Icelandic Chickens

[NotAFarm]

Soooo Cool! YAY, you got it!

Us old dogs CAN still learn new tricks, can't we ! ! !

You know what they say, "We aren't getting older, we're getting better!"
Did you see my new title? Still "Seeking the Silver Linings" but right now........Learning!
Good Night.................

 

[kathyinmo]

I wish I would start getting email notifications. Well, I do get them..... but it is hours or a day later!

Old Hen learning New Tricks! For sure!

I have to work tomorrow. Gotta get to bed. G'night!

 

[Jake Levi]

Test, the 4th day trying tro get a post through,

 

[NotAFarm]

Looks like you passed the test Jake!

 

[Jake Levi]

I'll tell you it has been a challenge, when I posted that earlier there was only a partial tool bar. My puter is mega memory on everything.

RE: The feathered ones, I see some abnormal feathers on all three, the big white cockeral has several frayed in the tail and many hair like white feathers in his cape, the other feathering looks 'hard', he has a single comb, no other colors showing yet at roughly two months,

the mid one, the dark has a very large crest and most all of the other feathers look 'enhanced'. Very enhanced leg and foot feathering but the rest of the body feathers look 'fluffy' and wind blown,

these two are also the most dominant, frequent threat displays, no actual fighting,
the smaller white cockeral has large crest, a few frayed feathers in the tail, all the feathers are looser, many small ones, almost hair like, but the back feathers are hard.

All three are a puzzlement. If, I go to Alaska, which looks quite likely I will rehome the bigger one with the SC, where I would be going to is -20 today, and has warmed up, the SC would be dubbed by frostbite , and I wouldnt want more SCs if I can avoid them. I will grow out the other two and see where we wind up. All three have an interesting walk, its an exaggerated strut with a careful lifting up and then putting it down, I am wondering if the foot feathers has caused them to do this to avoid stepping on them. I have never seen this in a chicken before.

Life is good, and better with Icelandic Chickens !

 

[The Sheriff]

Interesting Jake. I wonder if life in the brooder makes them walk like that? I had not seen anything abnormal on the two biggest ones by the time I sent them. I hope they work out for you at some point though. I will be going on a forced Icelandic egg hiatus here soon. When I return Lukka to the Icelandics I will have to wait 30 days before collecting eggs again since she has been exposed to a rooster who is not an Icelandic. By the time I can collect again the juvenile roos should be up to speed and fertility should be in great shape.

 

[NotAFarm]

Mary, Maybe not.........she'll probably go broody within a week

and then you can start collecting eggs again!!

 

[RingedTeal]

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Lukka she is so purty.

 

[The Sheriff]

Mary, Maybe not.........she'll probably go broody within a week

and then you can start collecting eggs again!!

hadn't thought about that!

 

[Jake Levi]

Mary they have a flat surface to walk on with papers, and a perch for whenever. They get around quite well, its just noticeable is all.

We shall see.