Icelandic Chickens

[NotAFarm]

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Sunna is getting heavy. X-rays scheduled 12/23, should let us know how many and if any look particularly large. I plan to keep last spring's (2014) hatches separate from the older flock to hatch spring 2015. I still need to cull a few Icelandic cockerels and I still have two barny cockerels with the older Icelandics to cull. I'm having a difficult time deciding who to keep. I know the Easter hatch cockerel stays, and the Cinco de Mayo moved himself in with the barnies, so he'll stay. I think I want to keep one other one though.
Get out there and get us some pictures...........we'll help you decide!

 

[BlueEyes51]

Hello! I am new here and kinda new at raising chickens!

I just finished going thru the first 70+ pages about the Icelandics when I thought I better join.

This last July I bought three older pullets from a lady that decided after a fox raided their coop (several times) that they were not ready to have chickens yet. One pullet is a Maran, one a Swedish Flower and the last one, is an Icelandic. I had never heard of any of them but was thrilled to include them in my tiny upcoming flock.

After reading part of this thread, I am not sure if I really have an Icelandic, and if I do, she is the only one I have. And, unfortunately, my roo, Thor, is an EE, along with my original three pullets. So, if I end up with a broody and she hatches any eggs, the Icelandic chicks will not be pure.

Two of my hens are now starting to lay... not quite sure who it is tho. I thought one was the Icelandic but the egg color is off-white and not the white-white I am hearing about here. She also does not have the feathered topnotch I am seeing with most of the Icelandics pictured in this thread.

I am hoping that this photo of my Icelandic, that someone can tell if she really is one. If she is, I can't help but be sad that she was sold to the person I got her from and not to someone trying to preserve the heritage of this beautiful bird. And, the woman I got her from didn't know much about her other than what kind she was and that she would lay thru the winter.



I am sure Thor has already had his way with her. But besides that, does anyone have any ideas as to what should be done if she really is an Icelandic? At this point, I don't have the facilities to add more chickens much less keep them separate from my EE roo. Maybe someday.

I must say, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this thread and learning about the Icelandics and what you are all doing for them. Even tho I only have the one Icelandic, I will definitely continue to read the rest of this thread as I have time.

Thank you!

 

[NotAFarm]

Hello! I am new here and kinda new at raising chickens!

I just finished going thru the first 70+ pages about the Icelandics when I thought I better join.

This last July I bought three older pullets from a lady that decided after a fox raided their coop (several times) that they were not ready to have chickens yet. One pullet is a Maran, one a Swedish Flower and the last one, is an Icelandic. I had never heard of any of them but was thrilled to include them in my tiny upcoming flock.

After reading part of this thread, I am not sure if I really have an Icelandic, and if I do, she is the only one I have. And, unfortunately, my roo, Thor, is an EE, along with my original three pullets. So, if I end up with a broody and she hatches any eggs, the Icelandic chicks will not be pure.

Two of my hens are now starting to lay... not quite sure who it is tho. I thought one was the Icelandic but the egg color is off-white and not the white-white I am hearing about here. She also does not have the feathered topnotch I am seeing with most of the Icelandics pictured in this thread.

I am hoping that this photo of my Icelandic, that someone can tell if she really is one. If she is, I can't help but be sad that she was sold to the person I got her from and not to someone trying to preserve the heritage of this beautiful bird. And, the woman I got her from didn't know much about her other than what kind she was and that she would lay thru the winter.



I am sure Thor has already had his way with her. But besides that, does anyone have any ideas as to what should be done if she really is an Icelandic? At this point, I don't have the facilities to add more chickens much less keep them separate from my EE roo. Maybe someday.

I must say, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this thread and learning about the Icelandics and what you are all doing for them. Even tho I only have the one Icelandic, I will definitely continue to read the rest of this thread as I have time.

Thank you!

and to the Icelandic thread. The person you got the hen from will be the only one who can help figure out whether she is pure Icelandic. Who did she get her from? If she came from someone who had multiple breeds and was not dedicated to keeping them separate, then she is likely a mix. Not all Icelandics lay a white, white egg. Here is a link to an article about an Icelandic flock and it mentions white to cream to light brown eggs.
http://www.aviculture-europe.nl/nummers/10E06A03.pdf
She is a beautiful hen and if you are just interested in having a beautiful variety of hens, she will suit you well.

 

[drumstick diva]

X 2 she is a beautiful hen

 

[StephWind]

I have 4 Icies (1 roo and 3 hens), still young and the one that is laying has an off-white colored egg.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Home from the vet, there are puppies developing!

....an Icelandic pic so we aren't accused of OT!!

Goa and her "chick"....

They look like twins.

The unlimited funds would be important, because if I had all I wanted I certainly would be paying someone else to clean the coops!

This is definitely the key. Gotta build coops, pay someone to clean them regularly and buy LOTS of feed!

and to the Icelandic thread. The person you got the hen from will be the only one who can help figure out whether she is pure Icelandic. Who did she get her from? If she came from someone who had multiple breeds and was not dedicated to keeping them separate, then she is likely a mix. Not all Icelandics lay a white, white egg. Here is a link to an article about an Icelandic flock and it mentions white to cream to light brown eggs.
http://www.aviculture-europe.nl/nummers/10E06A03.pdf
She is a beautiful hen and if you are just interested in having a beautiful variety of hens, she will suit you well.

Well said! I completely agree.

 

[NotAFarm]

I got the second pullet egg today!

 

[mlm Mike]

I got the second pullet egg today!

 

[drumstick diva]

Mike when is she due to whelp?

 

[mlm Mike]

Mike when is she due to whelp?

12/29 -1/1, so I'm guessing I shouldn't make any New Years plans (as if this is the year I was actually going to make plans).