Icelandic Chickens

[Mahonri]

Oh gosh the pictures are cracking me up!

I re-homed two of my goats day before yesterday so I decided to clean the goat shelter yesterday. I found forty (40) rotten eggs hidden in straw, buried in the alfalfa dust at the bottom of the goat feeder, and inside of cement blocks! I know understand how the guys feel who strip the landmine fields.

I was praying while making my way to the trash.

And all last summer The Sheriff was wondering.. "Hmm... why don't my Icelandics lay?"

 

[NotAFarm]

Shawn, Is that your first Icelandic egg? I like your nest boxes. I will need to add a couple to the former Bachelor Pad coop that will become the Dreki "love shack" on Feb. 12. He will be moving to a separate coop with certain pullets to make sure Mahonri gets Dreki eggs for the Easter Hatchalong. I have two milk crates in the barn that I think I'll use.

Mary, Those girls can find the most out-of-the-way places to lay....now you know where to look!!

How are the hatches going, everyone?

Lunch is over, back to work.............

Seinna, The Other Mary

 

[Mahonri]

Can't wait to put those Dreki eggs in the bator on March 17th.


9 chicks out. (first one died) Most from my coop. Post office did a number on the WMR eggs. 4 of the 8 survivors are Olive Eggers. I so hope they are all pullets.

2 pips currently. 11 without pips or movement.

 

[The Sheriff]

All of mine hatched. Fourteen Icelandics (one probably won't survive) and 2 mutts that I set from the hook-up of my Cream Legbar roo and my frizzled cochin Phyllis! Here's the happy couple:

Here are all the babies. The buyer is getting a good selection.

 

[kathyinmo]

Nice variety there, Mary!

Mahonri, what is WMR ?

Congratulations on the new chicks! My hatch is just starting. I have 1 Delaware and 2 New Hampshires out, and I see lots of pips. I am worried the humidity is too low.

 

[Mahonri]

Here they are...



Other wheaten Am is not hiding in this one.

The one on the UL of the pic is the other OE...3/4 Am 1/4 Wheaten Marans... notice the feathers on it's feet?





And some of my New Years Day chicks enjoying some fresh cut broccoli from my garden.

 

[The Sheriff]

I had the oddest thing happen. One of my Icelandics hatched with a ruptured yolk sac! The poor thing had dried yolk on it's head and the rest of it is covered in wet yolk. I don't think it will make it but it is sure trying. What a mess. There was only the tiniest bit of blood, all the rest was yolk.

 

[thebirdguy]

Other Mary.. No I think this was number 6 and number 3 from this pullet.. I have liked the milk crate nest boxes so far. I saw someone on BYC had made some and then I had the opportunity to get a half dozen milk crates for free so it was a no brainer. This one in the Icelandic pen is a long rectangle, so I divided it into two. Probably wouldn't work for the bigger hens but the size seems good for the Icelandics..

Shawn, Is that your first Icelandic egg? I like your nest boxes. I will need to add a couple to the former Bachelor Pad coop that will become the Dreki "love shack" on Feb. 12. He will be moving to a separate coop with certain pullets to make sure Mahonri gets Dreki eggs for the Easter Hatchalong. I have two milk crates in the barn that I think I'll use.

Mary, Those girls can find the most out-of-the-way places to lay....now you know where to look!!

How are the hatches going, everyone?

Lunch is over, back to work.............

Seinna, The Other Mary

 

[Mahonri]

Kathy,

WMR= White Mountain Ranch here on BYC... Lives near San Dieggo and raises W/BW Ameraucanas.

She has the son of Geoffrey as one of her Blue Wheaten Roos and he is a REAL gorgeous bird... SQ imo.

So for the Easter Hatch I'll have eggs from NotaFarm -The Other Mary, More from WMR and some from Peachick.

 

[drumstick diva]

Mahonri "some from Peachick" does that mean pea as in peacock?