Icelandic Chickens

[The Sheriff]

Oh, good point Kelly!

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Oh, and I've got your back if you need a 3rd!

 

[Mahonri]

The bators are stacked, the turners are on and working...

I have 62 Icelandics in two bators.... just waiting to turn on the heat Saturday!

36 from Mary
20 from kathyinmo (1 got cracked while shipping) BTW thanks for the other 15 GORGEOUS surprises!!!!!)
6 from The other Mary

So I should have some good diversity here... Love that roo T o Mary.

Yes, Andy... please give us specifics of your 100% hatch...

humidity for days 1-18
and for days 18-21

What bators did you use?

And for your viewing pleasure...

The 1588....

 

[phasianidae]

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You can stack eggs?

 

[The Sheriff]

Where the heck is Andy? I have been waiting for an update on the hatch! Penalty flag thrown!

 

[greatergraceoffbg]

Sorry Mary, I have been hovering over them like a Mama Rooster (ok ok I just had to say that!

) I know I'll never hear the end of my "roosters laying soon" comment so I better get a few laughs out of it, thats what I call a good investment!! We have 16 in the brooder, 6 zipping and two that I'm worried about, one of the two is trying so hard and has been all day, that I tried to break a little bit of shell away about 11:15 tonight, and it drew blood, he is not ready to hatch.... and the other was sort of upside down and I turned him sideways but he has a good zip going already. I'll be up off and on knowing me whether I like it or not! I'll give an update around 7:30 or 8 in the morning if I am conscious. Funny funny thing, the first black one and the one having a difficult time are the only clack ones, everyone else is pure white. This is the first ever hatch with zero chipmunks for me!

Goodnight to all!
Andy in Fredericksburg

 

[greatergraceoffbg]

Not clack ones. black ones.... better correct that one myself, that could get me only God knows what sort of comments! LOL

 

[greatergraceoffbg]

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[The Sheriff]

That's crazy, no chipmunks? Hmmm, but the whites can turn out just about any light color. Looking forward to an update in the a.m. We moved 9 two month olds down to the barn coop tonight while they were sleeping. They will wake up with the free rangers. The Icelandics are good about not beating up on newbies. The layer girls in the covered yard are brutal to them. They'll probably be happier down there once they learn their way around. I'll be mothering henning them for a few days to be sure. That just leaves 8 in the grow out stage then I am done with Icelandics for a while until I need to replace. That will give me 44 total and I have a broody on three more. Enough! Oh I forgot I have two extra roos in the rock dweller group that I need to re-home. I will probably end up with around forty when the dust settles.

Mary

 

[kathyinmo]

Well, I ended up with just one from Camelot Farms. The other 2 never did pip. They were dead in the shell. They were white, like I wanted, of course. The one that did hatch is chipmunk looking. I sure hope it has a crest!