Yeah, that is very light!
Are you sure it came from a Wellie and not a buff Orp?
Maybe you are lucky and have a roo that will help with egg color but it is a long road. I'm dreading all the set backs I know we will have the next few years trying to get good egg color from all these hens.
I know...
Here's the roo I will be crossing the hen with come spring. I will also cross him with a few other breeds to see what color the pullets lay as opposed to what their mother hen laid in color. that way I may can tell if the roo has the "stuff" or if I need to get a different roo.
I took a few photos recently of one of my Wellie eggs. The others do not lay as dark as she does.
This is with a piece of terracotta pot.......
And this is next to one of my Black Stars.........
I will certainly be breeding this girl this year. The other girls, probably not.