The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[Bogtown Chick]

@Laurstick that's a cool observation. I've noted both from my bird. Spotted some days and smooth dark terra cotta another. I don't know if I've had the same association with weather temp. I will have to watch for that.

 

[Little Coop on Salt Creek]

Hi!
I am curious to know if our girls are really girls! I think so, but not 100% sure. Both have small flesh colored combs, no wattles and are a day from being 9 weeks. Lucy is a tad smaller than Winnie.. She has the same coloring though. Any thoughts are welcome
These are of Winnie This one is of Lucy

 

[aart]

At 9 weeks, if they all look like the last pic,
small pale comb/wattles and 'salmon' breast feathers,
they are girls/pullets.

 

[Little Coop on Salt Creek]

Yay! Thank you. I had read about tail feathers and both of our girls have more narrow tail feathers than our other breeds, but the color and size of comb/wattles all point to girls... just hoping we ended up with some Wellies!

 

[Beezer]

Hi,
I was wondering how old my wellie needs to be before I can confirm sex based on her feathering. She's three and half weeks now, and her chest appears to be coming in salmon not black, but I wasn't sure if it could still turn at this point? This is my first batch of chicks.

 

[aart]

Hi,
I was wondering how old my wellie needs to be before I can confirm sex based on her feathering. She's three and half weeks now, and her chest appears to be coming in salmon not black, but I wasn't sure if it could still turn at this point? This is my first batch of chicks.

Post a pic?...clearly showing her breast feathers and head markings.

 

[Beezer]

Here she is.

 

[aart]

Here she is.

I'd bet on pullet.

 

[Peep_Show]

I thought I'd ask those better versed in things Welsummer-y.
Background: Egg hatched from hatchery stock. Dad was a mislabeled pullet chick. This one hatched with the heavy eyeliner and sharp chipmunking, but at 4.5 weeks is sporting a bigger comb and I think I'm detecting some dark tint on the breast feathers.
Roo; right? Or too early to tell?

 

[aart]

With those wattles at 4.5wks.....male.