Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[Knock Kneed Hen]

I'm thinking boy due to obvious comb at 5 weeks and what looks like the sign of a wattle....

I agree with enggass. If I'm looking at the pictures correctly my best guess would be:
1,2,3 cockerels
In the reds, 1 cockerel, 2 & 3 can tell right now.
Grey based, cockerel.
Last 2, can't tell right now.

Nice variety! Thanks for sharing

 

[anniesmom]

I'm thinking boy due to obvious comb at 5 weeks and what looks like the sign of a wattle....

I agree, too. I think you have several cute little boys there!

 

[matthewjam72]

looking for flower hen chicks or point even up to laying wanting to start small flock

 

[11th hour]

looking for flower hen chicks or point even up to laying wanting to start small flock

I just ordered some from Pampered Poultry (Jordan Farms). They seem to have the best prices for chicks that I have found.

 

[ladyfaeden]

Here's the last three, for a total of 14 chicks. My white based chicks. They all just have some grey smudges coming in.
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[ladyfaeden]

I went back and put ID's on pictures to make it easier to know who we are talking about. I tend to get very attached once I name animals so I'm just going to use Id's until I figure out who is staying.

Here's another one. Rooster?

 

[ladyfaeden]

Thanks! I don't mind having some pretty roo's as long as I've got something to breed them to. Hopefully there is a few girls in the mix.

I agree, too. I think you have several cute little boys there!

 

[lcatty]

I had to start again before I hit the wrong key and lose everything again.

So some questions.

1. how old is she?

2. any others showing the same symptoms?

3. why do you think it might be a riboflavin problem? ( I ask for my sake since I don't know about the importance of riboflavin or a deficiency) Just wondering what are you feeding them, what kind of diet? ( I notice it just takes a day or two before there is a shell change if I over do treats like bread for scratch)

4. How long has this been going on?

5. Any chance it's just a bruise?

6. Any pain when you check her leg for breaks?

Here is poor Sandy. She is two months and one week old. The others are not showing these symptoms at all. I thought it might be riboflavin deficiency because severe deficiencies can cause curled toes and the inability to walk- however, now I do not think so. Sunday and Monday morning she was fine. Monday evening she could not walk and had limited movement in her wings- especially the right side. This is no bruise or break or sprain, because when I move her feet or toes or hips she does not react. When she tries to get up and walk her right leg splays out in front of her, and sometimes the left legs splays out in back, too. She does not have good control over her wings, either. This has not gotten worse- she does eat and drink, looks around, cheeps, breaths normally. But it has not gotten any better. She attempts to walk and then falls, usually looks something like the above photo- right leg straight out in front. I found a very sweet vet who does not treat chickens (nobody here does) but she looked at her anyway. Vet agrees no break or sprain. Took her blood and sent to lab in Albuquerque. Vet consulted with others and believes it is Marek's disease. We shall see from the lab results, sometime next week. All my SFH chicks were inoculated for Marek's at Greenfire but apparently that was only for one strain, and there are three. I've been giving her Hypercium tablets in distilled water (out of a dropper) in hopes she will walk again. She really is a favorite. I love her coloring, her disposition. I wanted to breed her. I will give her a few weeks on that Hypercium and if no change I guess I will have to put her down.

 

[ladyfaeden]

I am so sorry to hear this! I hope Sandy pulls through!

Here is poor Sandy. She is two months and one week old. The others are not showing these symptoms at all. I thought it might be riboflavin deficiency because severe deficiencies can cause curled toes and the inability to walk- however, now I do not think so. Sunday and Monday morning she was fine. Monday evening she could not walk and had limited movement in her wings- especially the right side. This is no bruise or break or sprain, because when I move her feet or toes or hips she does not react. When she tries to get up and walk her right leg splays out in front of her, and sometimes the left legs splays out in back, too. She does not have good control over her wings, either. This has not gotten worse- she does eat and drink, looks around, cheeps, breaths normally. But it has not gotten any better. She attempts to walk and then falls, usually looks something like the above photo- right leg straight out in front. I found a very sweet vet who does not treat chickens (nobody here does) but she looked at her anyway. Vet agrees no break or sprain. Took her blood and sent to lab in Albuquerque. Vet consulted with others and believes it is Marek's disease. We shall see from the lab results, sometime next week. All my SFH chicks were inoculated for Marek's at Greenfire but apparently that was only for one strain, and there are three. I've been giving her Hypercium tablets in distilled water (out of a dropper) in hopes she will walk again. She really is a favorite. I love her coloring, her disposition. I wanted to breed her. I will give her a few weeks on that Hypercium and if no change I guess I will have to put her down.

 

[ladyfaeden]

I've been seeing some pretty SFH pictures where the chickens are kind of a pretty grey frosted color, do they start out as white? I'm kind of hoping that's what these three will develop into...

Here's the last three, for a total of 14 chicks. My white based chicks. They all just have some grey smudges coming in.
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GF11B3
GF11B4