The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[Happy Chooks]

I noticed the yellow and orange legs as well, but didn't mention it because Diane had already asked. Good to know that the yellow is preferred, thanks!

 

[Theocons123]

My welsummer/rir has gone broody and is one mean bird. She pecks anything that comes near. She is pecking my poor copper blue marran's comb. Making her bleed, so I have had to isolate my maran in another coop and run.

 

[Hayduke27]

Never come between a mother welly and her cubs...

 

[EweSheep]

Yes I knew about the orange and yellow legs but thanks for bringing it up. It would be odd if we got a bunch of orange legs running around. Thankfully, I didn't have any in my flock or most of you. As far as I know, we are still on the very light yellow to medium yellow legs.

My bantams seems to have the best yellow legs around of all the Welsummers I've had.

 

[cleopatra]

My Welsummer laid her first egg last Saturday at 25 1/2 weeks old. These are her first 3 eggs. Then she skipped yesterday and laid today. She seems to have a pattern of speckled then dark brown because the one I got today was dark brown. They're still kind of small.

 

[ChickNmamma]

My Welsummer laid her first egg last Saturday at 25 1/2 weeks old. These are her first 3 eggs. Then she skipped yesterday and laid today. She seems to have a pattern of speckled then dark brown because the one I got today was dark brown. They're still kind of small.

Very cute eggs...

Um... do you have more than one dark egg layer? I have seen eggs have a slight color change, but not a color and shape change. That middle egg does not belong to the two outer eggs. I suspect two hens are laying.

 

[EweSheep]

Pretty eggs but I suspect there are two hens laying.

 

[cleopatra]

The only other girl I have who lays brown is an RSL who has been laying for a year and lays every day. Her eggs are extra large (these are medium) and she's laid every day in addition to whoever laid these three, so it can't be her. I have a Wyandotte who is getting ready to lay. Do you think the speckled eggs could be hers? I guess I won't know for sure until they lay on the same day! It's been 5 days and I've gotten 4 eggs. The fourth egg was dark like the second. I've never seen the Wyandotte in the box and she hasn't squatted for me yet or anything, but she is 6 months old. Hmmmm....

 

[dennisthe]

This is one of my 4 month old welsummer roosters

 

[rachel82]

Good morning!!! I am new to Welsummers, so I am curious about your experience with their laying habits. For example, at what age did yours begin to lay?? We're they adequate layers??
Just curious, I can't wait to get some of the pretty eggs from my girls (2, 20 weeks). Thanks in advance!