Icelandic Chickens

[The Sheriff]

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I was so hoping they would make it Shawn. So sorry.

 

[Happy Chooks]

How awful Shawn, I'm so sorry.

 

[jonandlaura]

congratulations!!!!
they certainly are beautiful birds!
i day dream of having an iceland themed farm. i'd love an icelandic sheep and icelandic chickens would just be icing on the cake! we live in gimli manitoba and that would be lots of fun to have an iceland farm in little iceland.
so happy for you! hope they they are good company for you and annie.
enjoy!

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

So sorry Shawn

Kathy, good luck breaking those broodies.

 

[Jake Levi]

Jon and Laura thats very doable to have an Icelandic flock, but either get the chicks or eggs before it gets cold, or well after its warm, I dont know what the regs are on sending eggs and chicks across the border, do you?

If you get some you will love them. I know that there are Icelandic sheep up your way because I have seen ads there for them.

Good luck, and welcome to the forum

 

[jonandlaura]

thanks for the encouragement jake! we will certainly be looking for sheep when we are ready for that. i'm not sure about regulations and such for chicks from iceland but it certainly is something to look into in the future.
thanks for the welcome. we have been doing some research online about our chickens and every time we look we end up getting the best answers from this site and figure we could get even better help if we signed up. plus its a great place to share pictures and for our pride of our flock.

 

[tazcat70]

Thanks Jake!

Sorry to hear that Shawn.

Welcome jonandlaura

 

[centrarchid]

Shawn, I have had a similar situation multiple times and figured out a couple problems. First when restoring body body heat, be careful with hair dryer, that air is very hot and damaging especially as fuzz / feathers dry. Our skin is much tougher than chicks. I have learned getting core temperature up can be done faster with warm water under sink. Make flowing water at or just below targeted temperature. Takes a couple of minutes of exposure to recover core temperature. Obviously be carefull not to drown. Once core temperature / mobility / mental state restored, place chicks into dry brooder where they can controll exposure to heat source. Mobility key to rapid return to normal activity as they can regulate core temperature impart by moving in respect to heat source and preen. With larger chicks. the incubator can be a killer since they can not thermal regulate down. If they are alive, their metabolism heats in addition to ambient conditions of incubator. If incubator to be used, then remove as soon as heat heat stress evident (panting). I think damage with heat stress hits brain first.

 

[NotAFarm]

Mary, Here are pics as promised!! With an added surprise.................first, the Big Boy whom Isi would never be able to deny!

And the surprise...........Big Boy with Lil Sis!! I didn't think she'd make it so I didn't say anything about her.....but she proved me wrong.
He is a golden yellow and she is a bluish yellow, both gorgeous!

She's a toughie. Look at the tiny feathers coming in!

*No, I don't know their gender for sure..........just saying.......!

 

[kathyinmo]

YAY! She made it! That is great news! Your pictures are lovely, and the chicks are beautiful!