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  1. minihorse927

    The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

    I have had 0 aggression issues and I've had some get a tad bit on the very tip of the roosters comb but it healed up fine and did not cause the tips to come off.
  2. minihorse927

    The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

    I have some.pullets with black mouths/partially grey tongues. Still needs work.
  3. minihorse927

    The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

    wooly looks like they have silkie feathers instead of normal hard feathers. It is a recessive trait that was hidden in the lines somewhere. They are a land race breed and will produce varying amounts of fibro coloration. Depending on what you want to breed for depends on what you keep...
  4. minihorse927

    The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

    again, a few months ago next to a Ohiki hen
  5. minihorse927

    The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

    here's my wooly pullet around 9 weeks old. She's almost laying now. this is her a couple months ago
  6. minihorse927

    The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

    always kept the fact that you said that the woolies are sensitive to coccidiosis more than others. I pick her up and check weight regularly on her. I have treated her twice when she was younger with corid but since then she has done well. hoping to produce some more. Sorry to hear you lost the...
  7. minihorse927

    The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

    :frow Wooly girl is doing great! How have you been?
  8. minihorse927

    The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

    I agree with kytinpusher. Land race breeds such as the svart hona generally do not have a standard as there is a lot of variability from each bird in size, feather color, comb color, even earlobe color. Yes, a lot of breeders are going for the blackest bird they can but others are allowing...
  9. minihorse927

    The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

    yes they will set. Mine have laid anywhere from 3 eggs to 100 eggs before setting but I pick up all of our eggs daily.
  10. minihorse927

    The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

    the light toes usually darken up anf is typical for the breed. Most people are breeding for the blackest of the black though and cull those chicks. As the cockerels age in your group they could develop the mulberry coloring. Here is a pic for reference. These in the pic were both sexes...
  11. minihorse927

    The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

    good looking bunch. I have noticed that this breed puts off some slow developing males that you would never know to be a male until they are six or seven weeks old. Usually the slow developing ones turn out to be the blackest. Best of luck with them
  12. minihorse927

    The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

    not my best pic and sunbleached some. One of the svart hona cockerels I'm holding onto as a possible breeder.
  13. minihorse927

    The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

    darn, was just hoping to not have to wait a few weeks. Oh well. Thank you Bryce.
  14. minihorse927

    The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

    Has anyone found these to be feather sexable at hatch by chance?
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