Icelandic Chickens

[kathyinmo]

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Mary,
I have 5 roosters in my pen of 24. I have yet to see any problems with them. They are all so beautiful and unique, I just can't part with them. So far they are all good to the girls, too. I hope it stays that way.

 

[The Sheriff]

Thanks Kathy! Check my blog later for the post about the bumblefoot surgery. It was quite the ordeal! I didn't get it finished last night so I am working on it this morning.

 

[kathyinmo]

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I need to get a picture of Kola's feet to show you, too. I am working 4 out of 5 night shifts (tonight is the last), and when I get time I will do that. I will go look at your blog!


I can't find it. I looked yesterday and couldn't find it either.

Maybe because you are still working on it.

 

[The Sheriff]

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I need to get a picture of Kola's feet to show you, too. I am working 4 out of 5 night shifts (tonight is the last), and when I get time I will do that. I will go look at your blog!


I can't find it. I looked yesterday and couldn't find it either.

Maybe because you are still working on it.

I had to finish it up. I fell asleep at my desk last night! It will be live soon.

 

[Jake Levi]

Rachel,

in our genetics lab at Ohio State it was/is 3 replications of EACH trial, so you need 3 of each question that you are wanting to resolve. I loved those labs, I was a grad student then and monitored them, it was easy money and fun. I really will be interested in what you find out. I agree with Robin that whatever it is should have affected all in the brooder. Its a puzzlement.

Something affecting the eggs before incubation? The diet of the hens?? A shortage or imbalance in their diets ? That is what I am wondering. Logically once hatched all conditions should have been equal for all chicks, so I am wondering about the formation of the eggs themselves inside the hens. If nutrients could have been shorted or imbalanced?

Mary thanks so much for the information on Sigrid, we need to nail all of these down,

you know, somebody very organized and thorough needs to go all through this thread and extract all of these gems into a paper/booklet. Its a treasure trove of information. Like your blog on the bumblefoot, its excellent.

I see a lot of colors on the post that I donot have yet ! Gotta be ! Seriously we just donot know what other traits could be traveling with a particular color gene. Like splash and single combs?? So the more colors included in our flocks the better chance of capturing the most genes. At least until we know a lot more about the genetics of them. I wouldnt want to see anything lost because it was linked to another trait such as a color.

In mammals it is very common for defective genes to be associated with colors, or for a particular color to be free of defects. White for instance in a number of dog breeds is associated witrh deafness. Wheras sable in the German Shepherd in Germany has been credited witrh high libido and working ability. Is there a connection in Icelandics between colors and genetic traits??

Has Sigrid ever actually summarized or mentioned the significant traits of the Icee?? The ranging ability has to be a compendium of a number of traits.

The earlier hatching is a survival trait for a breed that broods and produces hatches in a season of uncertain weather. A REAL survival trait ! Get hatched and get it going !!

The more that I learn about them the more fascinating that they are. They really are unique!

Life is good, and better with Icelandic Chickens and Packgoats !

 

[Happy Chooks]

Jake - you've mentioned them a few times now. What the heck is an Iowa Blue chicken?

 

[tazcat70]

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Still nuthin from one pullet at 32 weeks. I've totally given up on her. My main hen is molting big time. One pullet quit laying for some odd reason and the other pullet is still cranking them out! And another little pullet in the grow out area. Gonna have LOTS of eggs available next year!

Mary's hatching my barnevelder eggs. (or rather Lukka is) One has been laying a little over a week and the other just started a couple days ago.

Kelly it happened! I went out and found a beautiful brown egg in the nest box!!!!

She is EXACTLY 28 weeks today!!!! Oh, how I have missed them.

Hopefully your girl will take pity on you soon.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Congrats! Gorgeous egg!!!!!

 

[LarryPQ]

So I am primed for a white Icelandic egg. Any day now....any day, Ladies....


I have been getting a bunch of pink eggs, with a little blood, so I think the SS have finally started laying. Methinks the Icelandics can't be too far behind?

 

[The Sheriff]

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Yeah, but you're gonna' have to find it!