Rochester, IL
Icelandic
- Purpose
- eggs
- Egg color
- white to tinted
- Eggs / year
- ~180
- Hen weight
- ~3.5 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- No
- Temperament
- active, alert, independent
- Forages
- excellent
- Broodiness
- moderate
- NPIP stock code
- R1025
- Origin
- Iceland
Breed guide
Icelandic
Also known as: Islenska landnamshaenan, Icelandic Landrace, Viking Hen
A landrace brought to Iceland by Norse settlers around the 9th century and kept since with almost no outside blood. There is no standard appearance; combs, colors, and crests vary bird to bird. The hens forage hard and mother well.
Keeper's notes
They live outdoors through cold, wet weather and ask almost nothing of you, about as low-maintenance as a flock gets. Keep the bloodlines pure. Cross them and the landrace is gone.
Icelandic listings
None right now. Have some? Post a listing. It's free.
Where to find Icelandic
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (5)
Lowpoint, IL
Raymond, OH
Fredericktown, OH
Ashtabula, OH
Regional hatcheries that carry it (0)
None on file for that filter yet.
Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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