Icelandic Chickens

[RedIII]

5 Quitters and 4 no starts

... So I've got 7 Icelantics in the bator on day 13.

Not sure why they quit but it's ok... The ones that do hatch will be that much stronger ... survival of the fittest .. including surviving the post office

Aww

Hopefully the rest do fine.

 

[psue]

me too.. I really hate hatching shipped eggs. The po is so iffy on how they handle them. But it's the only way to get diversity in a new flock.

 

[mlm Mike]

5 Quitters and 4 no starts

... So I've got 7 Icelantics in the bator on day 13.

Not sure why they quit but it's ok... The ones that do hatch will be that much stronger ... survival of the fittest .. including surviving the post office

Good Luck with the rest.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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[psue]

Thanks everyone! pics as soon as they hatch and dry so a little over a week

 

[OlofDrofn]

Oh I might be getting some Icelandic eggs! I´m super excited!

 

[TheCrazyClucker]

Aren't they rare? So many people on here have them... does Greenfire Farms sell?

 

[Greybear23]

Wow, thank you all so much for the compliments, i love my Blue Boy!!! I got him as an egg from Cathy in MO and the hen came to me from a friend whom actually hatched her from eggs from Cathy in MO!!! So I guess I have CIM bloodlines!!! LOL Anyways, i am hopeful to get several eggs that are fertile and that hatch good from them, I would still entertain the notion of hatching eggs from other sources also! Thank you all again, Good luck to you all that are hatching or getting ready to hatch!!! Have a great day! Lynn in Okla.

 

[RedIII]

Oh I might be getting some Icelandic eggs! I´m super excited!

Where are you at? And where might you be getting your eggs from? They are very enjoyable birds to have around.

 

[Wee Acre Farm]

Hey Wee Acre Farm,

I am in Ohio and would imagine that the line that Muddy Hoof obtained was from Behl's importation. To my best of my knowledge I do not know of anyone in Ohio that had Sigrid's importation in that time frame. You may wish to join and ask your question in the Icelandic Chicken Facebook group, all the people who are responsible for the importations of Icelandics to the US are fairly active on there and may be able to help you discern where your flock originated. Do you have any blues in your flock?

Many many thanks I will check the Icelandic Facebook page and see what I can find for info over there as well. No blues in my flock. I will post a couple pics I have last years hatch which are producing this years hatch. I will try and get a picture of the little ones I have 1 3 wk old and 7 4 day olds and more in the hatcher. My little roo is pretty good at his job. I find that by day 19 they want out of that egg. its like popcorn popping.