Icelandic Chickens

[NotAFarm]

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Yep, some of mine are related to yours! My roosters are from The Sheriff's original flock from Sigrid and Jake got some of yours from her!

 

[Farmerboy16]

One of the white roo has feather stubs on his shanks, and I am wondering does any of your Icelandics have feathering on their legs?

BTW, it was 42 degrees today, and going to be warmer tomorrow.

But its suppose to rain.

 

[LarryPQ]

My silly Icelandics were out sleeping in the rain.

I did a very dangerous manuever (wore the DH's shoes in the super-saturated slosh) to rescue them. Then I locked the dumb things in the coop---along with my two stupid frizzles who sleep in the open on the ground.

Wet, smelly chickens. Num.

 

[NotAFarm]

Daron, I've had a few with some stubs/feathers but nothing like The Sheriff's that she is sending Jake. The youngsters I have with stubs/feathers are all from my previous rooster, Ari. Audun, my main rooster now, doesn't have any sign of anything on his legs and none of his chicks have anything noticable.
It's not a trait that I am breeding for or against. If it happens, it happens.

This is a pic of Kella's legs. You can see she has some stubs/feathering.

This is a pic of a cockerel that had the most feathering of anything I've hatched here.

 

[NotAFarm]

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Laree, You sure know how to have fun!!!

 

[Farmerboy16]

Thanks for the pictures.

I am planning to keep that stubbing roo, for I want a mix of looks as much as possible and genes too.

 

[drumstick diva]

HELP the Giant Legs are coming - run for your lives !!!

 

[Farmerboy16]

 

[Jake Levi]

So Diva, you are getting some Turkeys or Giant Games or Shamoos???

In 45 mins I will be calling the Post office to see if the Fab Feathered 3 are in yet.

Its 15 here this morn, I hope the truck is heated up from Spokane.

I am thinking , right now, that the leg feathering is a recessive, I will have to see how it breeds on, I will be using both of the roos I am thinking, we shall see a lot more in a year. If, its a greatly increased feathering then it is a dominant, or if just partial then an incomplete dominant, if only showing on a few and a lot with the feathered pullet then its an autosomal recessive, right now, I really dont have a clue.

Need to find out the old fashioned way, work for it.

Mary I did hatch out 3 from the eggs that I got from you, and Daron has them now.

Life is good, and better with Icelandic Chickens !

 

[Happy Chooks]

Beautiful pictures Other Mary! Kella is just stunning. Bara is beautiful as well, but I always picture her laying down in mud from her coloring.

Laree, If I lived in Arizona, I'd probably want to be out in the rain too. Too bad your DH didn't snap a picture of you tromping out in the sludge.

No plans for me today - taking it easy. Kids shared the stomach flu with me.