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  1. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    Since it's been quiet here for a bit, here are a few pictures I took of my pullets and cockerels from last Fall. I'm looking forward to "chicken" season! This pullet was really interesting, her color is a dull greenish brown (olive?) with black - unlike all my other partridge base...
  2. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    I have to agree with mlmddh, I did some research (and a lot of banging my head against a wall), and what I came up with was that a couple of the well known (and I feel quite trustworthy) breeders/importers of the breed said they have never seen the issue personally in their (large) flocks...
  3. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    Have you ever had issues with the SFH's and vaulted skulls before? Were the two breeds incubated together that had the issues? I do appreciate your entertaining my questions :). I'd like to make sure I make good choices when breeding.
  4. KaldakurFarm

    Rump Feather Picking?

    I have a group of chicks that are approximately 2-3 weeks old (two hatches brooding together) that started rump feather picking yesterday. I put Blue Kote on all of them immediately, thinking someone was being a bully. Then I noticed that they were picking themselves... not sure if it was...
  5. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    Thank you for the reply, interesting!! How many chicks in your hatch had the deformity? I'm wondering if hatch environment or jostling around during shipping could affect whether or not it presents. But what I'm really wondering is if the breeder was just lucky enough to have used two...
  6. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    I'm always learning by asking, so I ask if I have questions. Plus I like genetics, I am geeky like that. I mean in no way to poke, prod or otherwise irritate. My questions are in pure curiosity, nothing more. In regard to the vaulted skull issue... does it only happen with crested birds...
  7. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

  8. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

  9. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    The two lavenderish ones look just like your Gula, yes! Gula is pretty :) I have a black and white mottled roo and get quite a few penguins that go mottled. Love that color too.
  10. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    A couple pics from the babies that are about a month old :) They are in with my white bresse, so that's what the bigger white birds are. Never mind the chicken toys either, I have a 6yr old that keeps all birds entertained! I think this one is a hen... LOVE the 'do :) This one's crest just...
  11. KaldakurFarm

    <sigh> does this sound like a humidity issue?

    Update: So this hatch I did have better luck. I ran the first 18 days between 30-35% humidity and at lockdown jumped it up to 60-65%. I did have trouble keeping it steady. I got 20 out of 27 eggs that made it to day 18 to hatch. They almost all seemed to hatch easier and were more active...
  12. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    Gosh they are cute. Tupelo doesn't look happy about having her picture taken though ;).
  13. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    What helpful birds :). Love the roo, very pretty color.
  14. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    Nice looking group there! Anna is a very pretty hen too :). Hoping I got one of those in the bunch I have here!
  15. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    Hope you have the same luck I did if you give it a try :) When I checked her tonight there was a chipmunk colored one peeking out from under her - that means there are at least 3 under there. She's sat tight since yesterday. I'm pleased if I do say so myself!
  16. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    Love all the colors Turkeywrangler. You got quite the variety there. I especially like the coloring of #4. That white/black/silver color is really neat too. My uneducated guess says cockerels for the last two :).
  17. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    Went out there this morning and she was still on the nest with one chick under each wing - success!!!
  18. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    Thanks guys, I did sneak the chick back under Mom with the other one - knock on wood she fluffed back up and stayed put. She's been on the other chick all day so I'm hoping this worked. I'll let you know how it pans out in the morning. I put a board up in front of where her nest is so the...
  19. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    I have a broody hatching eggs today. I saw her in the yard so I went into the coop to check out what was going on. There was a little blonde wet chick in the middle of the coop, not even close to the nest. I put it back on the other eggs (it was wet and getting cold) but she wouldn't go back...
  20. KaldakurFarm

    Icelandic Chickens

    What kind of electrolytes and probiotics are you using? Thanks! :)
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