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Quote: I had a quirky blond chick from Ideal, when it grew up I couldn't really tell it from the others I got at the same time. The trait is apparently recessive and passed on to other generations because someone who bought eggs from me hatch a one as did someone who bought eggs from them. I...

Quote: This should not be bred out and is normal coloring in the hackles for Welsummer pullets and hens. About Cassidy and her slipped tendon....have you tried rolling the tendon with your thumb? I read somewhere that you could gently roll the tendon from the side of the knee joint back up...

Quote: I am not an expert by any means.but the first roo has a more correct color pattern. Can not see his comb in the pic, but the second roo is to light colored(flame) in the hackles and the comb is not good either.By using the lighter colored hackled roo, the chances of getting the salmon...

question for you expert breeders. I have hatched several clucthes of wellies,Sept. Oct. 2 in nove. 2 in dec, 1 jan, 2 so far this month. My first will be coming into lay in few weeks(i Hope). I am trying to decide which roo to put back with the original hens, and will mate the dad back to some...

Quote: Why is that Pink. I am completeing my CNY Hatch. My one line of wellies all hatch fisrt. All set the same day, same incubator, moved to hatcher at the same time. 1 line of wellies all hatched yesterday. other line and mixed eggs last night. Other line of wellies this morning and black...

Quote: Is he a bantam? He looks short in the pics. Also, pure welsummers are supposed to have yellow legs and I don't see any yellow legs on your male or your females. Your one hen almost has a wheaten look to her. No .He was trying to hide. He is not quite as large as my other roos,. It...

Quote: Thats why I took them out of my breeding group. I supect that the breeder may have mixed them with some empordensa, as they had them as well. I did not get any coranation combs out of them, but will not use them in my breeding. I have 2 other lines that I will be working with.

some pics I took of my wellis producing wheit chicks. As I stsed they are hatch mates. the breeder had 2 roo's running with gruop of hens, but I suppect they were hatch mates as well. As I mentioned. When thsi roo is mated to the white and the salmon hen I get whites and salmons. I think...

Quote: Is this hen from the same breeder that was selling the white eggs on ebay? Does she lay a dark egg? I bought eggs from a breeder in georgia last year. They were represented as strait grisham lines.I hacthed 5 from the 8 I got 1 roo that is nice, but perhaps to light in the hackle. 1...

on e of those "white "wellies

maybe I should keep my roo, and hens . I have 3 poults and 1 young roo as well. This pair is laying right now. Maybe I should put some in the bator. I will try to get some pics this weekend. So yo can see them.

I am curious as well. The first wellsummer eggs I bought, hatched out 1 white chick. She does lay as dark an egg as her hatch mates. but not as dark as I like. I hatched 1 roo out of that clucth and he is nice, but I would say a bit light in Hackle feather. Also hatched a lighter colored hen...

Quote: Do you have another photo of the rooster in the second photo? Told you I'm not a photographer. That is actually the same roo, in both pics, but different hen. Just a differnt angle and flash. The top pic has the corner of another pen, and that is a different roo, but he is to light...

I am not a photographer. That woulkd be DD, but she is not here right now,allthough she does have pics of my chicks. Took these today, not the best, but not so bad either I wanted to get them out side, but 2 feet of snow, they look at me and This guy is about 9.5 months old, I like him Couple...

Quote: Sounds like you have a really good plan going here, it's always nice to see kids interested in something other than TV and video games Glad to help with ideas, after working with foster dogs for 3 years now, I like to make things as cleanable as possible, everyone stays healthier that...

Quote: Told ya you would love it. Only probelm is will hold quite a few eggs. I have a 1250 hatcher. A guy near me has just upgraded to some humidairs so has 2 1202 s for sale. I am thinking about 1 maybe. They are pretty good shape , but wants 400 each. I probably just by new if I had to give...