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I have 4 hens and 1 Roo.Seems like this thread has gone quiet, but in case anyone is still active here, thought I'd share.
I received 30 hatching eggs from Whippoorwill farm this month. Today is day 18 and 21 eggs went into lockdown. I'm quite nervous now!
I've raised chickens in the past but it's been many years. I'm hoping to start a flock of only Icelandics and contribute to preserving them.
Cheers
Any chicks yet? They hatched here at 19 days under hens.Seems like this thread has gone quiet, but in case anyone is still active here, thought I'd share.
I received 30 hatching eggs from Whippoorwill farm this month. Today is day 18 and 21 eggs went into lockdown. I'm quite nervous now!
I've raised chickens in the past but it's been many years. I'm hoping to start a flock of only Icelandics and contribute to preserving them.
Cheers
Not yet! I caught one of them wiggling yesterday, but no peeps or pips yet. Hopefully soon (tomorrow is day 20). I'm guessing my incubator temp might be a bit lower than a broody.Any chicks yet? They hatched here at 19 days under hens.
So sorry to hear about your loss to the skunks! Glad to hear your remaining 5 are doing well. Do you plan on hatching out any of the eggs?I have 4 hens and 1 Roo.
The rest for taken by a pair of skunks I ended up shooting.
Great birds, but not affectionate.
Not yet! I caught one of them wiggling yesterday, but no peeps or pips yet. Hopefully soon (tomorrow is day 20). I'm guessing my incubator temp might be a bit lower than a broody.
So sorry to hear about your loss to the skunks! Glad to hear your remaining 5 are doing well. Do you plan on hatching out any of the eggs?
Icelandics appealed to me for their ability to forage and hardiness of having been a land race. I figured the trade off is aloofness, but I'm ok with that!