Are these Wellsummers or Brown Leghorns?

[helaineking]

I have two pullets that I bought on a whim at Orscheln's. They couldn't tell me there what breed they were, but the chicks looked like chipmunks. Now they look like this:


They are 12 weeks old. They are very skittish, and no matter how hard I have worked with them, very hard to catch, and hate to be held. They like to fly and can fly higher than any of my other birds.

Here's another shot.



Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Elaine

 

[K Spot]

What colour earlobes do the have? If they're white, they're Brown Leghorns

 

[helaineking]

They look yellow to me. Not really noticeable. In fact, for a while, I thought they must be brown because I couldn't see them. Then I spotted the yellow, just this last week.

 

[K Spot]

Welsummers have red earlobes. Because you're saying they look yellowish, I'm guessing they're more than likely Brown Leghorns.

 

[helaineking]

Thanks so much! At first, I thought they were Brown Leghorns...which would make sense coming from Orscheln's. But then I didn't see the white earlobes, so I thought Welsummers, but their personalities didn't fit that at all. So then they got the yellow ears, and I didn't know what to make of that! Didn't know Welsummers had red ears!

 

[K Spot]

You're welcome! Enjoy them

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

A leghorn would have much bigger comb for their age... But Estes doesn't carry welsummers, an advertise a large combed leghorn.... Tsk tsk tsk... Bad hatchery

 

[helaineking]

I suspect that they are not really chickens at all! They are some sort of mutt game bird. I may just eat them.

 

[Krayfish57]

Wow, They look like my Wellsummer, but my girl is so tame. She is the sweetest of the flock. Easy to catch and loves people.

 

[lilliesanchicks]

I suspect that they are not really chickens at all! They are some sort of mutt game bird. I may just eat them.

They will still lay eggs as a "mutt".