The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[pinkchick]

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Advertise him on here in the auction section and you may find a taker......I get lots of calls for full grown Welsummer roosters and of course I never have any.

Folks tell me that it is hard to come by a full grown rooster that is flock ready.

 

[stoopid]

My problem is I'm not NPIP, I can't ship.
And the way USPS has handled things, I WON'T ship.

 

[pinkchick]

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You don't have to ship to find him a new home. Just say pick up only in your advertisement. Try CL too and don't give up he will find a home, it may take more than a couple weeks.

 

[stoopid]

But I am geographically unsuitable for pickup. I will try.
Maybe I can find a home, and bring to NE Congress show!
Great idea! Thanks! Just put him in the auction page.

 

[GhostRider65]

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I think they came from you hehehe, but they look different lighter and with more gold feathers on there neck? are they your breeder girls because I would love a few wellies like those lighter ones. Though I'm seriously not picky they are all beautiful and those speckled eggs are awsum. I have 1 Bl. sexlink that sometimes lays me a speckled egg, took me forever to find out just who was laying it..... but it;s my favorite egg I hate to eat them LOL there too pretty. Nexxt year I think if I get some more I will blow them and make ornaments out of those.
This is my BSL that lays the speckled egg maybe she is a cross with a wellie or something, my other 2 lay a darker egg but sadly no speckles.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/81831_daphniesuzieframed.jpg
Thats Daphne in the forground.

Thank you Ghostrider (Kim)! I am Kim also.

I am not sure which photos of my girls you are referring to, but chances are what ever photo you saw, you saw birds that I use for breeding. I currently only have 3 molting hens and ever so patiently waiting for some eggs in hopes of a new rooster as my boy recently passed.
The egg ornaments are beautiful!

OH I'm so sorry to hear you lost your Roo,
I have an over abundance of them started out with 34 of my 43 chicks , but I'm finally down to 4 and at least 1 more has to go maybe 2, will see if my S.S. doesn't start being a little nicer he is gonna be soup.... grrrr
Do any of the hatcheries have decent pullets in this breed? I don't want to show them so they don't have to be the perfect specimen, cuz I'm not sure what might be available around here, I plan to go to the swap come March, but can't guarantee there will be any wellies there. TY Kim

 

[EweSheep]

Hatcheries don't have "decent" pullets. It is the luck of the draw what you will get.

I'm sure someone will come forward sooner or later.

 

[tazcat70]

And soon it begins.

Making the list and checking it twice, gotta find out whose birds are nice. Spring is right around the corner and I have a feeling it is gonna be filled with hatching lots of Wellies!!!

 

[mrheinz77]

My Wellies are going in the breeding pen tonight. I have 3 pullets laying. A friend of mine (FlashPointFarm) came and checked them out and said I should show my pullets. Their legs are nice color. She showed some from this line at the Eastern Iowa Poultry Show this year. I have a younger pullet that has even darker legs. The cockerel has lighter legs but otherwise looks nice. I will post pictures when I get around to posting pictures.

 

[EweSheep]

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Are those shows APA sanctioned?

 

[mrheinz77]

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Are those shows APA sanctioned?

Yes it was.