Icelandic Chickens

[Mahonri]

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Duh, mine too! Ya' think it's genetic?

I had two like that, one is still with me, and it looks normal now.

 

[The Sheriff]

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Well mine is staying with me too because he is as cute as a bug's ear. Hopefully he is a girl and can live in the layer coop and not carry on that genetic trait.

 

[Jake Levi]

"young and stupid".....

but WE ougrow it .

 

[Mahonri]

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Well mine is staying with me too because he is as cute as a bug's ear. Hopefully he is a girl and can live in the layer coop and not carry on that genetic trait.

The one that is no longer with me was the one I helped out and if failed to thrive....

 

[Jake Levi]

How often does this happen? I cant recall ever seeing it before, but with the variety in Icelandics you just never know.

Anxiously waiting on the April temps moderation to get eggs and chicks. Brooders to build and begin to build the pens. Thats about all April, our snow is just slowly starting to disappear.

 

[jeremy]

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Kathy, wow, what a variety!

How do you plan on grouping them for breeding? Roos and hens with like coloring together, or...???

I've been lurking on this thread for weeks, I finally wanted to say hello.

 

[kathyinmo]

Well, Jeremy, since most of them are males, there won't be much mating being done!

I do not pen them in any certain way. I put them all together. I doubt that I will change that, even though I may change out the males from time to time. I kinda like the variety I am currently getting though.

 

[The Sheriff]

Here is a short video of Isi and a few of his girls coming back to the barn after free ranging.

 

[kathyinmo]

Oh, that's good, Mary! Those girls just know he's the leader, don't they!
Love it! Isi is so gorgeous.

 

[The Sheriff]

Thanks Kathy. He is the man! He wrote the book on roosters!