Maybe mine are not typical of the breed but they are kind of middle of the road as regards docility but one of the shyest, if not the shyest of my mixed flock. I have a lot of different breeds and some of them pretty flighty, like leghorns, but they will all eat out of my hand except the welsummers. I have legbar hatch mates of these birds that will come and take treats from my hand whilst the welsummers watch, but they won't take anything until I put it on the ground and step back, even the cockerels. They are pretty birds though and mine are laying lovely dark eggs (slightly darker than my BCM in fact).
Unfortunately I find that the eggs come out with their bloom still pretty wet and the bedding in the nest box sticks to it. I have to wash them to get it off and the brown coating has a tendency to come off when you scrub it, even gently, so my beautiful eggs have scuff marks on them by the time they are put in the egg box. None of my other eggs have this problem, although the marans coating comes off a bit if I have to scrub hard to get dirt off, but I don't have the problem with the bedding sticking to them like the welsummer eggs. Has anyone else noticed this problem or is it just my welsummers?
Unfortunately I find that the eggs come out with their bloom still pretty wet and the bedding in the nest box sticks to it. I have to wash them to get it off and the brown coating has a tendency to come off when you scrub it, even gently, so my beautiful eggs have scuff marks on them by the time they are put in the egg box. None of my other eggs have this problem, although the marans coating comes off a bit if I have to scrub hard to get dirt off, but I don't have the problem with the bedding sticking to them like the welsummer eggs. Has anyone else noticed this problem or is it just my welsummers?
