The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[MesMama]

I was going to say that I had pretty good luck with the Vaseline, or Bag Balm also during cold spells last winter. Hens that I managed to catch and grease up fared much better than those I didn't. Nor did it seem to attract dirt any more than I expected it to. I applied when I heard temps were edging towards the teens and just applied as needed. 

Just a note.I didn't glob it on either but found that the roosters with big wattles fared better when I applied Vaseline and they shed water off their wattles when they drank. No Vaseline and they froze their wattles and sounded like castanets when they walked around.

Oh the wattles! I never thought about those :O Definitely have to do those as well! Thank you for your advice

 

[aart]

My boys, and some girls, get their wattles bit when they nosh on the snow banks.

 

[aholmie]

Help! Trying to figure this one out?! Is this a Welsummer?

 

[MesMama]

@aholmie She appears to be a Welsummer, it's hard to tell from the pic but are her legs yellow?

 

[aart]

Help! Trying to figure this one out?! Is this a Welsummer?

Probably a cross....pics in brighter light might help.

 

[aholmie]

@aholmie She appears to be a Welsummer, it's hard to tell from the pic but are her legs yellow?

They are, but spotted a bit too

 

[CuzChickens]

Hello guys! I am the proud mama of 4 Welsummers. I love them, here is a picture of one:

 

[MesMama]

Hello guys! I am the proud mama of 4 Welsummers. I love them, here is a picture of one:

Pretty! Looks like my flock I have BO's, Speckleds and Welsummers too!

 

[CuzChickens]

Pretty! Looks like my flock I have BO's, Speckleds and Welsummers too!

Oh you do? That is cool! Look at my signature below this post, do you have any of those breeds?

 

[MistyMountain]

@CuzChickens Hey Neighbor

I'm up in the blue ridge mountains, too! I've got 12 welsummers right now, too. Most are chicks. I adore my two hens, though. Both have gone broody and been great moms.