I’ve spent so much time seeking out hatching eggs for special requests recently that I have neglected to talk about one of my favorite flocks here at Flower Feather Farm, my Swedish Flower Hens, aka Skånsk Blommehöna, for those of you who speak Swedish.

These beautiful birds evolved naturally in Sweden, living off the land without human influence. Swedish Flower Hens lay cream-colored eggs and are good foragers, good predator avoiders, and oh so pretty. They come with or without crests and we have chicks for sale year-round.

Unlike many breeds that are recognized by the APA and have a Standard of Perfection look, Swedish Flower Hens come in all sorts of colors and color patterns and make, thereby, a more interesting and prettier flock, in my humble and clearly biased opinion. Rather like a bouquet of flowers: similar, but all different.