Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[THeelChickinKY]

@esme13
They're nice, big chickens but they're not huge. Mine are larger than my Dominiques but a touch smaller than my Marans, if that helps. It depends, too, on the SFH because there is a decent amount of variation in size with this breed.

 

[esme13]

@esme13
They're nice, big chickens but they're not huge. Mine are larger than my Dominiques but a touch smaller than my Marans, if that helps. It depends, too, on the SFH because there is a decent amount of variation in size with this breed.

Thank you TheelchickinKY, can you tell if they are crested or non-crested when just hatched? and do you know if they can be feather sexed? thank you

 

[Melabella]

22 week old cockerel growing up nice and colorful.

 

[LisaLouHoo]

22 week old cockerel growing up nice and colorful.

Oh, I like him!! He should come to my house!!!!

 

[THeelChickinKY]

@esme13
Glad I could help! I can't speak to the crests personally as I've never had crested birds (though I gather you can usually tell if you have one pretty darn quickly). As for feather sexing, the hens' color tends to appear more muted, particularly the mahogany/red/gold tones. If a chick starts developing deep red as opposed to a soft orange, it's a rooster. But at hatch, no, there's no color sexing that I'm aware of. You'll know for most of them when the feathers start coming in.

 

[Bulldogma]

@esme13 Sometimes it can take about 6 weeks to see the first signs of a crest. Other times it is much faster.

 

[esme13]

Thank you both Theelchickinky and bulldogmama for the good advice,

Lisalouhoo, you have such a handsome rooster. Now I need spring to hurry up

 

[THeelChickinKY]

@esme13

I found this picture from my Swedish hatch last July. There are 4 roosters - see the dark mahogany on them? Note the white girl in the middle with the light orange instead. Good luck, and post pictures!

 

[esme13]

esme13

I found this picture from my Swedish hatch last July. There are 4 roosters - see the dark mahogany on them? Note the white girl in the middle with the light orange instead. Good luck, and post pictures!

Lovely reference, deep red combs as well. I see the males also have a splash of other colors already happening. How old were they? I love the light orange color chick.

 

[esme13]

double posted sorry.