As promised.....
Henny Penny is very offended cuz we keep stealing her chicks We don't want to risk the kitties having a snack Once the chickens are big they leave them alone, even let them pick at their food while they are eating but they don't quite understand the little ones are...
I have chicks!!! Yay! There are 5 so far in the the brooder and lots more eggs under the mammas! I feel bad though cuz I haven't being using Icelandic names Mine hens are Henny Penny and Twig and Yosemite Sam is the rooster. I did the same thing with my Icelandic sheep. We have...
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I vend at the Lamb and Wool festival in West Branch It's a lovely place I have never heard of chickenstock...I will have to check it out for next year!
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Yeah, he does! Except Sam is FAT! We actually have him down some from where he was My daughter was feeding him cracked corn last winter (thought the poor baby was starving!). I couldn't figure out how he was gaining so much weight then Twila confessed. LOL
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I am in Michigan About 2 hours from Laurie's farm (which is how I got lucky enough to get some chickens, I help wrassle them)
We have about 2 weeks left I am guessing. I have a 12 going to a friends farm. It's great to see Icelandics popping up everywhere!
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Welcome to BYC! Laurie has beautiful birds. I tried contacting her when I caught the icelandic bug but I don't think I got a response. It is exciting to know that more people are getting involved in the effort to save the Icelandics. I am glad you found this site. Hope you come...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
This is my 2nd year owning chickens. I wanted them for years and years. Finally hubby brought me some of my very own chicks!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
A lot
(3) What breeds do you have?
Icelandic...
Hi guys, I just found this wonderful forum and thread. I have Icelandic chickens from Laurie Ball-Gisch (the lady who wrote the Backyard Poultry article). When I got them I could find very, very little information so I was really excited to finally find this! Right now I have two chickens...