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I put them in there thinking they would stay put, but nooooooo, they jumped out all over the place. It was like chasing a dozen monkeys across my desk!
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They are adorable. I love that the dark ones have a mahogany color to them. Lukka has a blue tint to her underfeathers also, if I remember correctly, right?
Mary I hope all of your birds start laying like crazy this next week!
Hi, all.I am looking for broody breed.Are Icelandics broody or not too much ?
Eggs are here, Mary. They have been resting today. I just put them in the incubator, along with the ones I collected here. Here's hoping for some new Icelandic chicks Dec 17th !
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I know that Icelandics do go broody. I have only owned 2 adult hens and one passed away before she went broody. The other one had to be broken from a brood to be shipped to me and has been broody many times in the nearly a year I have had her. She is surely a little over the top on the broodiness. At least I hope they aren't all that way or I am going to have to dig into my retirement funds for wooden eggs.
She also takes motherhood to the extreme. Here she is sitting on her 17 week old "baby." I have noticed her "baby" lately taking a lot of interest in four little ones that just got turned loose in the big yard. Hopefully she hasn't inherited the continually broody gene from her mama.
I know that Icelandics do go broody. I have only owned 2 adult hens and one passed away before she went broody. The other one had to be broken from a brood to be shipped to me and has been broody many times in the nearly a year I have had her. She is surely a little over the top on the broodiness. At least I hope they aren't all that way or I am going to have to dig into my retirement funds for wooden eggs.
She also takes motherhood to the extreme. Here she is sitting on her 17 week old "baby." I have noticed her "baby" lately taking a lot of interest in four little ones that just got turned loose in the big yard. Hopefully she hasn't inherited the continually broody gene from her mama.
Babies look great....CONGRATS
She's precious
What a great pic of "Motherhood".
Well, two weeks ago I posted pics of Asta's eggs. Today I found TWO eggs in the "Ice House" and that means Anna is also laying!
(Please excuse the bad pic, hard to avoid washout with the light eggs on the white papertowel) You will notice that Asta's egg (left) is lighter and larger than Anna's. Asta's are getting larger and lighter the longer she lays. We'll see if Anna follows suit. Perhaps they will be pure white by the time they are a year old in May.
Highs here in the 20s and lows around 10 for the next 5-7 days...with snow...........
There won't be any babies around here for a loooonnnnggg time......
I wish I could join those of you hatching on NYD but no...........I'll be watching tho...!!
(Please excuse the bad pic, hard to avoid washout with the light eggs on the white papertowel) You will notice that Asta's egg (left) is lighter and larger than Anna's. Asta's are getting larger and lighter the longer she lays. We'll see if Anna follows suit. Perhaps they will be pure white by the time they are a year old in May.
Highs here in the 20s and lows around 10 for the next 5-7 days...with snow...........
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