Icelandic Chickens

[Camelot Farms]

Fertility picking up here at Camelot. 5 eggs that went in on the 31st are all fertile. And I have put in every egg laid since then too... mua haa haaa.
Now that the bator is full I really really need a couple of my silkies to go broody.
*If only there was a 'push here' button for broodiness...*

 

[JustAChickenLittle&More]

So post us some of the horsie photos. I wanna see! I wanna see!

 

[Teach97]

looks like I am getting into the fray! I will be recieving eggs shortly. The more I read the more interested I become. The gene side of it has me totally fascinated and the conservation part is also very interesting. I do believe I will be teaching several lessons using this unique chicken as motivation...I might even have to cut back on a breed of pigeon!

 

[Greybear23]

HI Teach, welcome to the bunch!!! Lynn

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[Kelly G]

JustAChickenLittle&More :

So post us some of the horsie photos. I wanna see! I wanna see!

Uh oh!!!!!!!!! You asked for it!!!!!!!!!! And I LOVED Iceland!!!! If you EVER have an opportunity to go, you're in for the trip of a lifetime!

Here are some of the horses I saw - they are considered a National Treasure. They do NOT allow the importation of ANY horses, of any breed, under any circumstances. Period. And they are not kidding. If one of their horses leaves the island (say for competition in mainland Europe) they are never allowed to re-enter the country.

Sunset in the Land of Fire and Ice:

Sunrise in one of their National Parks:

I once heard the term, "unspeakable beauty," to me it's a fancy way to say, "there are no words." That is how Iceland seemed to me:

Black sand beaches with no end....

I can't tell you how badly I wish I had photographed the chickens we saw....I had no idea....​

 

[NotAFarm]

KellyG, Beautiful pictures of a beautiful place. Thanks for showing them to us.

Teach97, Welcome! Icelandics are a rare gem, glad you're on board! (pun intended!)

Jack and Diane are soooooo cute, Spring is definitely arriving in California, now if it would only get to Illinois!
-6 this morning with a high of +7 forecast

Cheryl and Mary,................still waiting on pics of the new hatchlings!!!

 

[chics in the sun]

Gorgeous pictures, Kelly. I went to Iceland a few years ago, and it has been one of my favorite trips. What an amazing place.
And hey, you're just over the bridge - come check out my chickens swap on April 2nd!

Too funny with the turkeys! That's a lot of them, too!

 

[Kelly G]

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I think we may be coming to your swap.......waiting on word from family if they're coming here that weekend - but we will likely be there!! We missed the one you had last year

Thanks for the compliments on the pictures....it's hard to take a bad photo there!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Gorgeous pictures. I especially like the waterfall one, with the person in it, you can really tell the size of it.

 

[kathyinmo]

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing them. Iceland must be just gorgeous.

Welcome to our friends from Oklahoma ..... Teach and Lynn! So happy to have more people interested in the preservation effort of these beautiful Viking chickens! You are gonna love them!