The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[mckee farms]

Well i lost a rir and a welsummer today. the rest are doing great. worries me.

 

[estamets]

Well i lost a rir and a welsummer today. the rest are doing great. worries me.

What happened?

 

[wny egger]

Well i lost a rir and a welsummer today. the rest are doing great. worries me.

sorry to hear of your lost..loosing 2 is a big deal if it wasnt a preditor in my opinion..what happen ..??



i no with it being so cold here i have a couple that have had runny noses..i rub them down with vetrx..stuff works great ..they pepped right up and in a couple days they were fine ..

 

[Beer can]

I have a feeling that those are not pure Welsummers. Here are mine at 13 weeks:

I had the same thought when I saw the pics the other day. I couldn't decide roos or pullets, the combs look like pullets but the color of their necks look more like the roos I didn't keep. I ended up with three pullets and three cockerels, two pullets died. I kept the best looking cockerel so hopefully I'll hatch out some eggs soon. Mine look more like yours, the roo is my avatar at 20-24 weeks, can't remember. He has longer tail feathers now, beautiful bird.

 

[aart]

Quote: Here they are at about 6 months:

 

[Apocha14]

My roo at 25 weeks. I have a hen too that's a year old and she looks just like the poster above. They look like they may have some RIR or something?

 

[Beer can]

@aart I was going to say but mines prettier, but with your second older pic I don't think I can say that Lol! Nice birds! Your roo definitely is heavier than mine, mine will be a year in May. My pullets colors are just like yours, but I think mine looks a little fatter. Wellies are awesome birds, and their spotted eggs are cool to. I can't wait to hatch out some more. Is your roo friendly? My roo is the only friendly chicken I have. All eight pullets (even the one wellie pullet) avoid me and the kids.

 

[aart]

@aart I was going to say but mines prettier, but with your second older pic I don't think I can say that Lol! Nice birds! Your roo definitely is heavier than mine, mine will be a year in May. My pullets colors are just like yours, but I think mine looks a little fatter. Wellies are awesome birds, and their spotted eggs are cool to. I can't wait to hatch out some more. Is your roo friendly? My roo is the only friendly chicken I have. All eight pullets (even the one wellie pullet) avoid me and the kids.

They're pretty, and nice birds, but nowhere near the proper SOP for Welsumers having multiple faults.

Tho I'm not showing or seriously breeding but her egg color is not what I wanted either....am hoping that their chicks are all pullets and lay a special Welsumer type egg.

 

[sarahandbray]

I love my Wellies and they are 23-weeks, but are still laying small/medium-sized eggs.
The egg color is GREAT! Terra Cotta with dark brown speckles.
Will they get bigger? I want to separate out my three Wellie hens and my Wellie Roo and hatch some eggs...does egg size have a lot to do with it?

 

[sarahandbray]