The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[EweSheep]

The one with the broken patterned eye liner is definately NOT a Welsummer. I remember having that same kind of chick from McMurray but forgot what it was, either a Partridge Rock, Hamburg or Buttercup (they usually have broken pattern all over their heads, not a V in it......)

It definately would be interesting to see what the chick come out to be. If it is comes out Welsummer, then I have a sneaking suspect a Barnvelder was introduced somewhere down the line.

 

[OohLaLa]

I ordered them from my pet chicken.com

 

[angel8035]

My baby welsummer looked like a "she" to a lot of people due to the dark eyeliner and whatnot, but I can report he is now a very large cockerel. Here are some pictures of the baby, and how he turned out:






(If it's unclear, he's the one in back

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He's Beautiful! Mine looked like a girl too but now that he is 6 weeks old it is very evident he's a HE. I hope he turns out as nice looking as yours!

 

[Hayduke27]

He's Beautiful! Mine looked like a girl too but now that he is 6 weeks old it is very evident he's a HE. I hope he turns out as nice looking as yours!

Thank you! He was given to me by the farmer for free because of the others I bought. He was straight run, and I had a sneaking suspicion from the beginning he might be a rooster. Luckily he's turning into a good boy. He's not nearly the handful of his little Sebrite counterpart in that picture. That little guy is nuts...

 

[OohLaLa]

The one with the broken patterned eye liner is definately NOT a Welsummer. I remember having that same kind of chick from McMurray but forgot what it was, either a Partridge Rock, Hamburg or Buttercup (they usually have broken pattern all over their heads, not a V in it......)

It definately would be interesting to see what the chick come out to be. If it is comes out Welsummer, then I have a sneaking suspect a Barnvelder was introduced somewhere down the line.

I checked out the possibles you mentioned and it looks closest to a buttercup. I called My Pet Chicken, they are giving me credit but that does not solve my problem. I wanted 2 girls and a Roo for my DH.. Hoping one of the others is the rooster he picked out and wanted.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Rarebear, it looks like a cockeral to me.

Agree.

The one with the broken patterned eye liner is definately NOT a Welsummer. I remember having that same kind of chick from McMurray but forgot what it was, either a Partridge Rock, Hamburg or Buttercup (they usually have broken pattern all over their heads, not a V in it......)

It definately would be interesting to see what the chick come out to be. If it is comes out Welsummer, then I have a sneaking suspect a Barnvelder was introduced somewhere down the line.

Also agree. The markings look like a welsummer/barnevelder cross.

I checked out the possibles you mentioned and it looks closest to a buttercup. I called My Pet Chicken, they are giving me credit but that does not solve my problem. I wanted 2 girls and a Roo for my DH.. Hoping one of the others is the rooster he picked out and wanted.

Not a buttercup. I have a buttercup and it didn't have chipmunk stripes.

 

[angel8035]

Agree.
Also agree. The markings look like a welsummer/barnevelder cross.
Not a buttercup. I have a buttercup and it didn't have chipmunk stripes.

It is probably a speckled sussex if it is from a hatchery. I don't think they sell crosses.

 

[Anniebee]

Please forgive in advance, the subject matter here. It is not pleasant ! I have a very large Welsummer - she is quite beautiful, is moulting at the moment ( winter in Australia ) ... and is also still laying approx. 5 eggs per week. Which is rather unusual. She is happy and healthy in herself.

She has always deposited very very large amounts of bowel, from the time she became a fully grown hen. Recently, with the weather and moulting, she has had quite a few very 'off' squits - raises her tail and lets out a stream of very soft bowel with a bit of watery fluid. Overnight, she deposits in her sleeping box, normal droppings.

There are times ( because I don't sleep well and find I have to catch up in the a.m. ) that I don't let them out until 10 or 11 in the morning. By the time I get out there, they are frantic at the door to be let out. Yesterday I was up early and let them out sooner. Her dropping outside that morning - although huge was normal.

My question - can stress cause a hen to deliver very soft droppings ? I am hoping your answers are yes. As I said, she is hale and hearty - loves foraging in the garden, and the treats I give them in their ( currently barren ) run. OR ... is moulting and laying at the time adding to the stress which in turn causes this reaction - outside in their run ? She can be relied upon to 'give it up' within a couple of minutes of being let out.

This might seem like a ridiculous question, but I would like to know if anyone else has had similar experiences with their Welsummers ? My other chickens have normal droppings of expected size, most all the time.

Cheers ........ AB

 

[faykokoWV]

It is probably a speckled sussex if it is from a hatchery. I don't think they sell crosses.

hatcheries don't sell "crosses" intentionally... they just tend to have poorer quality birds and a poorer genetic pool. There is a evidence of Barnevelders and Welsummer crosses coming from hatcheries. I think it tends to happen more on the Barnevelder side and its very evident due to the poor lacing as the bird grows out. I've started with birds of both breeds from a hatchery and can stated this from experience as well as research.

 

[faykokoWV]

Please forgive in advance, the subject matter here. It is not pleasant ! I have a very large Welsummer - she is quite beautiful, is moulting at the moment ( winter in Australia ) ... and is also still laying approx. 5 eggs per week. Which is rather unusual. She is happy and healthy in herself.

She has always deposited very very large amounts of bowel, from the time she became a fully grown hen. Recently, with the weather and moulting, she has had quite a few very 'off' squits - raises her tail and lets out a stream of very soft bowel with a bit of watery fluid. Overnight, she deposits in her sleeping box, normal droppings.

There are times ( because I don't sleep well and find I have to catch up in the a.m. ) that I don't let them out until 10 or 11 in the morning. By the time I get out there, they are frantic at the door to be let out. Yesterday I was up early and let them out sooner. Her dropping outside that morning - although huge was normal.

My question - can stress cause a hen to deliver very soft droppings ? I am hoping your answers are yes. As I said, she is hale and hearty - loves foraging in the garden, and the treats I give them in their ( currently barren ) run. OR ... is moulting and laying at the time adding to the stress which in turn causes this reaction - outside in their run ? She can be relied upon to 'give it up' within a couple of minutes of being let out.

This might seem like a ridiculous question, but I would like to know if anyone else has had similar experiences with their Welsummers ? My other chickens have normal droppings of expected size, most all the time.

Cheers ........ AB

If they are free ranging she may just be eating something different than the other birds. She may also be on a different poop schedule than them. Because chickens don't pee, any liquid excrement is passed with the poo. I've always found this site helpful http://chat.allotment.org/index.php?topic=17568.0