Icelandic Chickens

[The Sheriff]

How about my babies Kelly? Just kidding. I know the white is a boy but I think the other one is a pullet.



I actually see a little of the feather issue in the white cockerel so he is outta here. Would be anyway. I don't need roos. He will go to farmer Fred when he gets a little bigger.

I think the feathering issue, at least in my flock, is mostly in white birds. I only have two white hens left and I think I am going to send them to Fred too. I know they don't breed true all the time but it seems like maybe I can tackle the issue from the hen side at this point. I was going to re-home one of the white hens anyway because she goes over the fence every day.

 

[The Sheriff]

Love all the pretty pics!

 

[kathyinmo]

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[Happy Chooks]

Aww, Kelly, why'd you have to go and burst my bubble!!

Yeah, I thought it was a he but was soooo hoping for a she!! Here's a couple of more pics......maybe you'll change your mind.....?! Either way......IT"S GORGEOUS!!

Sorry, I didn't mean to burst your bubble.

I'd give it a few more weeks to be sure. Right now, the coloring looks female - but the comb, short tail and legs look male. If the coloring stays the same and the comb doesn't get bigger/redder, then it might be a girl. (I'm still leaning towards male though)

 

[Happy Chooks]

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It's ALWAYS his turn. Didn't he promise Mary pictures?

He can't say he doesn't know how, as he's done it before.

 

[Happy Chooks]

How about my babies Kelly? Just kidding. I know the white is a boy but I think the other one is a pullet.

Yep, white is male - other is female.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I've rigged my brooder area in my large coop so the babies (mostly Icelandics) can start integrating with the adults, but they have their area the adults can't get into. They have been in sight of each other for 10 days now.

They were all out and enjoying preening on the roosts, so after I got my youngest son from school, I went tromping up there with my camera..........only to find..............a bunch of hens wanting to lay their eggs......................so all the babies were in their brooder area.

A couple came out, so I managed to get these pics. (with a flash, it's overcast and dreary outside)

This is my stolen baby from Mary. (well the stolen pullet) I was hoping to get a picture of my David Bowie look alike with his crest, but he was in hiding.


And this one I think is a male, but Mary disagrees. If he is a boy, he won't be staying. He has some leg feathering, but not super heavy.

 

[Jake Levi]

Hiya

It IS the Icelandic thread ! Yay !!!

Bara and that White pullet can come north any day that Mama says so ! Beautiful !!

I dont have any white pullets, but do have the featherlegged white rooster who is looking great, except for his Single Comb, but love his quiet nature, and his feathering is tight, I am looking forward to his chicks, he will be with four SC hens. Small Bjorn the BBRwing featherlegged also is of a nice temperament, he also comes to handfeeding , along with the hens that taught him, he will also get four RC hens this year, hoping for a hatcher full of featherlegged chicks, it will be interesting to see what percentage the featherlegs get from clean leg hens.

photos, yes, need to, soon as get some new pens built, hoping to get this place here, if so will be building pens, if not then will be building large Nella Broodeers. I will be getting some Marans this spring, a handful, all I have seen of them on this site they look really interesting and certainly photogenic, but my Icelandic hens are such great layers and nice tame gals that they have a forever home with me, God willing. Who can resist their coloring and diversity !

Life is good and better with Icelandic Chickens !

 

[NotAFarm]

I just candled the 88 Icelandic eggs I set a few days ago. Fertility was 97.5% but unfortunately I think the vast majority of them are quitters due to the 106 degree spike in the Hovabator. I threw out the clears and I am keeping any that show signs of development until I get my cabinet incubator on Tuesday. I'll candle again and throw out the quitters. But hey, let's give my roosters a high five!

Way to go boys!!

That you still have a bunch left despite the temp spike!!

Your brown pullet looks like my Kleo(patra) did as a youngster. Very pretty!!

 

[NotAFarm]

And this one I think is a male, but Mary disagrees. If he is a boy, he won't be staying. He has some leg feathering, but not super heavy.

That's a very female looking crest, Kelly........how old is it? I would think the wattles would be showing more than they are with the comb that pink if it was a cockerel...
but I'm not saying you're wrong.......don't want Scovie Lover to smack me!