The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[naturespace]

Also, you will know by the chest feathers in a few weeks. If they are black, boy. If they are salmon, girl.
Good luck.

 

[faykokoWV]

Ginger is a cute chick, but at two weeks and a big comb... I think it might be Gilligan. (google gilligans island if you don't know what I mean)

yep, I'm thinking its more Gilligan, the Professor or the Skipper - not Ginger

 

[bwalden]

Hi ....... I just started reading this thread because I have a two week old Welsummer chick that I hope is a pullet. But it sounds like you need to make the distinction at a day old or wait till they are 5 weeks old? I have attached a few pictures of Ginger ... she is 2 weeks ... can any of you take a stab at determining if she is a pullet?

If it were one of my Wellie chicks I would say pullet. My roos have no eyeliners markings at all. As I understand this can vary from line to line some. But the comb on this one is looking pretty rooish to me. Sorry I agree, I think she is likely to be a he.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Hi ....... I just started reading this thread because I have a two week old Welsummer chick that I hope is a pullet. But it sounds like you need to make the distinction at a day old or wait till they are 5 weeks old? I have attached a few pictures of Ginger ... she is 2 weeks ... can any of you take a stab at determining if she is a pullet?

Sorry, that one is all boy.

 

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[buttercup95]

So a question about welsummers, well several questions which google has decided are not worth answering. Anyways, how long does before they lay, and how broody are they?

edit- also how good are they as mothers?

 

[salkxsj]

So a question about welsummers, well several questions which google has decided are not worth answering. Anyways, how long does before they lay, and how broody are they?

edit- also how good are they as mothers?

mine started @ 4. 1/2 months.. But all are not laying I have 3 that are not. But they look. Like they will be starting so I say 4. 1/2 to 5. 1/2 months jus make sure they always have water

 

[buttercup95]

Okay wow that's kinda quick isn't it? Mine's only 10 weeks and was the only egg that hatched out of my entire batch! also like I said it was a gift from my friend. anyways she happens to be a super great chick the most loving of my chickens and she totally took my bantam cochin roo, who is 12 weeks and had been terribly beaten, under her wing.

 

[Cooptopia]

Sorry, that one is all boy.

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X3 - Cockle Doodle Roo

 

[Happy Chooks]

So a question about welsummers, well several questions which google has decided are not worth answering. Anyways, how long does before they lay, and how broody are they?

edit- also how good are they as mothers?

Mine are breeder quality - they never start laying before 24 weeks. Most are in the 24-30 week range, though I did have to wait 11 months for one stubborn pullet to start laying.

They are not known to be a broody breed. And they are supposed to be terrible sitters and mothers. Now with that said, I have had 2 of my welsummers go broody this year. The first went broody last year as well - she is a good sitter and a fantastic mother. She is still mothering her "babies" even though they are about 11 weeks old. The 2nd welsummer pullet (she's only 7 months old when she decided to go broody) just hatched out her babies yesterday. She is very protective of them, so hopefully she will do well as a mother.


This is the first broody.