Icelandic Chickens

[Happy Chooks]

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Send another Icelandic out to bring her back. I'm sure it'll work.

 

[The Sheriff]

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Oh no, sorry Laree! I hope was wasn't the one that was supposed to lay an egg today.

One of the Icelandic babies that I moved down to the barn a few days ago didn't get in the pop door on time and spent the night outside. When I first saw it this morning I thought it was a blackbird. It was probably in no danger because Jack and Diana were over there sleeping right next to the coop last night. I'll bet it gets in on time tonight!

 

[Jake Levi]

of Laree's

Laree do you pay mileage ???

I received a bummer email this morn,

I placed six Icelandics with a friend, a disabled vet who raises goats and loves the Icelandics, and she has been doing great with them,

she has come up with some health issues and has to move, so her Icelandics are available for rehoming, in Northern MI.
She lives in Wolverine which is right off I 75, north of Gaylord. She has four roos and two pullets, all this spring hatch, they are all beautiful, on feed and free ranging. I am sorry for her problems,

and hope the folks here in MI are interested in them, they are all from Marys stock , her early ones.

 

[The Sheriff]

I had my own problem with escapes.

 

[The Sheriff]

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Oh, I am sorry Jake. That is too bad. Chickens are good medicine, at least at my house. I hope she finds a suitable person. maybe you could run an ad on BYC auction for her for local pick-up.

 

[Farmerboy16]

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Maybe I can take them? I would take them if I know that they are disease free. I can quarantine them tho.

 

[Farmerboy16]

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Maybe I can take them? I would take them if I know that they are disease free. I can quarantine them tho.

I google mapped where Wolverine is from Sparta, and its 183 miles apart, 3 hour and 20 minutes drive.

Shoot.

 

[The Sheriff]

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Maybe I can take them? I would take them if I know that they are disease free. I can quarantine them tho.

I google mapped where Wolverine is from Sparta, and its 183 miles apart, 3 hour and 20 minutes drive.

Shoot.

That's not too far to drive for chickens! Especially Icelandics at point of lay!

 

[Chickielady]

Sad about the puppy, Mary.
That does look like a pure bred Landseer Newfoundland..my brother has a black & white one.
She is a big slow moving goofy slobbering dog.
They are famous for being kind hearted and loyal.
They do come in many colors, also.
They are also very expensive, and have a hard time with hot weather.
It irks me that someone would pay so much for a beautiful animal, yet do nothing to contain & protect the pup.
Does he not care about it getting lost, hit by a car or stolen????
That said, there is issues that dogs can do a great deal of damage to other people's property & livestock.
So why pay so much for a dog, yet nothing for a fence and no one keeping an eye out ?
If that had been any other breed of dog, it may well have killed alot of your birds.
You did the right thing by photos and cost invoices to replace your birds, not to mention your time (and sales that would be lost) while you order & raise more birds.

Some people just think they are stupid chickens and you can just go buy more...like at the chicken store?

Raining like all get-out here....ugh!!!!!!!
Winter begins..........

 

[Jake Levi]

Hi Farmer Boy

All of my chickens are clean, she has a clean farm there and I have never seen any sick animals or birds there, she feeds very well. And gives prompt vet care to anything that needs it, she was a vet tech in the Air Force in Vietnam.

I bought 2 Alpine/Saanen wethers from her and 2 registered high quality Alpine does so I am quite familiar with her husbandry, she is a long time farmer. She has an excellent vet who is well familiar with her farm, and gave good opinion of it when I got the health papers for the goats traveling.

Email me and I will give you her email . She is very concerned for all of her livestock, she has two bred LaMancha does(to a LaMancha) that she also needs to sell, she has excellent dairy goats. She has had excellent dairy goat strock for many years.

I am very careful who gets my animals, and would never place them with anyone who isnt very responsible. I've had many opportunities to sell my Icelandics but have instead homed them with very responsible people.

These are pullets ready to lay, or laying, and well grown out roos, the gas to Wolverine would be cheaper then buying started Icelandics, if you could find them. Mary's price of $99 a pair is very realistic.

This has come up quickly else she would be fighting on . And she contacted me as soon as this came up to place them with an Icelandic enthusiast rather then selling them.

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