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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.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
new addition built for the Icelandics!!!
We have to build an addition to the existing coop
to keep the Icelandics separate for breeding purposes...
to keep the Icelandics separate for breeding purposes...
my daughter Helen painted the sign...
we called the addition to the coop "The Westfjords" because it
is on the west side of the existing coop, My Great Grandparents
emigrated from Ísafjörður, in the Westfjords, Iceland to Canada in 1893
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
5 baby Icelandic Chickens!!
all five of them are in the brooder now...
eating, drinking and playing!!!
click this link to view my MyPhotoAlbum :: iceland2010's MyPhotoAlbum Gallery :: growing quickly!
eating, drinking and playing!!!
click this link to view my MyPhotoAlbum :: iceland2010's MyPhotoAlbum Gallery :: growing quickly!Friday, July 9, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
today is day 20
One egg has "pipped"! and 4 hours later it has HATCHED!!!
gorgeous little Viking chicken! if it's a boy, his name will be "Erik",
and if it's a girl, she will be called "Erika"!
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