Articles by Hurley

Iowa Blue Chickens ...but they aren't blue! The Iowa Blue is a uniquely patterned bird with females showing white heads, a broken penciled chest with the pattern becoming more fragmented and laced towards the tail. Males have a white head with snowy white and draping hackles and saddles...

Current Status: Complete, In Final Revisions with IBCC Standards Committee Iowa Blue Standard The Iowa Blue was developed in the early 1900's near Decorah, Iowa. Little is known about its origins, but a folk legend tells the story of a white Plymouth Rock hen emerging from under a...

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