Known as a landrace fowl, Icelandic chickens have been bred and developed for centuries on the Nordic island. Due to the geographic isolation and relatively small area of land, breeders were ...

Norse settlers brought their home flocks to Iceland in the ninth century. For more than a thousand years, the only chickens in the country were of this robust landrace. The Icelandic chicken is a ...

Icelandic chickens are a hardy, self-reliant breed with flavorful meat and good egg-laying ability, even in winter! This ancient breed is great at foraging the majority of their own food ...

Iceland committed to source whole eggs exclusively from hens raised outside of cages by the end of 2025. However, 71% of their eggs came from caged hens in 2023-24, 6% more than the previous year ...