Swedish Flower Hens are seasonal layers — which makes sense given their history — so don’t expect winter eggs from them. They also don’t tend to go broody, which would explain their sinking numbers. Add some Swedish Flower Hens to your flock and help reestablish the breed. Or just add them because they are so pretty.
Please note that the name of the breed is Swedish Flower Hen, your chicks can be male or female.
Swedish Flower Hens chicks at Flower Feather Farm, Specialty Chicks and Dahlia Tubers
If we don’t have the chicks you want on hand right now, or you desire a later hatch date, it is easy to reserve the chicks you want. Follow the instructions here: Reserve Chicks.
Alternately, you can sign up on the notification list above to be notified if there are chicks available after the Reserve requests have been filled. I will add the chicks to the website and you will get a notification email and can buy them off the website.
Straight-run means that they are unsexed. Click. here to learn more about sexing chicks.
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“The Swedish Flower Hen, Skånsk Blommehöna, is an endangered traditional Swedish breed of domestic chicken.
Swedish Flower Hen History
The Blommehöna is a traditional farmyard breed of chicken from southern Sweden; the Swedish name indicates that it comes from the landskap of Skåne. It came close to extinction in the 1970s; recovery was based on three flocks found in the villages of Esarp, Tofta and Vomb, all in Skåne. A breeders' association, the Svenska Lanthönsklubben, was formed. In 2014 a total population of 1592 was reported to the DAD-IS database of the FAO.
Fifteen birds were exported to the United States in 2010.
Swedish Flower Hen Characteristics
The Blommehöna is characterised by its millefleur plumage pattern. The base colour is variable, and may be black, blue, buff or red” (Wikipedia).
