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She looks really good - will raise her tail and strut ( normally ) when a bit older. She is quite young yet ... and might not lay until 21 - 25++ weeks old. My girl Mandy, didn't start until about 27 weeks old. Some go longer than that - or so I have read here. Her comb will grow larger...

Looks pretty much like it. They can range from brownish to dark brown ( I have discovered !! ) .... and when in full swing will have speckles ( tiny to large ) on them. Certainly looks the colour, if the camera is true in producing a good colour photograph .... AB

Thanks miquwid ..... your comments about 16 hrs of light a day, might show the problem. Neighbours at the rear have a massive and beautiful oak tree, which is now in full leaf bloom - and shades the chicken runs 85 % at least. So she is definitely NOT getting the sun she should. And being...

Um ... has anyone any ideas how to get my Welsummer to start laying again ? She squats happily whenever I go near her and I ruffle her neck, back and feathers - she fluffs herself up after that, - but is not doing anything more about anything - laying that is.. She went into a very very...

An absolutely beautiful bird. Such a proud stance. Trust you get heaps of gorgeous chickens from ' his' hens next year.

So far - looks like you are in luck .... look good for all girls to me .... hope it turns out that way ....... Cheers - - AB

Hi - and thanks for your interest. Yes I have wormed my chickens, but to what degree success is very difficult to judge, as I have used an 'all-wormer' which is mixed in water, and my two larger girls don't go for that - except when they absolutely have to - so I would suspect they have only...

Thanks so much for this reply .... I didn't think of anything quite like this - but it makes total sense. I will let her free range and allow her to eat only at night and in the morning ... for maybe a week ? No more special chicken mash either. It's diet time for the girls. She's a...

Wondering if someone could shed some light on a few issues with my one Welsummer. I am bordering on stressing out at this point ... but in thinking clearly, maybe I shouldn't be ... anyway - here goes. 1) My girl ( Mandy Welsummer ) is a very very large chicken. 2) She has been...

I have one Welsummer hen - who has been moulting right through winter - and continued to lay in that time. Now she has a bare butt, is showing a few new pin feathers at her sides ( just underneath the wings ) .... but has begun to lay spasmodically, and I am sometimes at a loss to know if it...

As this is the Welsummer thread, I have to ask this question here. And will try to do so in good taste. I have a very large and beautiful Welsummer pullet ( she has not completed her moult yet - Australian winter / spring ) ... but has laid eggs right through the winter, and is still...

Thanks so much faykoko. I checked the link, and I think maybe I won't ever worry too much again about my Welsummer and her enormous and at times, strange droppings !! My chickens free range on a good day ( rare at the moment in our winter ) ... and as their run is completely barren ( by...

Please forgive in advance, the subject matter here. It is not pleasant ! I have a very large Welsummer - she is quite beautiful, is moulting at the moment ( winter in Australia ) ... and is also still laying approx. 5 eggs per week. Which is rather unusual. She is happy and healthy in...

Thanks for your answer faykokoWV. I have posted a reply to Happy Chooks above here - and it answers what she asked, and addresses what you have said here. I sure do hope though that my Wellie, Mandy - is not in for a long moult. Mother Nature sure jiggered all that up - having birds moult...

Thanks Happy Chooks ... First, Mandy is 10 months old. I wouldn't say she is in a mild moult. But then - judging by my Aussie bred Araucana's moulting, which is hard - pin feathers sticking out all over - she looks a mess .... then Mandy is in a medium moult if there is such a thing...

I would like to ask a question of anyone who might be able to answer. I have a very large Welsummer - she is the biggest bird in my tiny flock, and is quite beautiful with near to perfect ( if not perfect ) markings for a Welsummer. I have not taken a photo of her in recent times, so...

Birdie is a beautiful chicken. The eggs will get larger for sure ( my Wellie laid small to begin with ) ... and may well darken to a terra cotta colour ( mine did - but she still occasionally lays a lighter coloured egg ). Most all her eggs have a zillion tiny speckles on them, with an...

I have one Welsummer who is a very big chicken. She lives with a Barnevelder and RIR. Also have an Australian bred Araucana ( different to the American breed ) ... and it was the Welsummer who darnn near killed the bantam Araucana. Little Mindy ( Araucana ) is now by herself enjoying the...

Absolutely beautiful looking chickens ... you would be proud ... AB

Absolutely beautiful looking chickens. .... AB