprise when I heard some very loud chirping! I looked through the window and saw a freshly hatched chick already! It looks fully developed (yolk

sack is absorbed), but the others haven't even pipped yet. Being a little paranoid and hoping it's not a bad sign. That liitle guy sure is cute, though. Already telling myself I'm definitely gonna keep him, even if it's a boy...

Congrats!! I've got one more week to go with mine. Going to candle tonight and hope they're still doing all right.

 

[Melabella]

One of my handsome young boys.