Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[JAMarlow]

Thank you they are a varied breed, it makes it fun though. I find their personalities are quite unique, they are far more inquisitive and bold than other breeds I have had. Do you find that to be true?

Definitely! I have 8 hatchery chicks in a nearby brooder, and the difference is night and day. The Swedish Flower Hens are braver, more curious, less flighty, and settle in for cuddles much faster.

 

[knoturavggrl]

Definitely! I have 8 hatchery chicks in a nearby brooder, and the difference is night and day. The Swedish Flower Hens are braver, more curious, less flighty, and settle in for cuddles much faster.

Whew, glad it’s real and not just me being taken in by their lovely speckles. They really are different (in a good way).

Where did you find your hatching eggs? I got mine as shipped chicks from Two Moons Acres. She was just lovely to work with.

Rue hanging out grooming herself with my daughter, happy as can be.

 

[JAMarlow]

Whew, glad it’s real and not just me being taken in by their lovely speckles. They really are different (in a good way).

Where did you find your hatching eggs? I got mine as shipped chicks from Two Moons Acres. She was just lovely to work with.

Rue hanging out grooming herself with my daughter, happy as can be. View attachment 4119485

The hatching eggs came from two places, one dozen each: Tim Oliver and Em Ily. Billie Tulio is from Tim Oliver. Out of those 2 dozen 9 hatched, 4 from Time Oliver and 5 from Em Ily. Both packed their eggs really nicely and included extra eggs.

This was my first time hatching shipped eggs. Next time I do shipped eggs I'll let them sit longer than the 24-48 hours recommended. There were 7 eggs that had to sit for 4 days before being put in the incubator and those had a higher hatch rate.

It's all a learning process!

 

[JAMarlow]

Chick cuteness (hehe). This is Marigold from Em Ily hatching eggs.

 

[mtgirl2]

I'm new to SFH. I got some chicks from a local breeder and let my Cochin raise them. They are doing so well and very self-sufficient! No problems at all; although a hawk did manage to get one. They are 9 weeks and I think the light-colored one is a cockerel, although I have seen no male behavior thus far. But it did get a comb and wattles at week 3 and seems to be a bit brighter than the others; although the comb and wattles have not gotten bigger since then. Fingers crossed, maybe just the diversity of the breed? I had one that had long tail feathers at day 3 and I thought for sure that meant something but now she looks like all the rest.

 

[Perris]

They are lovely. I have some coming up to 13 weeks, and they're growing like weeds. They've been roosting out without issue since the end of June, so are even more self-sufficient than the adults in the flock! I caught this picture of them the other day (thought two of them playing footsie while sunning was very cute; with a subordinate roo looking after them in the foreground).

 

[mtgirl2]

Your hen that is orange and white gives me hope that my little roo might be a hen after all because the comb and waddles are the same. That would be a nice surprise!

 

[Perris]

Your hen that is orange and white gives me hope that my little roo might be a hen after all because the comb and waddles are the same. That would be a nice surprise!

I don't know that that one's a hen; I am waiting for it either to crow or lay an egg

 

[Finnie]

This one

And this one

are males. They both have male-specific red coloring on their shoulders.

 

[Finnie]

I see another male here.

Based on comb.