The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[1 Bad Rotti]

Thanks Pink, I'll ask her and see if it was one of them. I know that they show them and seem to do well. She has plenty of eggs for me to look at also. Is there anything I should really stay away from? I've never had wellies or even seen them in person.

 

[Hens and Roos]

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Couple of

coming your way to my friend. Sorry to hear about the sad event at your house too.

Thanks Pink, atleast we can set more eggs tomorrow and hopefully

in 21 days some more fuzzy butts to hold.

 

[pinkchick]

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Your Welcome and I thought of another person, she too is here on BYC, her handle is L&S Chickens. She shows and has done very well if my memory serves me correct and justly so as she has some very nice birds and eggs. Royce shows his birds as well and the same as L&S, he too has some very nice birds and eggs.

Things to look for will depend on what your goals are with the breed. Do you plan on showing or are you just looking for pretty eggs to add to your basket?

As a rule of thumb these are a few things to look for and I am sure I will miss some things, but I know other fabulous Wellie friends will come in and help out.

Overall health and vigor. Ask questions and don't be afraid to. Information is a good thing.
Ask to see current egg color.

Leg color- yellow
NO Feathers on shanks, toes or in between toes
NO White feathers of any kind. (grayish fluff at the tail break is not necessarily desired, but is not a fault)
Red earlobes, Welsummer do not have white earlobes.
Good tail angle- close to a 45 degree
Nice upright semi boxy stance in a rooster. Welsummer roosters IMO should give off this "hey, look at me.....I'm proud and I know it!" sort of vibe.
Eyes- reddish bay
Males- some reddish mottling in the breast of the males....but not too much. Not more than like 10% I believe.
Hens- IMO should show nice vivid coloring with good shafting in the breast and back.
Comb- Male 5 even serrated points and the blade of the comb should not touch the back of the head, in my opinion.

That's all I can do for now. Hope this helps!

 

[SFIcelandics]

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Your Welcome and I thought of another person, she too is here on BYC, her handle is L&S Chickens. She shows and has done very well if my memory serves me correct and justly so as she has some very nice birds and eggs. Royce shows his birds as well and the same as L&S, he too has some very nice birds and eggs.

Things to look for will depend on what your goals are with the breed. Do you plan on showing or are you just looking for pretty eggs to add to your basket?

As a rule of thumb these are a few things to look for and I am sure I will miss some things, but I know other fabulous Wellie friends will come in and help out.

Overall health and vigor. Ask questions and don't be afraid to. Information is a good thing.
Ask to see current egg color.

Leg color- yellow
NO Feathers on shanks, toes or in between toes
NO White feathers of any kind. (grayish fluff at the tail break is not necessarily desired, but is not a fault)
Red earlobes, Welsummer do not have white earlobes.
Good tail angle- close to a 45 degree
Nice upright semi boxy stance in a rooster. Welsummer roosters IMO should give off this "hey, look at me.....I'm proud and I know it!" sort of vibe.
Eyes- reddish bay
Males- some reddish mottling in the breast of the males....but not too much. Not more than like 10% I believe.
Hens- IMO should show nice vivid coloring with good shafting in the breast and back.
Comb- Male 5 even serrated points and the blade of the comb should not touch the back of the head, in my opinion.

That's all I can do for now. Hope this helps!

That about sums it up! Thanks for answering that. I have been super busy working, and chick orders are coming in like crazy already for march thru september shipment! And Robin is down with the Flu(along with her hubby and daughter) so she has not been able to chime in. I try and get on here daily, but doesent always work out with work schedule, and entering in orders and sending out confirmation invoices to customers.

Thanks pink! ;-)

Nate

 

[Happy Chooks]

I'm putting some wellie eggs in my bator tomorrow. They may not be pure, but I figured what the heck, I'd toss them in too since I'm already going to be hatching. (Roosters have been separated 10 days now) If any are pure, it will be a good way to test breed my female and see how they do.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Here are a couple of updated pictures of our group of Welsummers. We have 2 boys and 3 girls hatched out of eggs from Nate and 2 older girls from HappyMtn. The older 2 girls were interested in eating the snow off my boots! Boy are they talkers!

 

[SFIcelandics]

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They look nice so far! The boys(and girls) have nice leg color from what I see. Congrats!!! I love my welsummer line. Produced lots of very nice chicks this year, but I was only able to save 12 pullets, and 8 cockerels from this years hatch for myself, i sold all the rest, and finally had to stop selling just so I could keep a few for myself to add to my existing flock!

Nate

 

[Hens and Roos]

We are setting a couple of the Welsummer eggs today to test hatch, along with the others we have collected(different breeds)

 

[SFIcelandics]

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Are they pure welsummer?

 

[SFIcelandics]

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Are they pure welsummer?