The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[bwalden]

is the Welsummer chick in the back a roo

Yes I would say cockerel

 

[Alaska Fowl INC]

The photo posted of the "SQ line of eggs" is stolen from Whitmore Farm Marns page: http://www.whitmorefarm.com/marans Pulling this kind of crap is a bad, bad, bad idea Mr. Poultryboy15! Before I jump to too many conclusions I'd like an explanation of why you are using a photo from Whitmore Farms Marans eggs to sell Welsummer eggs. This post stinks to high heavens!

THANKS TO WHOEVER POSTED THIS SITE http://www.whitmorefarm.com/marans...I MIGHT HAVE PURCHASE

 

[EweSheep]

THANKS TO WHOEVER POSTED THIS SITE http://www.whitmorefarm.com/marans...I MIGHT HAVE PURCHASE

Uh oh......did someone on Ebay posted the same picture and sold it to you like that? *sigh* I hope you get good luck with your Welsummers......

 

[hereorthere]

let me start by saying genetics aren't my strong suit..if I'm wrong on this -PLEASE - someone correct me!!

but here's my understanding of it.

the lighter color chest is recessive - so chances are the father is carrying this trait but its not visible. (I'd like to clarify - when you say his chest has "brown" is it the reddish brown or is it peachy/salmon colored?). Because the lighter chest coloring is recessive, you won't know which male offspring have this trait as well. i would not use the third roo you mentioned for breeding.

The hen is throwing a gene in the mix for this as well, are you tracking which hen is the mother? for a recessive gene to visibly show, she has to have one in the mix as well - just like blue eyes.

Thanks for explaining this faykoko! The third roo had salmon colored chest feathers after his down mottled off, and now with the recent newer feathers (he's 9wks) his chest feathers are all reddish-brown. Yes, he and his brothers have a future date w/ freezer camp, so no possibility of breeding. Unfortunately, I do not know which hen he came from as they are all combined 10:1 in the same quarters; thus in the future, there's a possibility of this happening again. But since the hens also contribute a dominant/ recessive feathers genes as well, wouldn't BabyRoo1 and BabyRoo2 have had more black chest feathers than papa roo himself since black chest feathers are thought to be dominant?

 

[faykokoWV]

how old are they? you might want to wait until they are fully feathered to assess the coloring

as to your next question... that exceed my genetic knowledge - I do know that different genetics can be expressed differently if carried by male vs female - for example in people - male patterned baldness is passed through the mother - but if the father is bald it can pattern differently. I don't know enough regarding the genetics of chest feathering to comment further on your situation. If it were me, I would always breed the darker chest males with hope of further generations gaining more of that trait. Sorry I can't help further

 

[Alaska Fowl INC]

Uh oh......did someone on Ebay posted the same picture and sold it to you like that? *sigh* I hope you get good luck with your Welsummers......

WUT?

 

[Flowerbh]

Do yous think this chick is a boy or a girl? 2 weeks tomorrow.

Totally guessing by stance...I'd say male.

 

[themenagerie]

Judging by the coloration on the above chick, i say pullet. Roos don't have such a pronounced V shape on their heads. Look for feathering on the chest, pullets will be salmon colored, cockerels will have black feathers mixed in. .

 

[themenagerie]

is the Welsummer chick in the back a roo

YES

 

[Flowerbh]

Judging by the coloration on the above chick, i say pullet. Roos don't have such a pronounced V shape on their heads. Look for feathering on the chest, pullets will be salmon colored, cockerels will have black feathers mixed in. .

That's true. Welsummer females have a dark clear V on their heads. I had forgotten that! Thanks. I only have one.... but my other birds, I can tell by stance at a very early age.