Swedish Flower Hen

Swedish Flower Hen
Hen
Conservation status FAO (2007): endangered-maintained[1]:112
Other names Swedish: Skånsk Blommehöna
Country of origin Sweden
Use eggs, meat
Traits
Weight
  • Male: 3 kg[2]
  • Female: 2.5 kg[2]
Egg colour tinted
Classification
APA no[3]
EE no[4]
PCGB no[5]
Cock bird at Gammlia, Umeå

The Swedish Flower Hen, Swedish: Skånsk Blommehöna, is an endangered traditional Swedish breed of domestic chicken.[2]

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;[6]:193 recovery was based on three flocks found in the villages of Esarp, Tofta and Vomb, all in Skåne.[7] A breeders' association, the Svenska Lanthönsklubben, was formed.[6]:193 In 2014 a total population of 1592 was reported to the DAD-IS database of the FAO.[2]

Fifteen birds were exported to the United States in 2010.[6]:193

Characteristics

The Blommehöna is characterised by its millefleur plumage pattern. The base colour is variable, and may be black, blue, buff or red.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Skånsk Blommehöna/Sweden. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2017.
  3. ↑ APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Accessed August 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 Christine Heinrichs (2016). The Backyard Field Guide to Chickens: Chicken Breeds for Your Home Flock. Minneapolis : Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760349533.
  7. 1 2 Höns (in Swedish). Svenska Lanthönsklubben. Accessed September 2017.

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