Olandsk Dwarf Chickens

[mlm Mike]

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[BerrytangleFarm]

Sorry. Fixed it

 

[Christabelle]

I just hatched out four chicks. Half are yellow with a dark head spot, the other half are a copper color. Any difference in adult color or sex due to this? Got the eggs from mother nature's daughter btw.

 

[Chooklet]

I just hatched out four chicks. Half are yellow with a dark head spot, the other half are a copper color. Any difference in adult color or sex due to this? Got the eggs from mother nature's daughter btw.

In one of my recent hatches I had a bunch of chipmunky looking chicks, which I am guessing is what you are calling the copper color birds, and one that was white/yellow with the dark head spot. I thought for sure I would be able to keep track of the whitish bird as they feathered out, but now I can't tell which one it was! I need to be better about banding unusual ones so that I can keep track of things like this. I know that others have hatched out some of the white/yellow with head spots - maybe they have kept better track than I have,

Be sure to post some pictures if you get a chance!

 

[Sebrightsrock]

Out of all the landraces that greenfire offers what are people's favorites? I've only tried Olandsk and SFH so far.

 

[BerrytangleFarm]

Out of all the landraces that greenfire offers what are people's favorites? I've only tried Olandsk and SFH so far.

Greenfire doesn't offer them, but I love the Icelandics. Wonderful variation! I have at least 4 different colors from one hatch!

 

[Sebrightsrock]

I was also looking into Icelandics. They seem kinda nice because there almost like a cross between an Olandsk and a SFH. They seem to have more Olandsk coloring with occasional SFH crests and they seem to be a medium weight bird, not exactly great meat bird size like the SFH but definently bigger than the Olandsk. Where did you get yours?

 

[BerrytangleFarm]

I was also looking into Icelandics. They seem kinda nice because there almost like a cross between an Olandsk and a SFH. They seem to have more Olandsk coloring with occasional SFH crests and they seem to be a medium weight bird, not exactly great meat bird size like the SFH but definently bigger than the Olandsk. Where did you get yours?

We got eggs from Icelander near us who imported two different lines. They have a wonderfully rich history, which is why we've decided to keep them. There are some pics of our chicks on my coop page.

 

[Sebrightsrock]

Anybody else have their favorite landrace breed?

 

[mlm Mike]

Anybody else have their favorite landrace breed?

Nope, don't really have a favorite. If I could only keep one, it would probably be the Icelandics.