The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[Hayduke27]

Nice roo, Dennis!!

 

[Theocons123]

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!I

I bought mine at p.o.l and she was 24 weeks. She seems pretty hardy yet she been broody for the past month, she is also going throuh the moult so is not laying currently. I still can't believe that when my father held her upside down that she laid an egg! Of course I wasn't happy, but he really didn't know how to hold her! Maybe they like australia so feel more comfortable laying upside down... So mine could have started laying earlier? She lays small-medium size skin-brown eggs (like someone has fake tanned badly and they go orange coloured). Bare in mind mine is a welsummer/rir so her eggs colour has changed due to the cross.

 

[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....

I actually saw her lay both colors. She laid two dark brown eggs in a row (one of which I witnessed) and then yesterday, I saw her lay another lighter speckled egg. The picture may be throwing you off since they are all the same shape and size. Only the color is different. So far she's a very good layer even though they're weighing in at 1.6 ozs. I thought they'd be a little bigger, but it's early yet.

 

[ChickNmamma]

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Well that is cool then - it does look like they are different shapes/sizes in the pictures. I do know some girls can go from dark to speckled, its called "cleaning their inkjets". I think they will get bigger, all of my pullets eggs have gotten bigger after they are laying awhile.

 

[cr8zy4chickens]

Any significant differences between brown leghorns & welsummers???? I have 2 or 3 of each and I can't tell them apart. I've looked at pictures of each and I can't find one
outstanding difference between the two. They are 9 weeks now, I guess I'll have to just wait until they start laying eggs!!! If anyone out there knows some way I could tell them
apart, I sure would appreciate it. Thanks!!

 

[2chicks poultry]

Dennis your rooster looks just like mine!

 

[faykokoWV]

Any significant differences between brown leghorns & welsummers???? I have 2 or 3 of each and I can't tell them apart. I've looked at pictures of each and I can't find one
outstanding difference between the two. They are 9 weeks now, I guess I'll have to just wait until they start laying eggs!!! If anyone out there knows some way I could tell them
apart, I sure would appreciate it. Thanks!!

leghorns have white earlobes and Welsummers have red - that's the most obvious difference

 

[Hayduke27]

leghorns have white earlobes and Welsummers have red - that's the most obvious difference

This is definitely the best way to tell, but you may need to wait until the boys are closer to 11 or 12 weeks before you really see the difference.

 

[Nickeyo]

Where did you read or hear that?  Curious because I know there are some of the egg laying breeds that will lay before the 20th week but everything I've read shows most of the Dual Purpose breeds start laying around the 24th week.  None of my breeds have ever started to lay before the 23rd week.  Also, most of what I've read on Chick Starter feed say to start adding 25% Layer Pellet in at the 20th week and continue adding 25% each week until 100% at the 24th week.

God Bless,

I have heard this from various books and from my local breeders, I live in England so it may be different, some of mine have started laying at 17-18 weeks, but the average is about 20, and most of my chickens are laying by 22-23 week bar the meat breeds and the roosters my welsummer hen was laying at 21weeks, and my Phoenix layed her first egg a few days ago and she's only 20 weeks

 

[OohLaLa]

Wahooo my first egg....okay technically it is my white EE Flossie's first egg...but as her Mama I count it as mine to It's so small it does not register on my nifty neat egg scale I won, but I know they will get bigger as she comes in to her own. It is a pretty Easter green. Soooo eggggcited


Flossie checking out her nest box curtains.


Flossie's First egg