Albino Welsummer?!

[The Monkey Mama]

I have one more "What is this?" question.

I had 5 eggs bought from another [very nice] eBay seller that were supposed to be pure bred Welsummers. 4 of the eggs hatched.

This is one of the chicks that hatched, below. It looks just like the others, except it has white where all the others have reddish brown - the markings are the same, but the color is really off.

Is this actually a welsummer?

I'm hoping it is a girl, because it came from a very dark egg and I'd love to use her as a laying hen since I can't breed her.

Here are the other chicks from that same hatch. This one below is a girl I think. Is she the right coloring for Welsummers at this age [about 5 weeks]?

And I have two that look like this picture below - I think they are both cockerals. They seem the right color - right? At least, this is more what I was expecting:

I am new to breeding, so I'm trying to figure the whole thing out and build up quality stock for a handful of breeds I want to breed. But I'm definitely at the "just learning" [aka "pretty ignorant"] stage.

Anyway, any thoughts, opinions, or advice is appreciated. Thanks for looking at the pics!

Kelly

 

[Hooterville]

Wow, I don't know what to tell you about the first one, but the last 2 look exactly like my welsies. The last one looks rooish but I'm not so sure on the middle bird.

Good luck!

 

[jossanne]

I bet a friendly, but non-welsummer rooster got in with a pretty welsummer hen. If it were an albino, it'd have no color at all. I think you've got a cute crossbreed.

 

[Pumpkinpup]

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I'd say you are right!

 

[Guitartists]

I agree, there would be other things if it were an albino, different colored eyes (red) etc.

 

[onthespot]

is it possible that it is a silver variation of a wellsummer? I'd keep it AND breed it back to a son of hers and start a new variety if the eggs were great! Sell me some o' those suckers! Or just the hen.

 

[jrtpro]

Pure Welsummer" DARK" Hatching Eggs KY BLUEGRASS !!

She (mule3603l) got me also! I have some birds that look just like yours! White welsummers or DEL-SUMMERS! I know what we have now. She is selling a cross also and she is sending the cross out as pure. Check out what she is selling now. This is what we got for pure. Buyer beware!

"6+ WELSUMMER x DELAWARE HATCHING EGGS=DEL-SUMMERS "

 

[LilPeeps]

Definately not an albino, if it were, it would have no color pigment, and the eyes would be pink.

 

[jrtpro]

It is a WELSUMMER x DELAWARE HATCHING EGGS=DEL-SUMMERS

 

[Mahonri]

That there is funny.

I don't care who ya are.

Delsummer!