I candled the eggs today...
Tom made a home-made candling device out of a galvanized flower pot.
He drilled a hole in the bottom, and I glued some felt on it...
Obviously this isn't an egg... the eggs looked good, at least the majority do, there are a couple of "suspect" eggs...
Viking chickens are a breed of chicken from Iceland. These chickens were brought to Iceland by the Vikings in the 9th century AD and were found on most farms for centuries. Indeed, one of their Icelandic names -- Íslenska landnámshænan -- means "Icelandic hen of the settlers." With the advent of the commercial type chickens, by the 1950s the Icelandic breed was nearly extinct. All the birds now existing (less than 3,000) are descended from a very small group of fowl saved in the 1970s.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Saturday - day 8
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Nervous Wreck!
watching the eggs constantly! worried about temperature fluctuations! o_O
set the incubator on Sophie's crate that is in my office (Sophie's bedroom)
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a view inside the incubator!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Eggs Are Fine!
All 20 of the eggs are fine!They are now in the incubator at 100°F and humidity at around 40-50%
Thursday, June 17, 2010
leaving Iceland! National Day - June 17th
Jóhanna Harðardóttir, who I bought the eggs from...the rune signifies "Protection" for the trip to Canada!
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Viking festival 2010 - Hafnarfjördur, Iceland
Viking festival 2010 at the Fjörukráin-Hótel Víking in Hafnarfjördur, Iceland. They decided to sell "Íslenka landnámshænanegg" - free range eggs from Viking hens!!!
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