Icelandic Chickens

[The Sheriff]

Good grief, all the pretty Icelandic pica are making me want to hatch! Shame on all of you! Forty five-ish is plenty!

 

[kathyinmo]

Quote:
Its a rose comb

they ether have rose and single combs.

I have more than 2 kinds of combs here.

 

[The Sheriff]

Ditto Kathy. I have combs here that defy description.

 

[kathyinmo]

OK, I did it. I counted the Icelandics. Mary, I have more than you do.

61 is tooooooooo many here. HELP ! ! ! I am guessing between 40-50 are roosters.

 

[AK Michelle]

No more hatches today. I have 14 Icelandics and 1 turkey. As soon as I get my chores done I'm going to candle the stragglers and see if there's still hope...

 

[phasianidae]

Quote:
Its a rose comb

they ether have rose and single combs.

I have more than 2 kinds of combs here.

What other kinds of combs do they have besides rose, rose split to single, and single?

 

[kathyinmo]

Quote:
I have more than 2 kinds of combs here.

What other kinds of combs do they have besides rose, rose split to single, and single?

I call them "custom combs." I have no idea what some of them are. One in particular we were looking at today looks almost like a Buttercup comb, though is just starting to grow. I will try to get some comb pictures tomorrow, though Mary's pictures would likely be much better than mine! She has older birds with bigger combs. I just know there is a variety, for sure.

 

[AK Michelle]

Quote:
I have more than 2 kinds of combs here.

What other kinds of combs do they have besides rose, rose split to single, and single?

Judging by some of the pictures posted on this thread and in the article, they have all kinds, some defy description

 

[phasianidae]

Quote:
What other kinds of combs do they have besides rose, rose split to single, and single?

I call them "custom combs." I have no idea what some of them are. One in particular we were looking at today looks almost like a Buttercup comb, though is just starting to grow. I will try to get some comb pictures tomorrow, though Mary's pictures would likely be much better than mine! She has older birds with bigger combs. I just know there is a variety, for sure.

I would love to see some pics, true cushion combs are RR/PP or R/r+/P/p (both rose and pea comb genes).

 

[The Sheriff]

Quote:
Yeah, just look at this one!