Icelandic Chickens

[kathyinmo]

Call me crazy but I was looking at Isi today who is coming out of a molt and the leg feathering is more pronounced. Is it possible that the feathering is thicker in winter like animals that get a thicker coat? Or could it be that they are coming in heavier after the molt and that before the next molt they will look sparse again? Hmmmm.

Interesting theory. Today I noticed my Miss Olive (Olive Egger), just out of molt, having heavier feathering on her legs this year. She has never had more than sparse feathering on her legs, hardly noticeable. Today though, I noticed it right off. Egads, I hope this is not a sign of a severe winter.​

 

[The Sheriff]

Don't even think it Kathy!

 

[kathyinmo]

Who needs wooly worms to predict the winter?

 

[Jake Levi]

Mary I think that you said that Isi is the sire of the fuzzy 3, who is the hen??

I looked at Isi Isison when you mentioned him, but I dont see any leg feathering on my guy.

 

[The Sheriff]

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I don't know who either parent is Jake. My Icelandics all run together and I had another roo back then too.

 

[Farmerboy16]

I was looking at my new flock of Icelandics that I just got, and was looking at their legs, and noticed the the white splash roo has sparse feather stubs on his legs.

 

[The Sheriff]

I just booked a ticket for my grandson Buddy to visit in December from the 18th to the 23rd!

 

[kathyinmo]

Mary,
Your blog is not letting me leave a comment. I tried 5 times. It says:
Post a New Comment (Unable to Post).

I will just post my comment here.

When I was a kid, my mother said to me, "Listen! Listen carefully, and you can hear what the hens are saying. They are saying (after laying), 'Look look look what I did! Look look look what I did!' " It doesn't sound right just reading this..... you have to kinda sing it when you read it, ya know?! LOL Thanks for the video. It brought back some sweet memories for me.

 

[The Sheriff]

Thanks Kathy, I posted it for you. I disabled CAPTCHA so maybe that was the problem. I'll have to watch out for the spambots now though. Thanks for the comment and for letting me know. Have to go to bed. Driving an hour to Sacramento tomorrow for echocardiogram.

 

[kathyinmo]

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Drive carefully and

the echo is good. Those long drives can wear ya out. Get some rest my dear friend.