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It was Annie Banning-Vogelpoel of Netherlands.
Honestly, all this chit chat of the history, needs to go over to the BYC Welsummer thread so we don't bog this classroom with idle chats LOL!
WOW! She seems to be a delightful woman after reading her letters, she seems to be very knowledgeable! Glad she wrote a book before she passed on.
before this session ends, I would like to ask - other than selective breeding - what is the best way to eliminate the white fluff at the base of the tail?
The genome of the Welsumer is: e+/e+ s+/s+ Ar+/Ar+ Mh/Mh
The genetic name: Mahogany Gold Bankiva partridge.
Do you include the Ar+/Ar+ because it is believed to be an integral part of the salmon breast?
Or because Ar+/Ar+ acts in addition to a salmon breast which is caused by the s+/s+ on the e+ locus?
Thanks,
Karen
Good Day Eissens,
Autosomal red confirmed/connected to the salmon breast of Bankivapartridge hens and golden hens in the foreground/ground colour. Is this accepted because of the work of Brian Reeder? I see in Van Dort and Hancox's book, "The Genetics of Chicken Colours- The Basics", Page 217, that Wild Brown , e+/e+ s+/s+(-)...There is no salmon breast on the female? It is hard to see in the picture if salmon is in the breast.
The reason I am asking all these questions.....In Leghorns, the color and quality of the female breast can be affected by incorrect selection regarding the hackle striping in the male. I was wondering if this is possible in Wellies? Does incorrect selection of hackle striping in the male cause the shafting in the female breast?
Regards,
Karen
The ground color should be a grey, dark grey. The back is wide with lots of saddle feathers well developed. As the tail is fairly narrow compared to lets say a Barnevelder, it can stick out more like a sharkfin and so you want a lot of saddle feathers and smooth short rounded transition from back to tail. Really you cannot avoid selective breeding, need to breed many and grow them, select etc.before this session ends, I would like to ask - other than selective breeding - what is the best way to eliminate the white fluff at the base of the tail?
Marcel, those are terrific looking birds! Not only leg color but especially Type. I can't get on the CSU thread right now so I don't know if you've posted those over there or not but, if not, I sure hope you do. It would be good for people to see what real Wellies should look like and give the real breeders a picture to refer back to.