Icelandic Chickens

[NotAFarm]

My spring hatches seem to lean toward more cockerels and later hatches toward more pullets. This year I had four hens hatch two apiece in July and had 5 pullets to 3 cockerels and my Easter hatchalong was the opposite, 2 pullets and 6 cockerels. A late June hatch was 3 pullets and 2 cockerels.

 

[speckledhen]

Knock on wood, but my hatches so far have leaned towards the pullet side. The last hatch I had I think is 2 possibly 3 cockerels out of 9 chicks. I did have only one hatch from some eggs I got and that one was a cockerel. A beautiful one, at that! The rest have been my eggs.

Oh, good, then it does happen!

 

[Rafter H Farms]

Our first 5 Icelandics ! What a motley crue and another drying in the incubator.

 

[mlm Mike]

Has anyone NOT had a cockerel-heavy hatch with the Icelandics? Just wondering.

I had a 50/50 hatch in the spring, 5 pullets/5 cockerels.

 

[speckledhen]

 

[deputychicken21]

4 HATCHED SO FAR ! And 2 more pipping this morning. I can't tell you what a relief it is ... No , wait. I imagine a lot of poultry keepers who hatch at home have that same anguish and worry. I suppose it's akin to the feeling we have when our kids are finally born and they have all their toes and fingers. Woooo ! Now we just wait to see how much of the clutch will struggle from the egg to meet the world.

Thats GREAT!!

 

[NotAFarm]

Our first 5 Icelandics ! What a motley crue and another drying in the incubator.

Congratulations!!

You'll be amazed at how quickly they are zipping around......and up!

 

[deputychicken21]

Congratulations!!

You'll be amazed at how quickly they are zipping around......and up!

They look great, they are a little fatter than mine were which is a good thing. Mine are starting to get new colors and patterns already, and two are getting little crests.

 

[deputychicken21]

Looked out the window and what did I see?
Bad pullet, bad!

I feel your pain, I have a few that do that to.

 

[drumstick diva]

Jake, if you're tuned in - Mimddh is going to breed his champion Icelandic sheepdog soon - bet she'll have gorgeous puppies.