“My little Astrid is now 15 weeks old and she is the friendliest, most curious little hen. She comes right over to her humans and looks for my earrings, rings and treats to peck at lovingly. She follows us around the yard and loves to see what we are up to. Love this little girl so much!”
“We got 3 swedish flower hens. When they came they were super friendly and adorable they loved to climb on us and were eating and drinking just fine. But out of the 3 swedish flower hens none have started laying and they are they are 25 weeks old. We are wondering if it is a breed thing or something is wrong with our hens. They have also been very mean to both me and my other hens. They are mean to each other and we are waiting for eggs. We have a silkie and she is the best bird we have ever had. She is adorable, silly, and sweet to the other birds even when they are mean to her. No eggs from her either but she isn't supposed to lay at this age. If you are looking for a family friendly breed do not get swedish flower hens. However if you are looking for a pretty flock then these are great. If you are looking for a fast to start egg laying flock this is not the breed. Can't speak for size or quantity yet because we have not gotten any eggs. Is this normal?”
“We ordered three SFH from My Pet Chicken and I‚Äôm so glad we did! They are social, curious and enjoy human company. All three are sweethearts and they all look very different. I received one crested white and black chick (who is turning white and dark grey), one red chick (a chestnut brown with a gold neck, black head, and bright red highlights) and a dark brown chick with lighter caramel markings on her head (gorgeous white/black/red/gold Mille fleur). I will never go without SFH in my flock. They are a delight. I hope these descriptions help as I was eager to figure out how mine would feather out.”
“We received 15 chicks almost 2 weeks ago from MPC - our first chicks ever. Our SFH, Margot, is by far the absolute sweetest - and we have quite a mixed bag of breeds. Whenever I'm around, Margot runs to me, climbs in my lap and either hangs out or takes a nap. She loves to be handled and pet under her wings. I don't care if she ever lays - we love her to pieces as a snugly new family member.”
“My SFH was a super hardy hen, but the main flock bullied her, so she lived with another reject Salmon Faverolle. In the end she suffered some disease that she fought off for a long time. Great layer and pretty bird”
“I‚Äôve been keeping chickens for about 7 years now. I have kept about 10 different breeds over that time. I received my first SWH as a day old chick and had my broody Buff Orpington hen adopt and raise her. The Swedish Flower hen is now just under a year old. She is by far the friendliest girl I‚Äôve ever had. Exceedingly curious, she is always checking me out and flying up on to my arm or shoulder to visit while I do my chores. She is probably the most productive egg layer of all my hens now. Her eggs are a bit smaller than the others and slightly rounder than most. She is also a bit smaller bodied which in her case means she is a very good flyer. Which means I have to extend the regular 4 foot fence to keep her out of the veggie garden. She is extremely beautiful with a great personality. I highly recommend them.”
“I ordered my SFH two years ago and decided I should write about her since I read reviews all the time. I call her Flower, yeah not too original I know, and she is friendly and lays a extra large tinted egg right through the winters here in MN. She started out laying a very small egg but within one to two months the eggs were consistently extra large, even got a jumbo double yolker from her. She has a beautiful head crest with lots of flowers and a blue undercoat. I recently ordered Swedish Flower Hens from two different breeders locally but was not impressed with the quality of their flocks. The one I ordered from MPC was and is the best one by far and if this breed was APA certified, my Flower would be exhibition royalty. Although these birds are a bit spendy, they are worth every dollar spent. Excellent health, likes to free range, extra large eggs even through cold winters, friendly, and a beautiful bird to look at. All my boxes checked.”
“I ordered one SFH as part of a mixed flock back in the fall. Hazel is mostly blue gray with white flowers and some chestnut stippling on her wing tips. She is a lovely girl but more importantly super smart, predator savvy and vocal about it, and very human friendly. Of the 5 chickens in my flock she is the biggest ‚Äúlap chicken‚Äù although, it has to be her idea! Hoping she‚Äôll begin laying any day since she just turned 27 weeks and is starting to crouch.”
