Posts by Jake Levi

So, did they come yet???   

   

It is just because of that inbreeding that has happened in the breed over so long a time that I am really concerned about ill advised outcrossing into the breed.   Because of the isolation for  so long the bad recessives...

I last had  RIR chicks back in the 80s, and had chipmunks. At first I thought those were sex linked and they were roosters, but then I saw many turned out to be pullets. There were hen raised so I only had small numbers to...

It would be interesting to see a flock of Birchens beside a flock of SPs, and watch them develop.   But, I cant this year. I am looking forward to eggs from Kari of the SPs and will go from them. Its a given for me that I will...

Quote: Originally Posted by BobWhitesrus      There a number of things that I like about him: his size and stance, the slope and length of his back, his tail set, breadth of his breast, and the...

There is another thread here that is active also.    Re. the Sec putting down production aspects of the breeds is really shooting yourself in the foot as regards two breeds that were developed in Canada to be winter hardy...

These are serious eye candy for those of us without any right now.   Keep them coming !    I would tend to be more forgiving to hens on color or combs, conformation, weight and then egg production are much more...

Let us know when they arrive !!   There is another thread here too, I read them both. Good info on both.   What is Paul Harters email/website if any ?   I am looking for a source of more then my little trio....

Thank you for explaining.      Yes, I am passionate about keeping the Icelandic Chicken breed pure, it is a 1,000 years of selective breeding, by the climate and the homestead breeders that kept it pure from...