Icelandic Chickens

[Farmerboy16]

  Hi Daron!  How's the MI winter treating you?

Fair. Need more SNOW!!!

Congrats on everyone hatching chicks!

 

[NotAFarm]

Quote: We are WAY short on moisture here too! Happy New Year!!

 

[mbmess2003]

waiting for the chicks to hatch.....







within 45 mins it went from pipped to zipped to hatched!







have 2 more pipping and one zipping right now. will try and upload a video after we get back from dinner.

 

[NotAFarm]

Why only 4 eggs in the 'bator?

 

[mbmess2003]

There is 12. Just divided in 3 sections of 4.

 

[mlm Mike]

Congratulations!

 

[NotAFarm]

There is 12. Just divided in 3 sections of 4.

That makes sense to divide them up to even out the temperature throughout!

 

[mbmess2003]

one more popped out! have two more pipping. first pic is of first chick

this one looks a lot darker than the first one even though it hasn't dried out yet

 

[NotAFarm]

one more popped out! have two more pipping. first pic is of first chick

this one looks a lot darker than the first one even though it hasn't dried out yet

Com' on chicks!!! Brad, I bet that dark one is one from Forsaela's eggs!!

 

[mbmess2003]

can you post pics of the pullets that were in the breeding pen and their names. will have to download a guide to icelandic names other than what has been posted in the beginning of this thread.