Icelandic Chickens

[Happy Chooks]

Ugh Mahonri.........I couldn't live there. We got to 115 briefly last year, but thankfully it lasted less than a week.

Jake.......photobucket.com is another place you can upload photos. It's pretty simple instructions, then just copy the img code and copy into a post here. Good luck getting everything ready for the big move.

 

[LarryPQ]

Yesterday was bad. Really bad. No apparent losses though!

I had the chickens free range all afternoon, and kept the chicken ice blocks coming. I have been using chafing dishes and chafing soup buckets to make the blocks.

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...I put one in the brooder for the momma and her 10 chicks. The babies sit on top. I keep expecting to see a baby chick stuck to the top, flapping, trying to lift off.

 

[NotAFarm]

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If you do.......take a pic!!

 

[AK Michelle]

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I have a whole thread with all the gory details but since you asked, here it is in all it's glory

We are in the process of installing the pop doors and then we will paint the inside (hopefully this weekend) and H2B is picking up the lumber for the interior walls tonight. We will start building those once we get the interior painting done.

 

[NotAFarm]

It's wonderful Michelle!! That H2B is one great guy........hang on to him tight!!

 

[kathyinmo]

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I have a whole thread with all the gory details but since you asked, here it is in all it's glory

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We are in the process of installing the pop doors and then we will paint the inside (hopefully this weekend) and H2B is picking up the lumber for the interior walls tonight. We will start building those once we get the interior painting done.

WOW! That is BEAUTIFUL!

 

[AK Michelle]

Thanks, and yes, he is pretty wonderful. And he loves Icelandics

I have to get my runs designed too. I will have to get them put in before the ground freezes and I need to cover them somehow so I can be sure the Icelandic girls are not getting in with the layer flock roo next year when I want pure eggs.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Holy cow Michelle! It's HUGE and beautiful!

My coop is feeling mighty small right now.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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If you do.......take a pic!!

For sure!

 

[crystaldegallina]

Hi All,

Just wanted to pop in and introduce myself, I think I have been lurking long enough. I hail from SE Ohio and just recently got my hands on some Icelandics! I had been quietly obsessing over Icelandics for a couple months, I think after I found this thread and had decided to try to start a flock next spring. Well, while I was looking for some laying pullets for my current laying flock, I just by chance met someone locally who happened to also have Icelandics, how bout that! I wasn't even looking! She also seem pretty surprised that I was familiar with the breed. Any how, I have 10 now, it seems what I thought were pullets are turning into cockerals, lol so its about a an even split. The majority are "speckley", and a couple are tan. I love them! I could just watch them all day long, if I didn't have a 2 year old daughter to run after!

My plans are to purchase more eggs(The Warden?) next spring, to add some blood. These are Lyle Behl originated birds. If anyone has a source for live day olds, I would love to have that info. We live off grid and live chicks are the easiest route for me.

Nice to meet you all!
~Crystal