Icelandic Chickens

[NotAFarm]

Quote: There are 7 hatched, 8 left, at least one is externally pipped. I don't know if I can get a decent photo while they are still in the incubator.
Where is your Viking spirit?

You can do it.....get that picture!!

 

[kathleens1979]

Mlm- congrats!!! I am so jealous of your yellow baby! I want a white Icelandic!!! Hahaha! Mary- where did u get the Viking emoticon??? That's so cute!!

Ok- couple of developments. Corey saw there was an egg under the coop. We looked farther back and there were A LOT of eggs under there. 18. All Icelandic. Gah!!!! We pulled them out and opened one up to see if they were rotten, but it was ok. I put them in water and they didn't float, so I decided to maybe try eating them (I'm crazy like that

). Then I went into the coop to collect eggs and noticed that one of my Australorp hens was laying, so I sneeked out. When I checked back in, she was still in there. Checked later, sti there. Finally, I stuck my hand under her to fish out eggs, and she made this weird noise, jumped out but then jumped back in almost immediately. I finally realized she was BROODY!!! So I stuck all my newly found Icelandic eggs under her to see if any of them are viable. She nestled them under her right away and was still sitting when I just closed up the coop!!! Yay!!!

 

[KaldakurFarm]

Originally Posted by mlmddh

There are 7 hatched, 8 left, at least one is externally pipped. I don't know if I can get a decent photo while they are still in the incubator.

How exciting! Still waiting on pictures. Hoping the other 8 are out!

 

[KaldakurFarm]

One of my favorite little pullets.

The crazy porch rooster. He is always trying to get in the door with the dogs.

Part of the group.

 

[NotAFarm]

Mlm- congrats!!! I am so jealous of your yellow baby! I want a white Icelandic!!! Hahaha! Mary- where did u get the Viking emoticon??? That's so cute!!

Ok- couple of developments. Corey saw there was an egg under the coop. We looked farther back and there were A LOT of eggs under there. 18. All Icelandic. Gah!!!! We pulled them out and opened one up to see if they were rotten, but it was ok. I put them in water and they didn't float, so I decided to maybe try eating them (I'm crazy like that

). Then I went into the coop to collect eggs and noticed that one of my Australorp hens was laying, so I sneeked out. When I checked back in, she was still in there. Checked later, sti there. Finally, I stuck my hand under her to fish out eggs, and she made this weird noise, jumped out but then jumped back in almost immediately. I finally realized she was BROODY!!! So I stuck all my newly found Icelandic eggs under her to see if any of them are viable. She nestled them under her right away and was still sitting when I just closed up the coop!!! Yay!!!

Once in a while, usually in winter when there is nothing going on, I'll cruise the free smiley stuff online and save a few for future use. I got a few Viking ones last winter and added them to my stash. I like to add a dash of color to my posts!!

Yay, on the pile of eggs and the timing of the broody!

 

[mlm Mike]

One of my favorite little pullets.

The crazy porch rooster. He is always trying to get in the door with the dogs.

Part of the group.

Very nice flock!

Here are my 9 Cinco de Mayo chicks!

 

[NotAFarm]

The crazy porch rooster. He is always trying to get in the door with the dogs.

He doesn't sound so crazy.......love his color!

 

[NotAFarm]

Here are my 9 Cinco de Mayo chicks!

Wow, nice variety there!! That red one looks out of place.....maybe you should sent it to me.....and a couple others to keep it company

 

[KaldakurFarm]

He doesn't sound so crazy.......love his color!

Thanks . He is a funny kind of crazy, he has such a personality. He gets up on the picnic table and looks in my windows, comes to the french doors and pecks at them until I look at him - and boy can he use his vocal chords!

 

[KaldakurFarm]

Very nice flock!

Here are my 9 Cinco de Mayo chicks!

What a great variety! What color will (should might be a better word?) those blue/yellow ones turn out? So cute!!!