Icelandic Chickens

[NotAFarm]

Nice pictures Kathy!! Harley is looking fine!! Are any of the black ones Kola?

 

[kathyinmo]

Nice pictures Kathy!! Harley is looking fine!! Are any of the black ones Kola?

No. Kola was under my feet most of the time. I don't know how I missed getting her in a picture!

 

[NotAFarm]

Are her feet all better now? I have hens similiar in color to alot of yours, but no blacks!

 

[The Sheriff]

Kathy, do they waste a lot of feed with that feeder?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Kathy, do they waste a lot of feed with that feeder?

Looks like feed on the ground in picture #2.

 

[kathyinmo]

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Actually, I prefer these to the others I have tried. The feed on the ground is because I dumped the whole thing when I picked it up and dropped it. I have a few of the hanging round ones, and I hate those.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Love the pics Kathy!

I have the round hanging feeders too but I put a large rubber bowl underneath to catch the spillage.

 

[kathyinmo]

You can kinda see in this picture. The waste isn't too bad. Of course, they do still waste it, but not as bad in these.
(These are my F2 Project birds..... Project Delaware)

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

DH made a long feeder like that out of PVC pipe and wood blocks at the end. He also put a "roller bar" on top so they could not perch on it.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I have been following this thread for almost as long as it's been here. Anyway, I love how these chickens are good free rangers and can find alot of their own food. I do have a question though, how would they do in the Texas heat? Last summer we had days that were 117 degrees. Most of the summer days are over 100 degrees, how would they fare in this type of climat? I would like a white egg layer to add to my layer flock, but if I really liked them then I would probably set up a breeding pen for them. How good of a layer are they? Do they lay good in the dead of winter/summer? Thanks so much for your help.

~ Aspen