The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[Happy Chooks]

Quote: Hatchery wellies are bred for egg production, so yes, they should lay sooner than breeder quality. Now with that said, every bird matures at a different rate, and you could have a slow developer - even from a hatchery.

 

[RedPulletMama]

not one of you showed any proof of what you're talking about.

i disagree with you.

from what i've read, on the history, welsummers were created by accident. in a small town. i firmly believe there's no chance those chickens weren't expected to do a lot, if not the majority, of their living w/o human interference. it's almost absurd to think otherwise.

other than the history aspect, i have broody welsummers. the end. you can preach and scream to the heavens, but that is the reality. and, hang on, i like it.

were you holding? did you feel the earth shake?

you maybe want to sit down for this one:

erhard weihs told me, himself, his go broody too!

OMG OMG OMG

crazy, right!

do you want a picture of the three of sitting on nests right now? would this make you feel better or enrage you further?

sheesh. pure silliness.

No need to be rude! We are all chicken lovers here. Does it really matter if our hens are broody or good mothers? Regardless of breed, every chicken is her own 'woman' and will behave as she pleases. All of our Wellies are different and that's ok

 

[EweSheep]

Let's continue on and it is ok to be different. To each to their own.

 

[imtrying]

agreed.

have a great, productive weekend, everyone.

 

[Nickeyo]

not one of you showed any proof of what you're talking about. 

i disagree with you.

from what i've read, on the history, welsummers were created by accident.  in a small town.  i firmly believe there's no chance those chickens weren't expected to do a lot, if not the majority, of their living w/o human interference.  it's almost absurd to think otherwise.

other than the history aspect, i have broody welsummers.  the end.  you can preach and scream to the heavens, but that is the reality.  and, hang on, i like it.  

were you holding?  did you feel the earth shake?

you maybe want to sit down for this one:

erhard weihs told me, himself, his go broody too!

OMG OMG OMG

crazy, right!

do you want a picture of the three of sitting on nests right now?  would this make you feel better or enrage you further?

sheesh.  pure silliness.

No need to be so rude and aggressive, we were just stating the fact the welsummers were bred for egg production but that trait has been losses slightly in the uk because they have now been bred for showing mainly, and in the uk at least welsummers are not the best broodies and seldom do so, you may just be lucky to find a strain that has broody ability, just don't get so deffencive and aggressive.

 

[faykokoWV]

not one of you showed any proof of what you're talking about.

i disagree with you.

from what i've read, on the history, welsummers were created by accident. in a small town. i firmly believe there's no chance those chickens weren't expected to do a lot, if not the majority, of their living w/o human interference. it's almost absurd to think otherwise.

other than the history aspect, i have broody welsummers. the end. you can preach and scream to the heavens, but that is the reality. and, hang on, i like it.

were you holding? did you feel the earth shake?

you maybe want to sit down for this one:

erhard weihs told me, himself, his go broody too!

OMG OMG OMG

crazy, right!

do you want a picture of the three of sitting on nests right now? would this make you feel better or enrage you further?

sheesh. pure silliness.

I'm sorry if you thought I was trying to argue with you, sometimes its hard to convey tone - I thought we were just talking about our experiences with Welsummers. I'm truly sorry if you thought I was "enraged". I was simply trying to convey that for example - if a new chicken owner came to me and asked "what's a good breed of broody chicken" Welsummer would not be the first breed that comes to mind for me. Maybe you can change that perception by breeding a broody line - and that would be fantastic.

 

[buttercup95]

Well it sounds like it's more likely for her not to be broody but there's always a chance. It's fine though. If I want eggs from her I'll just have a silkie hatch them for me.

 

[linneamae]

I know they say there is no such thing as a dumb question, but I'm pretty sure this is one. Anyway would any of you be willing to check out this link and tell me what size of these legbands I would need for 3 month old welsummers - I can't figure out if I should get size 8 or 10 at this point... and interpereted it that I will need to end on a size 12?? I checked the help page but it's pretty vague. And would the size be the same for the roos or one size bigger?
Thanks so much.

http://shilala.homestead.com/tags.html

 

[Hens and Roos]

I know they say there is no such thing as a dumb question, but I'm pretty sure this is one. Anyway would any of you be willing to check out this link and tell me what size of these legbands I would need for 3 month old welsummers - I can't figure out if I should get size 8 or 10 at this point... and interpereted it that I will need to end on a size 12?? I checked the help page but it's pretty vague. And would the size be the same for the roos or one size bigger?
Thanks so much.

http://shilala.homestead.com/tags.html

not sure what the best size would be, we use a metal band that has multiple holes so it is adjustable to fit the different size chicken legs. We typically use zip ties when the birds are young and only put bands on when we know which ones we are keeping. Hopefully others will have some ideas for you too

 

[Johnn]

See my Welsummer's before and after pics here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-before-after-pics-pic-heavy-but-worth-a-look