Photographs and write ups are by the farmer, Matthew Nelson.
Waltz's Ark Ranch - Where Average Just Won't Do! The Swedish Flower Hen, Swedish: Skånsk Blommehöna, is an endangered traditional Swedish breed of domestic chicken.. History. Swedish Flower Hens or Blommehöna are one of our favorite breeds that don't get much attention--and not all are hens! The eggs of Swedish Flower Hens generally range from a light beige to a creamy-tan color and vary in size from medium to extra-large. Eggs are medium to extra large in size. The Swedish Flower hens emerged as a landrace several hundred years ago, the product of a now forgotten mix of primitive breeds that were brought to Sweden by settlers and conquerors. They are known and named for their "flowers" or white lacing on the tips of their feathers. Rather, this breed was created through natural selection … These birds come in crested and non-crested varieties.
Weight for hens ranges from 4-5 … Swedish flower hens are the largest breed of chickens native to Sweden.
They are the property of the Nelson family. This primitave breed almost became extinct. Chicks A couple of decades ago remnant flocks were identified in three small, rural Swedish villages and a focused effort was made to save the breed. A true treasure amongst chickens, the Swedish Flower hens are both beautiful and very useful. They are gaining popularity with some very dedicated breeders. The average Swedish Flower Hen … The Swedish Flower Chicken breed is the newest rare chicken breed we offer, highly popular in Europe for their unique plumage, the Swedish Flower chicken has a mixture of exotic colors including black, blue, red, and yellow.
Weirdly enough, this breed was created through natural selection. You can get colors from blues to reds. As a landrace, this breed was not intentionally created by a breeder carefully selecting birds as part of a structured breeding program. Each bird is unique in color and pattern making this making this breed the perfect backyard flock choice. Swedish Flowers are beautiful, cold hardy, friendly, and they lay a cream-colored to pale brown egg. Hens lay light beige to creamy tan colored eggs. Swedish Flower Hen ‘Skånsk Blommehöna’, is an endangered traditional Swedish breed of domestic chicken Young Swedish Flower Cockerels and Pullets: Everyone of them is unique! The eggs of Swedish Flower Hen pullets often start out rather small and grow in size as a hen reaches full maturity. *This page was first published in Spring 2013. During the last half of the 20thCentury, this breed became close to extinction. There are thought to be around 2,000 birds now in existence worldwide.
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