The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[Hens and Roos]

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2x and it would be a waste of time, money and sweat to get it up there when the previous true breeders have done the work for you. It takes decades to breed out something you don't want in the flock.

So in addition to culling the incorrect cockerals, any pullets/hens producing these types of chicks shoule be moved to just a laying flock.

EweSheep feel free to use his picture if you are starting a what not to use file.

 

[EweSheep]

Yes HensAndRoos, if you want to move them into the layer flock, that would be good!

Thank you and will post the pic in the WCNA flaws. No name of course.

 

[Hens and Roos]

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Looks like I found my next project to work on, good thing we don't have a big number of chickens yet

 

[vanalpaca]

I've discovered that it is easy to sell the 'culls' as brown egg layers on craigslist. Of course, I suspect that come fall and winter housing time that more people would just be interested in freezer birds. But now during spring and summer, since TSC is done with chick days and the weather is getting nice, folks are thinking more about chickens, eggs, and reducing their food bills (gasoline just went up AGAIN here).

So once I figure out what has feathered in, at a couple of months old, I am hoping to have an IDEA of which chicks to keep and which ones to send along to another farmer's flock as a 'LAYING CHICKEN OR FRIENDLY ROO'.

But I am intending to keep as many as I can that are the closest to correct with the least faults.
We will definitely keep the photos coming so you all can critique them.

As for folks not coming forward with 'faults' on photos, that is up to them. There is a bit of anonimity to 'faults photos' that can be left undisclosed as to source on the club page.

I have found that by spreading knowledge, ignorance is decreased and the world is a better place. Hoping to help the Welsummer along as I have some fun for a change raising chickens!

Thanks!
Bonnie in OHIO

 

[EweSheep]

GRRRR Webs only would give me eight pages to work with so I will eliminate the rules of the club out of there and put the photos of faults, DQ under the APA standard.

So it is underway............going for lunch and will be b ack to work on it some more!

 

[Opa]

I would suggest when selling culled pullets as brown egg layers you just say you're uncertain as to the breed. If not I'm positive that folks would forget the "culled" part and remember only Welsummer and continue to pass the on to others as Welsummers.

 

[Hens and Roos]

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That's a good idea, most likely since we only have a few right now we will double band any that are throwing the incorrect feathering and just use them for producing eating eggs. If we set up our pens right we will be able to keep them separate when we collect for incubation.

 

[Opa]

I thought I'd post a picture of a two year old hen for your opinions

 

[vanalpaca]

O-o-oh! Pretty hen Opa!

Ewesheep, you are awesome, find a good idea and run with it!!

I agree, I plan on selling my cull Wellies as barnyard egg layers of dark eggs, no breed specified. Lots of folks just want egg layers and don't really know much about breeds.

One set asked if I would be breeding more of the ones that I sold her and I got those from TSC this spring!! So lots of folks around getting country places and thinking chickens!

Cheers all, dinnertime, cereal with bananas!

Bonnie

 

[vanalpaca]

I have a QUESTION,

should a day old chick have a bright white chest?

My avatar appears to have a spot of white under her chin, then blonde/red down, then maybe gold down further down, but the chick in the brooder has a bright white down from under the chin down her chest!

I'm thinking cull?