Description: Experience the excitement of hatching your own Viking chickens with these Icelandic chicken hatching eggs. These eggs are sourced from a reputable breeder in the United States and come with a bonus of extra eggs to increase your chances of a successful hatch. These hatching eggs are perfect for those looking to raise a unique and hardy breed of chicken, known for their cold-hardiness and exceptional foraging skills. Icelandic chickens are the ultimate all around free-range chicken. Icelandics have much to offer for a more self-sufficient homestead, farm or backyard flock. While not generally suitable for confinement, if given range to roam—whether on pasture or in woods—they are highly skilled at both foraging much of their own feed and evading predators. They are not typically friendly and cuddly bird, however with a lot of interaction starting from chick size they can be very friendly and chatty! In regards to foraging they love piles of decomposing vegetation and other organic refuse, with a payoff of free natural feeds for the flock and compost for the garden. (In their native land they are also called Haughænsni or “pile chickens” because of their preference for such debris heaps). During their foraging they eat lots of bugs – and love to eat ticks! Great for off-grid living as well. They can fly well and are good escape artists. We tend to find we can have several roosters co-habitate with each other which is not generally usual in other breeds. These chickens are hardy and weather tolerant – they can handle all temperatures and situations. They are one of the only breeds to generally lay consistently in the winter. Eggs are white to cream color, medium size. Generally a leaner chicken, which helps them be more stealth like! These are really tough/strong birds. Many people do process the cocks for meat and do it very successfully. Icelandics are still relatively unknown in the United States, but we think they are getting a lot more attention for all of their beneficial uses You don’t want to miss getting a hold of these multi-purpose chickens. They are considered “threatened” by the Livestock Conservancy, a rare and unique breed of chicken. Please make sure to allow your eggs to rest for 24 hours after receiving them, to allow the air cell to recover. I only ship by USPS Priority Mail Express in the US including Alaska and Hawaii and you should receive your eggs in 1-2 business days. PLEASE LEAVE your phone number so your local post office can contact you to pick up your eggs. Shipping is Mon.- Fri using Priority Mail. Don't forget to leave a number in the notes to pick up at the post office.
Price: 50 USD
Location: Woodbury, Vermont
End Time: 2024-10-02T23:08:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Poultry Type: Icelandic
Type: Hatching Egg
Brand: Icelandic
Model: Hatching Eggs
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
