The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[EweSheep]

Nate, all of your roosters are goreous as they go! Hunka hunka!

Dinahmoe, like Nate asked, where did your roo came from????????

 

[pinkchick]

double~ by six weeks of age a roos chest should be turning black. Pullets will be orangy with light feather shafts.

 

[Louieandthecrew]

Hello all ye Welsummer people

This is a roo right???... And a Welsummer? lol Thanks!

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Tell me if you know!

 

[flower]

Female babies have black lines surrounding eyes, black eyeliner, defined v shaped on top of head, dark golden amber chests and their tails feathers develop faster that the males. Males have an undefined marking on head or maybe just a line and chest feathers turn black first on the sides and then totally By six weeks they are already in their changing stage, look ungainly and it becomes harder to differentiate by the head and face.

 

[Louieandthecrew]

So is mine a roo?... It's name is Maple but I may have to change it to eather Syrup or Zaxbees lol

 

[Louieandthecrew]

Anybody??? Maple or Syrup? Hen or Roo?

 

[EweSheep]

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It is a rooster! Why ask again from the other forum you posted. I think you were hoping for some pullets but obviously this rooster is all male LOL!

He does have a lot of black from what I can tell from the picture. Too black or solid black chest of a Welsummer rooster is not ideal for showing and his body is somewhat too square. If he is very young, I would wait awhile to see what he would look like when fully matured.

 

[Louieandthecrew]

Okay then! His new name is Syrup! lol Yes, I was DEFFANATELY hoping for hens! But I alsoneeded a strong, standardrooster so... I guess all ends well! Thanks for the help!

 

[EweSheep]

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I agree with this information.

It is not a fool proof way to ID sex of a Welsummer. I had a few that went "gender bender" on me. Certain bloodlines can give you a better ratio in sexing chicks at hatching.

 

[EweSheep]

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Maple Syrup is a pretty name! So is Acorn LOL!

Hope you can find some hens, they are so hard to find at this time of the year!