Dixie Chicks

[minihorse927]

*nudge* @minihorse927
  you noticed how she said she was going to get pictures but came back and hasnt posted any yet?? you think she is trying to draw out our anticipation and the suspense????????

im.pretty sure that's what's she is doing.

Now I'm under the bus but I have an incubator full of my own creation EE/OE chick's and some pure bred stuff.

 

[Amberjem]

hey I dont believe I have seen a picture of your incubator all working and full of eggs how come?

 

[minihorse927]

You know, I don't know why! I've taken several!

 

[Ravynscroft]

So now that I posted pics, they get ignored...

 

[minihorse927]

So now that I posted pics, they get ignored...

where did you get the welsummer from? I have some coming but don't know if they're going to have that awesome trait or not.

 

[Amberjem]

I have to say I feel so much better knowing I have friends with incubators filled with eggs! lol and I definitely dont feel broody atm lol to much other work to tend to atm and life tossing that roller coaster into full gear....

 

[Brandi9]

Well, sorry guys... for some reason I can't find my pics of my trio as chicks, but found some similar for reference...

Now, most hatcheries/feed stores sell Welsummers as straight run because a lot of the lines have lost the autosexing trait... I got lucky getting mine, and I know of at least on other BYCer (lives in TN too) who has an autsexing line as well...

Welsummers have wildtype chick down, very similar to Cream Legbars, but they aren't barred so no head spots on boys... but the girls have a very defined, dark eye stripe/eyeliner and usually a very crisp, dark V on top of the head... boys' eye stripe/eyeliner will be lighter/fuzzier and less defined, and the top of the head usually has a narrower/broken V...

Pics are not mine, used to show examples only...

My trio came out like the bottom 2 pics, very clear differences, but is easiest to tell when you have at least 1 of each gender in a hatch...

Hope this helps!

Thanks for posting those...setting some Welsummer eggs I bought online now. Not sure if they're auto-sexing or not but the eggs are huge and gorgeous!

 

[Ravynscroft]

where did you get the welsummer from? I have some coming but don't know if they're going to have that awesome trait or not.

You're not gonna believe it... but... eBay...

Won an auction for another breed and he sent them to me as extra freebies on top of the extras...

 

[Ravynscroft]

Thanks for posting those...setting some Welsummer eggs I bought online now. Not sure if they're auto-sexing or not but the eggs are huge and gorgeous!

Who was the seller???

 

[Brandi9]

I have to say I feel so much better knowing I have friends with incubators filled with eggs! lol and I definitely dont feel broody atm lol to much other work to tend to atm and life tossing that roller coaster into full gear....

I know how that is...that's why my incubator has been empty for 6 weeks!