The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[EweSheep]

 

[rnau]

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I put my bantam eggs from you in the hatcher last night. I had 13 of 19 develope. I have 1 already pipping on day 19. I am excited about this hatch.

Roy

 

[WyanLuv]

Thank you for the info EweSheep

 

[flower]

Those 93 Wellie Bantan eggs look almost as large as the regular size eggs. I am surprised !

 

[IggiMom]

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All the information I have seen says that the Estes Welsummers are nice birds. That is where I got mine. I like them. I don't think you have made a bad deal.

That said, I do not show my birds. I am in chickens for the eggs.

I like my Welsummers. They look pretty to me, they are nice calm birds, and they lay plenty of terracotta and speckled eggs. The one roo is a nice guy.

I am going to put them separate in a breeding room soon so that I can have some purebred eggs from my own birds.

I do not think you will be unhappy with your chicks.

Catherine

 

[pinkchick]

Iggi~

As you requested here is one of my girls eggs next to one of my Marans eggs just for fun. She's a good girl!!!!!!!

 

[IggiMom]

Yes, pretty egg! And I like that Maran's egg, too. Some of my Cuckoo Marans lay eggs that are dark like that, and almost red. I like them.

And I have to confess, that I do have a number that clearly come from one or the other, but I cannot tell which.

Catherine (IggiMom)

 

[gamebirdsonly]

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I put my bantam eggs from you in the hatcher last night. I had 13 of 19 develope. I have 1 already pipping on day 19. I am excited about this hatch.

Roy

 

[gamebirdsonly]

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I am surprised to The eggs are big compared to all other bantam eggs I have dealt with.

 

[EweSheep]

Well the breed has been around for 20 years, most of it was in Canada before it was imported in here at least ten years or less. The bantams do need some work in improving the egg colors and sizes but it is not bad comparing to other breeds. If size is important, then keep the smallest ones and breed down but still maintain the dark egg colors as well.

We still got alot of work to do but within maybe five to ten years, we should be consisently getting darker eggs and smaller bodies. Their egg production is pretty good for a bantam!