Swedish Flower Hen Thread

[Daloorashens]

Okay SFH experts... I'm doing some planning for my spring hatching and am wondering if any of you have tried using dry incubation on your SFH eggs?? And if so, with what results?

 

[Bulldogma]

Okay SFH experts... I'm doing some planning for my spring hatching and am wondering if any of you have tried using dry incubation on your SFH eggs?? And if so, with what results?

We need ki4got to weigh in on this one - it may take a bit as she is recovering from her second of 2 hand surgeries (one on each hand, poor thing!). She has had great results with dry incubation (hatched my 3 shipped SFH eggies that way). Check back a few pages for her posts (cat in her icon) - she details what she does and for which days of incubation.

 

[ki4got]

Quote: got here quick as my broke paws could do... lol

i hatch EVERYTHING using dry incubation. only adding water to the hatcher (dedicated machine for only hatching, not normal incubation).

 

[Bernie56]

I only use dry incubation now as well. I do add a wet sponge for extra humidity at hatch. I have had very good results with my SFH's and my Ameraucanas as well. Good Luck!

 

[ki4got]

i have found, if anything, problematic eggs do not lose enough moisture at lockdown (marans are a good example of this). i've never had one too dry, even at 10% humidity for the first 18 days (or more for other species) unless the shell was cracked or overly porous.

for the most part tho, the majority of eggs lose just enough being dry incubated, to hatch normally without assistance.

my last 2 cochin hatches were 100% for homegrown eggs... shipped cochins are hatching now. 1 out 3 pipped, 13 more waiting their turn.

 

[LazyQ]

got here quick as my broke paws could do... lol

i hatch EVERYTHING using dry incubation. only adding water to the hatcher (dedicated machine for only hatching, not normal incubation).

Well I sure hope they get healed up soon.
Seems by accident or laziness I been doing the same thing. I just started saving my SFH eggs Sunday and have 6 from my 3 pullets.
I have 18 free places in my Hovabator/with turner. I have 66 assorted barnyard eggs in my 2 incubators. I have one quail tray in the Hovabator that I am rotating 10 egg batches in. I'll candle the 66 eggs this weekend and cull any clears. That should free up some space for More SFH eggs. I been waiting 8 months to start hatching them. The other eggs are for my depleted (wild critters got) free range hens.
Good luck with your re-cooping<g>

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Question for all you SFH lovers. : ) How do they fair in the heat? Does anyone is Texas own any? I've heard they are not heat hardy and should not be kept in hot places. I just adore the pretty chooks, but don't want to get some and have them die. Thanks everyone

~ Aspen

 

[SherrieT]

Question for all you SFH lovers. : ) How do they fair in the heat? Does anyone is Texas own any? I've heard they are not heat hardy and should not be kept in hot places. I just adore the pretty chooks, but don't want to get some and have them die. Thanks everyone

~ Aspen

I hatched out 3 beautiful SFH'S in March. All 3 came through our Tucson summer just great!

 

[Daloorashens]

i have found, if anything, problematic eggs do not lose enough moisture at lockdown (marans are a good example of this). i've never had one too dry, even at 10% humidity for the first 18 days (or more for other species) unless the shell was cracked or overly porous.

for the most part tho, the majority of eggs lose just enough being dry incubated, to hatch normally without assistance.

my last 2 cochin hatches were 100% for homegrown eggs... shipped cochins are hatching now. 1 out 3 pipped, 13 more waiting their turn.

so have you tried Marans and SFH together with dry incubating??

 

[ki4got]

Quote: yes. the hatch i did with Bulldogma's sfh also had a bunch of marans (black coppers & cuckoo)... and the marans were all wet hatches, the sfh were fine.