I note that one review on here states that Icelandics can have feathered legs and this is not true. They must have clean shanks. They commonly lay white and tinted tan/pinkish eggs.
The Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/icelandicchickens/ acts as an unofficial club, education center and group for Icelandic chicken owners in North America and Iceland. There is a Breeders List of vetted breeders, a lot of informational documents under Files, and has more than...
The Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/icelandicchickens/ acts as an unofficial club, education center and group for Icelandic chicken owners in North America and Iceland. There is a Breeders List of vetted breeders, a lot of informational documents under Files, and has more than...
The Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/icelandicchickens/ acts as an unofficial club, education center and group for Icelandic chicken owners in North America and Iceland. There is a Breeders List of vetted breeders, a lot of informational documents under Files, and has more than...
The Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/icelandicchickens/ acts as an unofficial club, education center and group for Icelandic chicken owners in North America and Iceland. There is a Breeders List of vetted breeders, a lot of informational documents under Files, and has more than...
The Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/icelandicchickens/ acts as an unofficial club, education center and group for Icelandic chicken owners in North America and Iceland. There is a Breeders List of vetted breeders, a lot of informational documents under Files, and has
more than...
Cindy: ran across your request for some diversity in your new (in 2010) Icelandic flock. Did you have luck finding folks with other lines of Icelandics. If not please visit the FB page Icelandic Chickens (landnamshaenan) for help. Many owners are in New England.
Much more interesting than any other of the many breeds I have lived with in more than 60 years. I like their reactive instincts, like wild birds. They are very curious and intelligent and if raised right, given treats and around calm people they are very friendly. Each bird has his or her own...
There are a lot of factors that trigger pullets to begin laying beyond what breed they are. They include amount of daylight hours (or artificial light), quiet and safe laying place, quality of feed and general health/parasite control. I'm in Montana USA, and all of my hens regardless of age...
Yes, I have noticed that. I got my pure Ancona from a friend and she was almost all black at a few months old. She is now four and as white with black as my silver spangled Hamburgs. I would call it a splash color pattern. I have a flock of Hamburgs crossed over the last 30+ years with one...
I've crossed my Hamburgs with Fayoumi and barred rocks. They make excellent, hardy eggs layers. Because Hamburgs and Hamburg crosses are smaller and don't carry extra weight, not particularly good for meat production. Great on the feed bill though. They fly, can get out of tight places, are...
Forty plus years with Hamburgs. Love them. I also love wild birds and Hamburgs are the closest chicken to wild birds I know. Extremely hardy and healthy in Montana. Great egg production with lower feed costs. After owning many other breeds, I will only keep Hamburgs now (but I am very interested...
I'm sure that you have found out by now his personality. I have raised Hamburgs and Hamburg crosses for more than 40 years and have never had an agressive Hamburg roo. They have always been great with the ladies, and super respectful of me and other humans. (However, I would never have more than...
Red Lodge Montana breaking news about town ordinance concerning chicken keeping:
http://mtstandard.com/news/local/chicken-breeder-challenges-deer-lodge-poultry-ordinance/article_37a35a19-5860-5494-830c-243014228afa.html