Chicken Breed Focus - Isbar (Blue Isbar)

[N F C]

Where is Greenfire Farms? Is it the ONLY place to buy them? They look WONDERFULL!

Their contact info is Midway, FL.

They'll let you visit too if you contact them in advance, that would be fun!

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I am on my attempt number 2 of hatching Isbars...my first attempt of 3 eggs (under a broody) had no developed eggs from the Isbars (the Isbar-Marans Olive egger hatched and is now laying lovely olive eggs...the chick is in my avatar).

My 2nd attempt to hatch another 3 Isbars ended in a horrible overly long hatch (days 23, 24 and 25) with weak and spindly chicks...1 died after assist, 1 survived after much treatment and still has some toe curling, the other I finally had to cull due to hock tendons slipping creating splay leg...even after splinting continued growth created more weight than the bird could handle.

So, I've ended up with one Blue pullet which I hope to breed to a Barnevelder for Olive Eggers if she looks "clean" enough and healthy enough....I will be closely watching these Olive Egger results to see if I have any other issues.

I am very keen to have Isbars in my flock, but I personally have encountered hatching and chick viability issues.

I got my hatching eggs from a reputuable local breeder who got hers out of the southwest....unfortunately some of those inbreeding genetics may be still a problem in the breed and something to watch out for.

LofMc

 

[glejpnera]

This is my sweet rooster Blacktuss! Super friendly and likes to be carried around by the children

 

[Purpletie3]

Here are my new babies....no idea where the light one came from...

 

[KYTinpusher]

Here are my new babies....no idea where the light one came from...

Adorable chicks! The light one is a splash.

 

[Purpletie3]

Adorable chicks! The light one is a splash.

Oh my goodness! I am so very excited! I have NO splash's in my coop and I was drooling over everyone's splash pics!!! How do the others look to you? The one father may have been a BCM/BI roo...

 

[TwoCrows]

Wow, super pretty breed! Another added to my list of "must haves"!

 

[TwoCrows]

<slaps forehead> Just what I needed - another breed to drool over! Do you people who put these spotlight on breeds know how much it costs to continually replace drooled on keyboards?

You are just too funny!!

 

[N F C]

Wow, super pretty breed! Another added to my list of "must haves"!

I understand...it just keeps getting worse doesn't it?

And here I was trying to keep my list down to 4 or 5. What was I thinking?

I love the splash ones (although nothing at all wrong with the others). They are really eye catching.

 

[TheCains49]

I am located in Southeast Tennessee We now have 5 hatched and walking around, 2 just hatched and 7 eggs left. I am on Facebook and Instagram if you want to follow! I just posted a video of Mama teaching the babies to eat and 2 eggs cheeping! It was quite a surprise!
https://www.facebook.com/TheGrayDove
https://instagram.com/moderndayellymay/