Icelandic Chickens

[RedIII]

Mary, too funny on the ratios each hen got. At least you know which ones are which

We had a good Thanksgiving here. I had a turkey disappear last week, and we found her and finally caught her the day before, so it was a very happy thing for me. Don't worry, she wasn't dinner

 

[NotAFarm]

Spent most of the afternoon "with the leaves" but took a break and got a few pictures. Elska still spends the day with her pullets but wants to sleep in the rafters at night. Two of the youngsters have a bit of difficulty getting up there so I put them in a separate nest box for the night. If it is going to be especially cold, I get the third one off the roost and put her with the other two.....the third one being the big girl up front.
Here is Elska with her three pullets:

 

[drumstick diva]

Elska feel they are too old to be sleeping in bed with mama.

 

[Jake Levi]

The started pullets that I got from Mary, Grimma and Gjoska (SP?) are both laying an egg a day, so with my older hens with Isi we have lots of omelettes ! Gose is now bigger then both of the pullets, he is the largest in the pen now. He is still a pet, comes to the door to get petted, and seems to enjoy being held. He is a keeper just on that !

I am soon going to be dividing them all into 3 flocks, my core flock, and two other flocks to rehome, really nice starter flocks in both of them. 5-6 pullets/hens, and a rooster .

My core flock will have crests and rose combs. Next trait to add with be feathered legs, but I can wait on that. This spring all the chicks will be by Gose, and out of crested and/or RC hens.

Life is good, and better with Icelandic Chickens !

 

[mlm Mike]

Mary, too funny on the ratios each hen got. At least you know which ones are which

We had a good Thanksgiving here. I had a turkey disappear last week, and we found her and finally caught her the day before, so it was a very happy thing for me. Don't worry, she wasn't dinner

I'm glad you got your turkey back, but it is ok to eat the ones you raise.

Spent most of the afternoon "with the leaves" but took a break and got a few pictures. Elska still spends the day with her pullets but wants to sleep in the rafters at night. Two of the youngsters have a bit of difficulty getting up there so I put them in a separate nest box for the night. If it is going to be especially cold, I get the third one off the roost and put her with the other two.....the third one being the big girl up front.
Here is Elska with her three pullets:

Proud mama.

The started pullets that I got from Mary, Grimma and Gjoska (SP?) are both laying an egg a day, so with my older hens with Isi we have lots of omelettes ! Gose is now bigger then both of the pullets, he is the largest in the pen now. He is still a pet, comes to the door to get petted, and seems to enjoy being held. He is a keeper just on that !

I am soon going to be dividing them all into 3 flocks, my core flock, and two other flocks to rehome, really nice starter flocks in both of them. 5-6 pullets/hens, and a rooster .

My core flock will have crests and rose combs. Next trait to add with be feathered legs, but I can wait on that. This spring all the chicks will be by Gose, and out of crested and/or RC hens.

Life is good, and better with Icelandic Chickens !

Jake, do you already have new homes picked out for the flocks to rehome, or are you looking for people?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Yesterday, I cleaned out the coops in preparation for this storm we are getting. First, I took the shavings bag and worked on the juvenile coop where my 5 week old chicks are. Then, I went to the big coop. I placed the partial shavings bag on the storage shelf and went to work shoveling. Not even 10 minutes went by and I start hearing this crinkle crinkle noise. I looked in the shavings bag, and this is what I found:


That's an Icelandic for you. This is the same girl that went broody in a shavings bag. She was very upset with me when I booted her and used the shavings.

 

[lalaland]

too cute!

 

[mlm Mike]

Yesterday, I cleaned out the coops in preparation for this storm we are getting. First, I took the shavings bag and worked on the juvenile coop where my 5 week old chicks are. Then, I went to the big coop. I placed the partial shavings bag on the storage shelf and went to work shoveling. Not even 10 minutes went by and I start hearing this crinkle crinkle noise. I looked in the shavings bag, and this is what I found:


That's an Icelandic for you. This is the same girl that went broody in a shavings bag. She was very upset with me when I booted her and used the shavings.

Nice.

 

[coldupnorth]

My DH was feeding the chickens on Sunday morning when I was out of town. When I got back he told me that a chicken had gotten out of the one pen when he was feeding them. Bet you can't guess what that pen was

He did manage to corner it (apparently the cat helped).

 

[Jake Levi]

Kelly you're tough ! I'd have let her have the 'nest bag', just for cute.

Mary I dont have homes for the two starter flocks, thats why I am mentioning it here first, both of these will make a very nice starter Icelandic flock for new owners.

If they need to be shipped I am sure I can find the right boxes etc for fedex to do it. I 'm going to post it also to the Michigan list. Very nice birds, one flock will have a bright motled rooster. And the other a rooster from your eggs that is coloring up beautifully .

Life goes on and I want to share these with some other folks to get them started in Icelandics.