The Icelandic chicks are about three months old now. Because Icelandic’s are a landrace fowl, there is no standard color, pattern, or comb. You just never know what you’ll get. I have nine beautiful chicks, unfortunately five are boys. I will have to cut that number down to one or two at the most. I just don’t know how I can possibly choose who will stay and who will be re-homed. I have five more Icelandic eggs incubating so I am hoping for more girls from this hatch.
I went out to take photos the other day. They spooked after a while and ran down the run and into the coop. I fooled them by reaching my camera in through the pop door and clicking randomly. I got some pretty nice pictures! Right now I am partial to the little blue cockerel but that can change. I will keep them until the crowing gets bad. By that time I’ll know which ones are the prettiest and which ones treat the girls well. That has a lot of bearing on who stays. I have had beautiful roosters who were brutal on the hens and they had to go. behave yourselves boys, at least until Farmer Fred comes and goes. Theres a little video at the end of the post. Which ones would you keep? If you aren’t a chicken person, the ones with the prominent red combs are the boys.
Mary says
Hi Arnljot! That is an erosion wattle. It is a long mesh bag filled with straw used to keep water from washing soil away. We are on a slant and it helps keep the chicks from digging under the fence and getting where they aren’t supposed to be. Thanks for visiting and commenting!
Arnljot says
hey, nice blog. Im a icelandic chicken enthusiast from Norway. Just wondering: whats the enormous snakelike contraption that runs along your fence? Some sort of security? Looks like a giant Boa constrictor 😀 or maybe its the Fenrisormen ( from Norwegian myhology )