Icelandic Chickens

[The Sheriff]

I am not planning on ever hatching the offspring of the Icelandic/Silkie mating. Besides it being an unholy alliance and a possible poultry atrocity of epic proportions, I want to keep the breed pure and not be one to experiment. The Divine Miss M has no idea she is not sitting on her own offspring. By the time she and the babies figure it out they will be so over it anyway!

 

[kathyinmo]

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Naw, I knew you wouldn't hatch those.

What do the yellow chicks look like when older? Is that first picture of one that was a yellow chick?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Mary.......The pullet in the first picture is gorgeous! As for the dude, I'll pass on that little troublemaker!

You're bound to have a nice boy in all those chicks, I'll take one of those!

And I hate to tell you, but my rooster sings the egg song too. He does it whenever there's a threat or one of the girls sings. His isn't horribly off key though, that would be funny!

I bet your neighbors just love him!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Oh and when you feel up to it, more pictures please!

I already gave you condolences on Henna, but again, I'm so sorry.

 

[The Sheriff]

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I am going to give you a little time on the dude because I am quite certain you will change your mind. He is going to be gorgeous and crested! Trust me!

 

[The Sheriff]

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Naw, I knew you wouldn't hatch those.

What do the yellow chicks look like when older? Is that first picture of one that was a yellow chick?

No the first one was not one of the yellow ones. I'll bring a couple of those up for pics tomorrow. They are white now with colored feathers just coming in. I think these two may be my only crested ones from this batch but maybe they can develop the shorter crests later. They move so fast it is hard to get a good look. Here's an overhead view I shot today.

 

[The Sheriff]

Here's a better picture of the twelve teens. Please ignore the Brahma and GCM.

Here's a little roo that was yellow at hatch, then white, now getting bronze feathering like Isi.

Here's a cute little hen that started out chipmunk patterned. She is just developing a crest.

I just love these birds!

Here are my twelve babies hatched from a different line than mine from Sigrid.

Here are the three hatched by my broody silkie.

I think I have 30 Icelandics now, but they are hard to count! (Minus the little crested roo that Kelly bought!)

 

[stuckinthecity]

They are SO PRETTY! Wow, and so many colors! Love them!

 

[Happy Chooks]

You just won't give up on that crested guy.

You're determined that he's getting his parole notice.

Are you going to tag the new ones from the different bloodline? I imagine with all those yellows you've hatched, they're going to blend in after a while.

 

[The Sheriff]

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I am going to put leg bands on the older ones from the Sigrid line. I only have #7 size bands and they come right off the babies. By the time this is over you'll be begging for that little roo!