The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[McSpin]

What exactly is a "quail face"?

 

[Rock-n-Roo]

beesong,

Thanks for the offer. Perhaps PM me when you are heading this way.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Those are awful quality for any of the breeds, whether it be welsummers, barnevelders or partridge rocks. I'm so sorry you got such a bad deal.

Your most decent one is the 8th picture down on the far right. But I wouldn't use any of them for breeding, unless you just want some for your own backyard.

I'll have eggs available in the fall, for both wellies and barnies. My barnevelders should start laying in September. My welsummers, I have 2 girls laying and 2 more that should start laying in September. I ship hatching eggs and wrap each egg really well in bubble wrap. I don't ship chicks though.

Check out the WCNA club site for pictures showing what welsummers are supposed to look like.

For roosters:
http://wcna.webs.com/cockeralsroosters.htm

And hens:
http://wcna.webs.com/pulletshens.htm

 

[EweSheep]

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What Roo was meaning, is the pattern of the face which it is so broken up looking like Barnvelder chick pattern or Buttercup chick pattern. They should be having a V, mascara patterns, not broken pattern anywhere. The stripes should be distinctive as well.

Just pitiful! Roo, you better take advantage of the members' offer on their eggs and chicks or if lucky, started birds or a started flock of your own to get started in the right direction.

If it was me, I would cull all the roos, sell the girls as layers (the girls are lovely but the barring pattern pops up in their featherings which it is a no no.) Something did cross somewhere and could Sandhill been using Cuckoo Marans somewhere in the background??????? Or is it a genetic factor that pops up in certain partridge colored breeds?

 

[EweSheep]

And Roo, I encourage you to join the WCNA as well even you don't have to OWN Welsummers to join but appreciate them. We do have alot of "fanciers" that don't own Welsummers or used to own Welsummers that they would be "supporters" of the breed. AND bonus, when you join, you can put your name in the breeder's list when you have your flock established.

 

[EweSheep]

Hens And Roos, please look at your daughter's page and let me know if you need anything corrected or added.

http://wcna.webs.com/apps/blog/

CONGRATULATIONS ERIN!

 

[Hens and Roos]

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looks awesome, very nice!

 

[RedDrgn]

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Thank you and glad to be here!

 

[Barnmaradotte]

Hey guys! Hoping to get some input. I have a thread in the egg laying forum about id'ing an egg. cant tell if its from my barney or wellie. thanks.

 

[pinkchick]

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"Berry tweet" as my 2 and a 1/2 year old step granddaughter would say!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, those wellie chicks were from you!

I knew they looked familiar.....especially those little roos.