Oregon

[peepacheep]

I will look into webs.com. Thanks for the info!

 

[hockmangirl]

Hey y'all! Look what I found in my nest box today! Somebody laid her first egg!

Had to have been one of the Buff's or Sex-Links as it's brown.

And during the Winter, no less! I'm so proud! Ha ha!

 

[DancingHen]

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[Barnmaradotte]

Anyone know of a source in our state for quality Welsummers and or marans?

 

[Zanna]

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I just recently bought a quality Welsummer roo to breed to my hens to have some up and coming replacements (My hens are over two years old now). The hens were bred by a lady in Estacada. I am not sure her name but I think she organizes the poultry show in Stevenson, maybe someone else knows her. I believe her and her sister are long time breeders of Wellies. My six girls are pretty nice. They all lay lovely dark speckled eggs. If you would be interested in some hatching eggs or possibly chicks let me know in a PM. The three nicest are going into the breeder pen with the roo next week and the other three are going in with my Lav. Ameraucana in hopes of some Olive Eggers. With this being my first breeding I have no idea if the chicks will end up being quality or not................ I would be happy to send you some pics of the parents.

After 2 years of culling BCM, I have a pair I believe quality enough to breed. They are also going in the breeder pen next week. There seems to be so many genetic hidden issues in the BCM I feel like the breeding is kind of a crapshoot. Good thing this is a hobby!! I have gotten chicks/eggs from many different sources as far away as New York. This is truly a breed in progress.

Good luck and hopefully someone else will have some names/ideas for you.

 

[Yay Chicks!]

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Yay!!

 

[ultasol]

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Marans- Sheryl Butler.

Welsummers- Erhard Weiss

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

I don't know anyone locally with SQ Welsummers, but piperomar on here (Laurel in Bend) has some really nice Wheaten Marans....

 

[DancingHen]

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She has fantastic birds. I have some Orpingtons from her that are growing up wonderful.

 

[Barnmaradotte]

Thanks for the info guys. Zanna, thanks for the offer. I'm always up for some pictures, but its not a biggie right now. I'm just trying to find sources for quality birds when it comes time to replace the flock. My flock is only a year old ( not on lights) so i got a little time to research where I can find what I want. BUT!, I think this spring I may need to add a couple BCMs to fill the Dark egg desire. Before we got our flock I researched alot, and found that we wanted Barnevelders, Welsummers, Marans and Wyandottes. I had to really search for the Barnies but found a source that could order them. The others were plentifull around here in the spring, EXCEPT for the BCMs. I even bought a pair of chicks at a later date that were believed to be marans but anded up being an Iowa Blue and a Minorca. In Chick form, to a newbie they looked the same. Bummer
Now, for the reason for locating good sources in advanced. The Barnies have lack of yellow legs, ok egg color and they had the "V" on the heads as chicks. My Welsummers lay a lighter egg than my brothers production reds. And the list Goes on. I guess its ok for now. But since I've done more research, I have come to the conclusion that even though I only Have a small backyard flock ( 11 hens ) without a rooster and dont plan to breed, By obtaining better quality birds it will help the breeds keep standard. Am I right in thinking that?
Anyways, thats my story and I'm sticking to it. Glad i found out about the Oregon thread, that way the knowledge I gain is from my region.