Icelandic Chickens

[NotAFarm]

I took some updated pictures of the eight chicks (5 boys/3 girls). I still need to shrink them down, but wanted to post a couple of shots of the hairdoos!


Deb

Deb, I think you need to send this one to me!!

 

[mbmess2003]

I never realized how much the crests would appeal to me.....maybe it's a product of graduating high school in '88 when the girls had Big Bang Poofs or the bangs were flipped up the 80s music was awesome but the styles/fads were really bad

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: Isn't she a cutie?

Here's another one of the girls.

And I need to retake some of the photos (didn't realize I had shut off the macro function). Anyway, look at the colors in this boy (he looks like a bottle blonde). He's got every color you can think of in him and the occasional barred feather.

I can hardly wait to see how he matures.

Deb

 

[NotAFarm]

Yep, he's going to be stunning!! How many have feathered legs?

 

[debs_flock]

Yep, he's going to be stunning!! How many have feathered legs?

Two, this pullet is one of them.

 

[RedIII]

Laurie, I read all the time how Ameraucana, Marans and Welsummer hens' eggs will light through the laying season. It makes sense that pullet eggs might have a tint at the beginning. Here is a link to an article about Icelandic chickens in Iceland, I'm sure many have seen this before, and the egg color is described as "a variety of white to cream to light brown"..
http://www.aviculture-europe.nl/nummers/10E06A03.pdf

And thank you for the pictures!

 

[mlm Mike]

Two, this pullet is one of them.

My pullet has feather legs! Well you can keep her at your place, feed her, house her. She is very nice.

 

[mbmess2003]

Yep, he's going to be stunning!!  

X2 the barring on him looks awesome.

 

[janelle18]

Two, this pullet is one of them.

how old are the chicks here? (sorry might have missed this being said earlier)
I want crests!!!!!!!

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: They are 7 weeks old, here was their hatch picture.

Deb