Icelandic Chickens

[Miss Molly]

I don't know you guys...but reading your posts, truly makes me laugh...

Thank you so much for that...

 

[kathyinmo]

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[RedIII]

Hey, forgive me if this question is obvious to you veterans (I'm still new to a lot of chicken stuff) Can the gender on Icelandics be determined easily by their feathers when they're babies? I just assumed that all breeds could be feather sexed by figuring that females feather faster.............I know better now............been reading up on some genetics lately.

The reason I ask is this: I've got two Icee babies, and I think I have a male and a female. But now I'm wondering which is which. My "female" has always acted pretty spunky. She was chest bumping chicks three times her size when she was around a week old, I think it was. She's pecked at my hand several times when I reach into the brooder, and she carries herself differently than the other chick. The "male" is the quieter, more docile one that doesn't freak out so bad when I pick him up.

The female has more feathers coming in than the male. Is it possible I have them backwards?

I hope I made at least some sense with this question, sorry!

 

[kathyinmo]

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[debs_flock]

Kathy,

I think you need one of these.

How could you pass up a face like this?

Deb

 

[kathyinmo]

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[Jake Levi]

Kathy and Mary you have some absolutely beautiful youngsters there ! Real beauties !

I have 4.5 weeks to go before the move north, waiting on word back now from the swab tests for Daron, but, its cutting it awfully close. July 6 is coming and I dont have a sure home for my flock, small though it is.

Thats a real cloud so would really appreciate some prayers for them.

Life is good, and better with Icelandic Chickens !

 

[NotAFarm]

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[NotAFarm]

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[TheNuttyChick]

Thanks Jake!
I'll have your trip and a new home for your flock in my prayers.
No feather sexing here either. In general, but your results may vary, I find my more aggressive(this is not meaness, just willingness to come right to food offered in hand or dash in and eat a treat from under a hens beak), friendly ones are males. They get bigger faster and are more fearless than the females. You will see their combs and wattles getting pink around 6-8 weeks. The pullets are more cautious and seem to hang back. There will be exceptions to this observation.....usually obvious around the 8-10 week mark.
Congrats on your new Icelandics!!

Thank you for the info. I've been looking and asking but have not really got an answer to my questions here as far as being able to sex Icelandics, besides waiting to see. This is a silly question, but it seems that more males hatch than females. I just got into the Icelandics and everyone has lots of roos. I myself have 3 out of 4 14wk roos, 2 out of 3 8wk roos, 7 eggs under a broody and 14 eggs in an incubator. I hope they are mostly girls. Thanks again.​