The Swedish Flower Hen breed, unlike Crested Cream Legbars, Polish and others, is highly susceptible to having vaulted skulls with crested x crested breedings.
Selling chicks or eggs from crested x crested breedings is a sure-fire way to get a bad reputation among breed enthusiasts.
This breed...
I'm sorry but he doesn't look like a Swedish Flower at all to me. Not only is the lack of flowering an indicator, but his body shape and comb shape are not indicative of a Swede. I'm so sorry!
To me he looks more like a Black Copper Marans without the leg feathering. What other breeds does this...
Woohooo! So far I've had a very happy New Year... just figured out I have 2 more pullets and 2 less cockerels than I thought I did. (Took me long enough!) They are full sisters and both were VERY masculine from hatch... but now that they are 16 weeks and 13 weeks, neither is crowing or growing...
@Leahs Mom - Congrats on the egg!!!
@dlcoops - Congrats on a great hatch so far!! Your chicks are beautiful.
Don't give them medicated feed, please - - just regular chick starter. This breed doesn't tolerate the medicated stuff well. Keep an eye out for signs of cocci, and treat with Corid...
LOL - yes - it looks like you may have all boys. If there is a silver lining, it looks like the boy above could be a snoleopard. If so, he's a keeper! This one is Melabella's snoleopard roo from my stock. Can't wait to see how your chick matures!
I'm so sorry for your loss! She was beautiful!
LOL! That is too cute! Txflower has some wonderful birds and bloodlines! Welcome to the most addictive breed there is!
I agree with the advice you got - use the one you have until you have a choice and then use one of equal or better quality...
The babies are adorable!!
One of the reason many of us are having success with the dry incubation method is because it allows more moisture to evaporate out of the egg and increases the size of the air cell by the time the chicks internally pip. They are less likely to drown inside the shell...
Try putting the perp in time out for a day or two. That can make a difference.
Yes - with a comb that size at a month old, you can be pretty sure that's a cockerel.