The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[pinkchick]

Those little Bantam Wellies eggs are AWESOME Games! Someday when I grow up I'm going to have some Banty Wellies! The hard part is going to be convincing my husband that I do need both LF and Bantam!

 

[EweSheep]

Well they are like potato chips, can not stop with JUST ONE CHIP!

 

[SFIcelandics]

(WELSUMMER BANTAMS) With the Dutch Line that I have, about half of the hens lay a DARKER SPECKLED egg, and the other hens lay a bigger pale-er egg. Ill have to get some pictures up! Hatched out 9 on Wednesday. 18 due this week. Now selling eggs and chicks out of my Dutch Amestein line.

Nate

 

[IggiMom]

I get a lot of speckled eggs from my Estes birds.

Catherine

 

[tellynpeep]

I hatched some Wellies last year (bought eggs from another BYCer.) Of that batch, I now have only one rooster and one hen. I have one ther Wellie hen that I bought as a chick at a swap last summer. It must be my bad luck, but I have been surprised by their flighty and fearful temperments, and disappointed by their egg-laying. I get about 3 eggs a week from the two girls. The one I got at the swap lays eggs that are not as dark as my sex-links. What am I doing wrong? I still love the breed, and am thinking of trying again this year, possibly with chicks from Whitmore farms. Anyone have any thoughts on them?

 

[EweSheep]

3 eggs a week???? That is pitiful! Mine lays almost every day non stop until time for extreme hot weather or molting/winter months. They are not flighty or nervous breed, should not be!

Whitmore Farms is a very good choice. Heard nothing but good reviews on them. Better call him because he will be booked fast!

 

[Hens and Roos]

we just put 4 welsummer eggs in our incuabtor and are excited to see what will hatch April 30th.

 

[IggiMom]

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Look at Tailfeathers post on Page 70 of this thread. Apparently there are still eggs available there. I am thinking of this, but my incubator is pretty full at present, or will be by next week.

I ought to have my head examined.

Catherine

 

[Happy Chooks]

I got my first egg from 1 of my pullets, Feisty yesterday. She is 24 weeks exactly. It was under the feeder, so I guess she couldn't take the time away from eating to lay it in the nest boxes.

Here it is with a flash next to a BR egg:

And here without flash, but my overhead cabinet lights on:

 

[pinkchick]

WoooooooooooooooT! New2chooks! Congratulations! I'm so happy for you......you waited sooooo long for that pretty egg!

I hope you find another today!