Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[Kimbroe1981]

First picture of my first two hatches ever, and they're SFH. Three more still drying and five eggs I'm still hoping decide to hatch.

Very Cute!

 

[Papa Brooder]

Hey all, I've read this thread on and off but not posted much. I saw some discussion a while back about breeding crested birds and possibly getting a vaulted skull bird. Have many of you had this happen? I have hatched eggs from 4 different breeders and have eggs from a 5th in the incubator. I have only had one chick hatch with a vaulted skull. I am just now separating my older birds into breeding pens and am wondering if you all are purposely breeding crested to non-crested? or do most of you have them mixed with crested to crested breeding. I'm just not sure how to separate them best and looking for advice.

Thanks!

 

[salunra]

Hi all,

My chickies are about 6 weeks old and I thought I would share a few pictures.

This is my little grey pullet (At least I hope it is a pullet). This is the only one I have this color. She is smoke grey with gold on her neck. She was a black and white chick.


Here is another little pullet(?) with interesting coloring. I think she was a grey chick with a brown head.


This is a little cockerel (?). I love the pattern of the coloring on his back. He was a grey chick with a brown head like the pullet above.


This is a little brown pullet. I have two more this color, but they have a lot more white on them. They were brown chicks.


Here is a little spotted one. Possible pullet. She was a blonde chick.


And another that is likely a cockerel. Also a blonde chick.



Thanks for taking a look. I do love these little guys so.

 

[TarheelBirdy]

Something ate my 8 Swedish Flower chicks last night. Have never had any predators till now. They were just a week old. Something dug under the dog house and fence then pulled open the door i had attached. I didn't put the bolts through the eyes so I'm sure i made it easy. Well, 'm back down to 7 and really mad at myself. I got them as day old chicks from Greenfire I can't afford to replace them now. Just venting, thanks.

Oh nooooo......I'm SO sorry.......

 

[TarheelBirdy]

Hey all, I've read this thread on and off but not posted much. I saw some discussion a while back about breeding crested birds and possibly getting a vaulted skull bird. Have many of you had this happen? I have hatched eggs from 4 different breeders and have eggs from a 5th in the incubator. I have only had one chick hatch with a vaulted skull. I am just now separating my older birds into breeding pens and am wondering if you all are purposely breeding crested to non-crested? or do most of you have them mixed with crested to crested breeding. I'm just not sure how to separate them best and looking for advice.

Thanks!

I am not breeding crested-to-crested, just in case.

 

[Goose and Fig]

Hi all,

My chickies are about 6 weeks old and I thought I would share a few pictures.

This is my little grey pullet (At least I hope it is a pullet). This is the only one I have this color. She is smoke grey with gold on her neck. She was a black and white chick.


Here is another little pullet(?) with interesting coloring. I think she was a grey chick with a brown head.


This is a little cockerel (?). I love the pattern of the coloring on his back. He was a grey chick with a brown head like the pullet above.


This is a little brown pullet. I have two more this color, but they have a lot more white on them. They were brown chicks.


Here is a little spotted one. Possible pullet. She was a blonde chick.


And another that is likely a cockerel. Also a blonde chick.



Thanks for taking a look. I do love these little guys so.

Gorgeous!!!! My last hatch I got 14 chicks and I think every one was different. It helps hearing wheat they started out as.

Cathiesue- so sorry!

 

[SherrieT]

IT'S A BOY !!!!

About 3 weeks ago I posted some pictures of my 3 SFH's. I had thought they were girls but then was having 2nd thought on one of them.
Wish I had thought to take some pics but it is definite now. Yellow band is, for sure, a boy !!!!

I do have a breeding trio!

 

[salunra]

IT'S A BOY !!!!

About 3 weeks ago I posted some pictures of my 3 SFH's. I had thought they were girls but then was having 2nd thought on one of them.
Wish I had thought to take some pics but it is definite now. Yellow band is, for sure, a boy !!!!

I do have a breeding trio!

YAY!!

 

[SunnySkies]

I grabbed three of these out of the bator tonight, as I was candling some local eggs before lockdown, and all three have moving embryos! I'm stoked and hope all make it though hatching!

 

[cathiesue]

salunra - congrats on your beautiful little ones. It's so amazing to watch the coloring develop.

sherrie t congrats on your trio, you're gonna have fun with them.

thanks for condolences. i'm going to have to work on SECURITY before i get any more babies or even eggs. i have an incubator but i haven't tried any eggs yet. Darn it! I'm just so mad at my self.

Still trying to bet the heat here in Sunny OK.