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Post by andyfromfbg on May 4, 2011 9:10:55 GMT -5
I am so glad you have joined us. I'm sorry about your loss, Its hard to have such wonderful Chickens and loose them, but it has happened to most of us at some point or another. Our Icelandics are vulnerable and need us, and we just can't always be there at the right time. We will do our best to get you eggs soon! Please feel free to share with group here your experiences including your loss if you wish, as well as your desire for eggs! This will be fun and we will all grow together in our Icelandic Chicken adventure! Andy
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Post by cindyv10 on May 5, 2011 7:30:27 GMT -5
Andy! Thank you so much for starting this! Andy's referring to a fox? raid that took 4 of my 6 icelandics. Being lighter birds, they tend to fly out of the enclosed chicken yard which is how they were vulnerable. My remaining two have clipped wings (I hated to do that), and are safe. I had several eggs incubating and got 4 and I have a few more new ones from my remaining hen. I'm in Northwestern CT on a couple of acres w/a hubby, 2 daughters, 2 dogs, 5 rats, and a bunch of chickens. I'm afraid I only have a small coop so don't have the facilities to do a proper genetics program (nor the know-how), but I do love having a part in helping to increase the numbers of these birds. I'll try to add notes as I think of them in the appropriate threads - I have some interesting observations from my first hatch...
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Post by Andy on May 5, 2011 22:05:36 GMT -5
Cindy, You have everything you need to do a great job with these birds because all we wish to do is preserve as many as possible and learn all that we can, we will never have a standard except NO OUTCROSSING to other breeds and the wealth of genetics already present and about 1200 years old will blossom and be shared by many! Thanks so muc! Andy from Fredericksburg
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