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    New here

    Welcome to the site. Looks like there a lot of new members. I myself joined yesterday. I find the information here to be quite useful so far.
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    New, currently in lockdown!

    Wow, sorry to hear that you lost over 2/3 of your hatch already. I had a very good experience (my first time) that culminated in 6 chicks out of 8 hatching last week. These were mail ordered eggs shipped from Wisconsin to Arkansas. I read the threads here for guidance (but didn't follow every...
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    Hello

    Welcome. I'm new here too. Got a start of a small flock of Icelandics. They hatched 4 days ago. Hope your do well! Best of luck.
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    Icelandics in the Ozarks

    So, I live on 25 acres, mostly wooded, in the Arkansas Ozarks, and wanted to have some chickens that would be weather hardy and predator resistent. Looked like the Icelandics would be a pretty good breed for that. I have little to no experience with chickens. Tried to keep a couple Rhode Island...
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Icelandic

    So, I live on 25 acres, mostly wooded, in the Arkansas Ozarks, and wanted to have some chickens that would be weather hardy and predator resistent. Looked like the Icelandics would be a pretty good breed for that. I have little to no experience with chickens. Tried to keep a couple Rhode Island...
  6. Arrr matey!

    Arrr matey!

  7. Where's my eyepatch and peg-leg?

    Where's my eyepatch and peg-leg?

  8. Me with a pair.

    Me with a pair.

  9. We think we're going to name them after Lord of the Rings characters.

    We think we're going to name them after Lord of the Rings characters.

  10. Molly with one.

    Molly with one.

  11. All six. Out of 8 I started, I got 75%. Not too shabby.

    All six. Out of 8 I started, I got 75%. Not too shabby.

  12. First four. In the brooder the morning after hatching.

    First four. In the brooder the morning after hatching.

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