Icelandic Chickens

[catdaddyfro]

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On the Pyle? Look at the bird in ques. see where the brown/red feathers go from wingbow across his back to the other side wingbow this is in the poultry world as the "pyle zone"

Jeff

For Mrs. Kathy

 

[kathyinmo]

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[even though I don't know either

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On the Pyle? Look at the bird in ques. see where the brown/red feathers go from wingbow across his back to the other side wingbow this is in the poultry world as the "pyle zone"

Jeff

For Mrs. Kathy

Well that's good to know, Jeff! I don't know what duckwing is either!

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[catdaddyfro]

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On the Pyle? Look at the bird in ques. see where the brown/red feathers go from wingbow across his back to the other side wingbow this is in the poultry world as the "pyle zone"

Jeff

For Mrs. Kathy

Well that's good to know, Jeff! I don't know what duckwing is either!

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Here's some info that may help on explaining duckwing, Henk had a reply on it recently it was a good description too I can't seem to locate it in his post though he may have edited it. plus its late and I'm not so bright right now too.
I think I read where it used to mean the color of the wing bar/bow like on a duck(the blue or teal color on the wing) but has since been changed to this: Duckwing refers to the color of the secondary flight feathers when the wings are folded up they make up the wing triangle.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5884722#p5884722

Examples of some duckwing colors are:

Brown Leghorn is red-duckwing aka. Black-breasted red

Silver Phoenix is silver-duckwing

Golden Duckwing is half red and half silver = golden duckwing

Crow-wing could sorta like be called = black-duckwing, I reckon

Im tired or I would do a better job of describing it you might check into the difference of duck-wing and crow-wing maybe that'll get you on track better.
Hope I didn't confuzzle anyone.
I shall retire for the night now.

Jeff

 

[Henk69]

I am not going to read the 788 pages of this topic.

You guys are cluttering internet.
So what can I explain about "Duckwing"?

 

[The Sheriff]

If you have about four spare minutes, I videotaped my morning with the animals. Michael was actually up early because the farrier was coming. He usually misses the morning antics by sleeping in. Morning is the best!

 

[Jake Levi]

Minnesota your cockerals tail may well grow back in for the next years moult, I have had then but it takes a very long time, the same on the wing feathers, some come back fast and others take the seasons moult. He is a good looking guy worth waiting for.

Tammy OUCH!!!! Been there done it.

Yesterday was a great day for the O'Levi Icelandics !!

I spent a LOT of time in and around the shop so I tied open the run gate and let them out to explore, and that they did, at first tentatively and then with enthusiasm as they found that there were grasshoppers galore for one and all, and great goodies in the weeds and tall grass. They were working pretty hard at it all, but would still come running when I said 'Hey Guys' which means that I have treats for them ! Thankfully each time I did.

At 830 I went out to herd them in but each and everyone was in the chicken house. Cant ask for much better then that !!

Life is very good, and better with Icelandic Chickens and Pack Goats !!

 

[Jake Levi]

Mary thanks so much for that HeHaw video !! Your critters all look in wonderful condition, and Jack is an absolutely gorgous donkey !! I'd be wanting to take him out on weekend camping trips. Love the emu antics ! Such big bodys, such little brains but they are characters for sure.


You can do a career change anytime that you want with your video talents !

Thinking about the past several pages I think that we do need to use our Icelandics color patterns more then we have, most of us are focused on the conservation aspect more then the pattern names, I think some of the Game fanciers are much more up to date on the color and feather patterns then those of us from monochromatic breeds. I havent really even mentioned them so as not to encourage any showing of them, exhibitions yes, showing I dont think is in the best interests of the breed.

Ref to Isi, I believe I have 2-3 of his kids and possibly grand kids, pics will come, I promise.

I do have one son for sure and he is a proud and beautiful lookalike of his father. He and Blau often are hanging out together, with the Contessa nearby, if Isison looks too close at her Blau ruffles and does a threat display and Isison backs off in a hurry, Blau IS the master of the yard !

Life is good, and better with Icelandic Chickens and Pack Goats !

 

[NotAFarm]

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First, thank you Henk for your help!

Are the feathers on a "duckwing" a solid color? Both of my roosters have bi-colored flight feathers, you can see this in the top photo but the lower one the wing triangle appears red but the top half of the feathers is blue/gray. Which gene/combo causes the bi-colored flight feathers? I know my Silver Laced Wyandottes also have this trait.

Could you recommend a book, in English, that would be a "beginner" level for the color patterns we see in our Icelandics? The actual gene compositions are also of interest, but maybe more than I want to tackle right now. Your calculator is wonderful but I don't know just how to enter some of my birds and whether it even work with them since they don't breed true.

Here are pictures of the roosters than have sired all my chicks for this year. What would their color patterns be called?

 

[LarryPQ]

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I am a little jealous of you, Mary.

My kids asked, "What is that? Can we have one? Why not?" Now they are mad at me.

 

[LarryPQ]

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We had lots of warning the dust storm was coming, but the birds were out free-ranging. So I waited until juuust before it hit, went out with chicken treats, and actually managed to get them all in the coop/run before dark. I moved the food under shelter, and was crongratulating myself when I got some dust in my eye andstepped backwards into a dust-bathing hole. I rolled my ankle and went down into the compost pile--which collapsed under my massive weight, and thusly slid me out onto a pile of fresh steaming turkey goo. I had words.

My husband was 10 feet away, and managed to miss it...too bad for him.