Chicken Breed Focus - Welsummer

[microchick]

Here are ours at approximately 4 weeks along with our Buffs. As I pointed out, the eyeliner and skull caps on the little boy in the second picture has started to fade out and look at those black breast feathers coming in! While the little girl in the first picture is keeping her eyeliner and the breast feathers are coming in salmon colored.

 

[conklinator]

Here is one of my Wellie hens at a day old:

And again at about a week and a half;

 

[conklinator]

I was actually planning on taking a picture a week every Friday until she's full grown and then posting the whole timeline... Stay tuned for a "Growth of a Welsummer" thread in a few months.

 

[N F C]

Thanks for all the chick photos everyone!

 

[DebbyD]

I'd say on average 6-8 months when they start laying

Holy cow. Maybe that is why the hatcheries don't say, they don't want to scare people off. But the gorgeous eggs are worth the wait

 

[cicknmama]

Just picked up 3 pullets and a Cockrell. ...they are blending very well with my older pullets and hens. I decided to add these to my flock because of the rave reviews of the breed. And i Love the Roo's coloring and the chocolate colored eggs of the hens.

 

[autumnhearth]

Love my 10 week old Wellie pullet, Cornelia. She went through an awkward stage, when her brooder sisters were nice and fluffy she had lots of pin feathers but she finally has her beautiful reddish, brown, orange and gold coloring. I'm hoping for speckled eggs but dark would be fine too, our BCMs hen passed a month ago.


Earlier this week at 9 weeks


This morning at 10 weeks

 

[N F C]

Love my 10 week old Wellie pullet, Cornelia. She went through an awkward stage, when her brooder sisters were nice and fluffy she had lots of pin feathers but she finally has her beautiful reddish, brown, orange and gold coloring. I'm hoping for speckled eggs but dark would be fine too, our BCMs hen passed a month ago.


Earlier this week at 9 weeks


This morning at 10 weeks

Very nice!

 

[Peepers4Piper]

Have to put my 2 cents in here. I absolutely ADORE my Wellie! I have an extremely diverse flock...EEs, Marans, Wyandottes, Buff Orps, Jersey Giants, Brahmas and even a Silkie but Junebug, my Wellie is the apple of my eye! Love her to pieces. She loves to be snuggled and even puts up with handling by the kids. I will never be without at least one!

 

[Crystal Chick]

I got 4 chicks at Easter. One is a Welsummers. She is sweet. My daughter named her, Chipmunk because of her coloring. Now we call her simply
Chip.