The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[tazcat70]

I agree, if the rooster is aggressive he is gone, I don't care how pretty he is.

 

[EweSheep]

Now take a look at my roo, I no longer have.

He has six points, one too many but lovely comb size and wattles. Nice color too! He was only eight months old and still have plenty to grow. A friend of mine has him still and she loves him to pieces. He was from Nate's Grisham/Hall lines.

 

[Happy Chooks]

He is gorgeous Robin. How come you gave him away?

 

[Froggy with chickens now!]

I just got rid of my Welsummer Roo. He attacked me last July, a week after I got him and I got cellulitus from it the next day.

I was so scared of him from then on, but kept giving him one more chance. It got to where he would bow up at the gate before I even opened it to throw in some scratch. I wouldn't go in anymore, but would still have to put a stick in the yard in front of me in case he tried to attack while I was throwing the scratch. He even ran in to the coop one time while I was checking eggs. I barely got out backwards before he got to me. I slammed the door and it hit him, thought I was going to slam the door on his neck! I really miss him,

but at least now I can walk around out in the yard with my girls.

Won't be getting another roo!

 

[vanalpaca]

Froggy, so sad you had to cull your roo. I have heard here on BYC how to train your roosters so you stay top rooster and they behave themselves. I guess there is a lot to be said for raising your own! So far, my 10 week old is subjected to being caught, picked up and tightly held and I will keep at it so that he knows I am the boss of HIM. He is destined to go to a home with a 2 and 10 year old, so they HAVE to have a well trained rooster.

Here's my Happy for the Day: I found a chick in my bator this morning. Heard the cheeping and saw a pipping egg. BUT this was louder cheeping and looking around with the flashlight, couldn't find the chick.

So---I had to go in and get it and good thing I did cause he was wedged between the egg crates on his back. Put in wet paper towels over the pipping one to make sure humidity stayed high (60 in the bator and 80 outside the bator, but STILL) also want humidity up to 70 again to ensure all goes well. Course now humidity is up and paper towels are filling in all the cracks where a chick can get trapped. Hate opening the bator. Just have to have a plan and humidify as you go in and make it quick to keep temps up.

Chickie is a bit off to one side, legs look slightly swollen and he had a bit of edema on the back of his head/neck from being on his back.

We are not sure if we want a HE or a SHE with this chick. SHANE, this one is still 1st shipment, was rescued from the broody hen and marked with a TWO. That was the only egg I got marked TWO.

So I am REALLY happy.

Now this wellie is in the brooder in his own little carton with good footing, it is working on getting it together. Sitting upright with legs under him. I think it will turn out alright, but we will see!

I'm up to 4 Wellies with this first hatch.

 

[EweSheep]

Quote:
Warm weather came and Ann was looking for some chickens to show for her kids 4H. So I sold him and a pair of pullets to go with him. He is very happy on her farm. I can get some hatching eggs from her anytime in June. He is one lovely boy!

Can not have roos in the late spring until late fall like October or November because of city. I dont want any neighbors complaining about crowing and most of them have their windows open.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Congrats!

 

[vanalpaca]

Had to post this.

CAT TV, What's on? The show is "Wellies in the Brooder"

 

[EweSheep]

 

[Happy Chooks]

That is so funny!