Icelandic Chickens

[Jake Levi]

Two beautiful pics Mary, thank you.

Is Raven an Isbar? But its not green. What is Raven?

 

[The Sheriff]

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No Jake, Raven is a mean Ameraucana, sent to me by Kathy!

 

[The Sheriff]

Well I kinda got some bad news for you Jake, unless you like crowing in your living room.

But the good new is:

Here's the other white one's leg:

And the little brown and orange one:

 

[ZoeZoo]

Great going! I love your story and your birds are absolutely beautiful. I've never heard of the Icelandic breed, but now I LOVE them. You're doing such a good thing. And what luck that the little stray found you! You go girl

 

[Jake Levi]

Wow Mary !!! Whats not to love!!

I am tickled that at least one is a cockeral!!

He can crow all that he wants to, I am an early riser! So will probably wake him when I turn the lights on!

All three are intriguing as to what their colors are going to be. Especially the dark one ! What a little beauty !!

And they are for sure featherlegged !! I just might give him 3-4 pullets out of this springs hatch.

I have their brooder set up, a big lab sized heavy wire cage. Its about 30" high, almost 40" long and 27" wide, it should hold 3 youngsters alright til warm weather gets here. They will have a lot of time to get very socialized, with me and the Purrkids.

For the record, if you get anymore I am for sure interested ! A dozen of them to raise this year would be just fine with me. It will be interesting to see how the white ones color up. So far all my white chicks have become splash or light wheaten, two with shadings of blue, like Lukkas'. I would love a 'Snow.'

20 here this morn. Got some blue sky but snow forcast for later.

I have heard of Kathy shipping mean birds around, dont tell her.

Thanks Mary, you made my day !

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

 

[The Sheriff]

What is find so amazing is that these leg feathers are not just fluff, they are real feathers, especially on the first white one and the brown one. Maybe it's all the scrambled eggs they been eatin'!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Awwwww, thanks for the picture Mary. Lukka looks very happy with her babies.

And I see a crest coming in on the dark brown Icelandic of Jake's. What cuties!

 

[The Sheriff]

Thanks Kelly, they love their Mama too! I just don't think there's anything sweeter than a broody.

Well, to her babies of course, not to anyone else, as evidenced by the bruises on my hands.

 

[Totalcolour]

I know this is the Icelandic thread, but a lot of you have Am's too. So, I have a question.

In my Easter hatch, one of my Buff Orp/Ameraucana babies had feathered legs. Since I only had the one roo, where did the feathers come from? Is this a recessive trait?

I did get a nice Blue Copper Marans pullet a couple of months ago, with feathered legs, I was hoping she would produce feathered babies with my BLRW. Can I reasonably hope?

 

[Chickielady]

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Now that is the prettiest Icee I have ever seen!!!!!!!