oh my. wrong breed.

[LuckyCluckyCA]

Well I was told my little henny penny was a welsomer bantam. Well if she was her eggs would be dark brown. I saw her in the nesting box, and got there pretty quickly after she laid the egg and it's a light tinted egg. not a welsomer for sure. who has a clue what kind she is? she's a bit over 1 lb and used to be shy but now is 2nd in line for the throne of little chickens. gets along great with big chickens too. I put in some pics to show her tailset, etc too.

 

[MagpieDucks]

May I ask where you got her?

 

[ChocolateMouse]

TBH she looks very much like a wellsummer bantam. Unless you got her from a high quality breeder it's pretty normal to expect egg color to be nothing like breed standard. As long as it comes out "brown" the hatcheries/big websites don't really care.

 

[LuckyCluckyCA]

AH HA. I got her at the local animal shelter last december. They were so wrong on the next "HEN" I got a barred rock that ended up being a dominique rooster, that when I saw this egg I just figured they were wrong again.
I guess I'll just keep calling her a welsummer. The 2 males that went in with her looked exactly like the photos of welsummer bantams. very handsome. and she is a very pretty girl.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Leg color is wrong for a Welsummer Bantam.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

She's a Welsummer. It's common for bantam eggs to be lighter in color.

 

[Alexandra33]

She looks more like a BB Red Old English Game bantam.....despite incorrect body type. Is it possible she's a mix?

~Alex

 

[LuckyCluckyCA]

Yes it’s possible she’s a mix

 

[drumstick diva]

x2 Crazy for Chickens

 

[LuckyCluckyCA]

She's a Welsummer. It's common for bantam eggs to be lighter in color.

Ty I didn’t know that