Icelandic Chickens

[The Sheriff]

Just candled my 6 Icelandic eggs again and all 6 are veining. Hats off to Isi on that one!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Quote: Me either. Color patterning can help you with sex though. But it's much trickier in Icelandics than in other breeds.


Here is the quote from Kelly.

So - what does it mean, Mary?

I meant feather coloring. Males tend to be more flashy in their coloring than females. It is harder to sex chicks this way with Icelandics though because they have a variety of color patterns.

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[RingedTeal]

Been gone for a litttle while but I know have 15 biddies all game\game crosses one hatched 8 squished one and I saved another the other's chicks will be a month old one the 9th.

 

[Miss Molly]

Just candled my 6 Icelandic eggs again and all 6 are veining. Hats off to Isi on that one!  

Mary, I am so excited for you... It is going to be exciting to watch your new flock grow...

 

[RedIII]

Just candled my 6 Icelandic eggs again and all 6 are veining. Hats off to Isi on that one!

Hooray!

 

[Greybear23]

Well I am excited to say I have my first Icelandic broody!!!!

She has been going broody for a couple days so we set 7 eggs under her this morning and moved her to the big dog carriers i use for broody pens, she came out after we got her situated and I checked on her before I came in the house and she was back on the nest, I think she will set!!!!

, I have eggs under another hen that should hatch within the next two weeks so maybe I will be able to expand my Icelandic flock this year!!! Heres hopin for pullets!!!!!

Congrats to those who have new babies, i have some Games and Egg layers hatched off already, hope it doesn't get hot too quick this year, so far we are getting a little rain here and there, a bit muggy but better than last year! Have a great day! Lynn

 

[kathyinmo]

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[Mahonri]

I'm in a nice Hotel Room on Kibutz Levi near Tiberias. They have a meat bird coop here that probably has 30,000 birds... Amazing! Didn't get to ask if they have a layer coop.

 

[kathyinmo]

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[Happy Chooks]

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