Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[rancher hicks]

I got SFH hatching eggs from Richard at Jordan Farms. 14 of 15 eggs are developing, and due to hatch on Monday! Richard was great to do business with. His web site is www.jordan-farm.com

Do I understand his prices right? That it's $5.50 per hatching egg? That his Cream Legbar chicks are $69 each? That his SFH chicks are $13 each?

 

[BHep]

I have 6 that were hatched the 2nd week in Sept. & 7 that hatched 2nd week in Nov.

 

[KYTinpusher]

In that case, if the one sitting in the first pic is one of your Sept chicks, then I change my opinion to pullet and since it's the waddles that I see (I think), she's probably getting close to laying!?! These crested one's can be soooo sneaky sometimes!

I have 6 that were hatched the 2nd week in Sept. & 7 that hatched 2nd week in Nov.

 

[jeremy]

Baby update!

This is Lafayette... he is a he, right?

Jessica, I love her. I cannot wait to see what she turns out like.

Sookie and Pam, my Splash twins.

 

[KYTinpusher]

Baby update!

This is Lafayette... he is a he, right? Looks like a pullet to me - no red in the comb. Is he/she showing any wattles yet?

Jessica, I love her. I cannot wait to see what she turns out like. She is beautiful!

Sookie and Pam, my Splash twins. Very nice!

 

[jeremy]

You think Lafayette is a girl too? I thought because of his color he was a definite boy... you're right, his comb isn't red at all though.

That would leave me with no cockerels then.

I just sold a cockerel and a pullet, both who had crooked toes, to a woman who only planned on keeping them as pets. I told her the dangers of potentially breeding the pair and hatching inbred chicks, she plans on using the rooster as the head of a layer flock and the pullet just to keep as a pretty layer.

Well, if Lafayette is a boy then I guess I won't be breeding Flowers.

 

[KYTinpusher]

Don't give up yet. Those crested ones can be sneeky. How old are they?

You think Lafayette is a girl too? I thought because of his color he was a definite boy... you're right, his comb isn't red at all though.

That would leave me with no cockerels then.

I just sold a cockerel and a pullet, both who had crooked toes, to a woman who only planned on keeping them as pets. I told her the dangers of potentially breeding the pair and hatching inbred chicks, she plans on using the rooster as the head of a layer flock and the pullet just to keep as a pretty layer.

Well, if Lafayette is a boy then I guess I won't be breeding Flowers.

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

You think Lafayette is a girl too? I thought because of his color he was a definite boy... you're right, his comb isn't red at all though.

That would leave me with no cockerels then. :/  I just sold a cockerel and a pullet, both who had crooked toes, to a woman who only planned on keeping them as pets. I told her the dangers of potentially breeding the pair and hatching inbred chicks, she plans on using the rooster as the head of a layer flock and the pullet just to keep as a pretty layer.

Well, if Lafayette is a boy then I guess I won't be breeding Flowers. 

I have some beautiful crested boys...you just come and get 'em! Don't you want to make a trip to San Diego?

 

[jeremy]

They hatched on New Year's Day, so they're almost 6 weeks old.

I was really crossing my fingers for a cockerel like this-

Anyone have an extra guy like that?

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

They hatched on New Year's Day, so they're almost 6 weeks old.

6 wks. old and a comb that big, I'd say it's a cockerel.

I have some birds that are 11 weeks old and one I'm STILL not sure of!