The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[Happy Chooks]

As promised I've uploaded another picture. I will try to get some more pictures showing the browning mottling on his chest (about 20%)

Nice looking boy Opa.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I now have 4 out and a 5th zipping. Another is pipped. The first one that hatched woke me up with it's chirping at 5:30 this morning. (and my bator is all the way across the house from my bedroom) Loud little bugger!

 

[shesaredroan]

I now have 4 out and a 5th zipping. Another is pipped. The first one that hatched woke me up with it's chirping at 5:30 this morning. (and my bator is all the way across the house from my bedroom) Loud little bugger!

Just like any good Mother, when our babies cry, human or animal (even if we're asleep) we hear them and come running.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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That so makes me laugh! Before I had kids, I was a VERY heavy sleeper. There was a train yard by where we lived that found old bombs buried from WWII and they detonated them. It shook our windows and rattled everything..................and I slept through it.

The second my first son was born, I became a light sleeper. Now I wake up at the slightest noise. Funny how things change when you become a mom.

 

[Tailfeathers]

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Royce, I am seeing yellow legs but they have the dotted red stripe down them like on the below mentioned one. I'm guessing this is normal for Wellies as every one of the roos I have and all those different lines.....

You mention more brown in lower feathers on wing? I was wondering about the wing color as I have roos with solid brown and with variance between brown and black and I didn't know anywhere to find what it should be.

How much of the nice dark red on the saddle area? How much shiny green over black on the side saddles. I do have a few with better 'transition' and less of that 'fluff' showing, so I was going to use those cockerals and use that as #1 sorting and combs and SIZE as #2 variables.

I got my bands, so now to catch up and band 20 free ranging roos!!

Clyde, you will see those red dots on some males. In fact, I've been told that's one way you can sex younger chicks. Don't hold me to that though. Personally, if I had two identical boys to choose from, I'd choose the one without the red spots.

The whole saddle should be a nice dark red. And I'm guessing you meant "sickles" vice "saddles" when referring to the "shiny green over black", and in thast case the more the better. Below is a pick of the bird that just won BB and Reserve Continental. Don't pay any attention to his wings because they're out of place. I was trying to get some shots after I came home from the show, it was dark, the birds didn't wanna stay up on the platform I had, and it was starting to rain. I'm including it here so folks can see a good representation of Type. Notice the tail set. Oh well, I tried. Maybe another time. Anyways, like I said, it's a good representation of Type.

 

[pinkchick]

Happy Chooks~ How many chicks this morning? I'm sitting on the edge of my seat here. Hope they are all out.

My eggs from you go into lockdown this coming Monday.



Shesaredroan ~

Royce~ I love this males hackle, saddle and wing bow color. Nice rich vivid color. Yummy!


Just some useless info.......

Those red scales that go down the outer shank are called reticulate scales.

It is said that in the dark egg laying breeds the nice deep vermillion colored scales are an indicator that the bird will have dark egg color and/or dark egg gene.
All of my males in all of my breeds have deep red reticulates, I only keep the males that show the color and all males have daughters that lay lovely dark eggs.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Final number is 6 wellie babies. I had more late quitters than I have ever had - it's strange. One ruptured it's own yolk sac as it's foot was tangled in it.

I'll get some pics later today of the babies.

 

[vanalpaca]

Just some useless info.......

Those red scales that go down the outer shank are called reticulate scales.

It is said that in the dark egg laying breeds the nice deep vermillion colored scales are an indicator that the bird will have dark egg color and/or dark egg gene.
All of my males in all of my breeds have deep red reticulates, I only keep the males that show the color and all males have daughters that lay lovely dark eggs.

Pinkchick/Kim?

This is the kind of information we should all know as breeders of dark egg layers. I know the standard says 'yellow legs' but I have never seen anything about the red spots/lines down the leg!! It would be nice to hear what the judges say about it, too.

Another culling factor and completely opposite of what Royce said just above to cull against it and not for it??????

Bonnie FROM Clyde, OH

 

[Happy Chooks]

Here's the babies! Looks like 2 boys (1 is "iffy" though, might be a girl) and 4 girls.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Here's the babies! Looks like 2 boys (1 is "iffy" though, might be a girl) and 4 girls.

Cute babies, my DD saw the picture and thinks that you have 1 boy and 5 girls. She says the 1 in the top picture sitting down and looking at you is a boy. You'll have to tell us once you get a better idea. She has been right on so far when looking at our hatches!