The Welsummer Thread!!!!

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Melissa, I am glad to hear that you flock is friendly toward each other. I have Welsummers, Dominiques, Blue Ansalusians and Blue Laced Red Wyandotts together.
I thought the Dominiques would be more layed back than they are but not so. They are all only one month old. I plan to keep only two roosters, a wellie and a dom and I bet the Dom will be alpha. Too bad but if your Lt Brahma is top roo and the Wellie stepped back, well I guess the Wellie is a better politician. LOL "Let the other guy take the heat"

 

[Mountain Sunshine]

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I would like to see a pic of your group. Every once in awhile the Wellie will step out of line and the Brahma puts him right back in line. (enough said)

I wouldn't be surprised if you Dom turns out to be the man in charge. But time will tell!

 

[outback hatcher]

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Yes I get 1 to 3 eggs a day I'm just waiting to empty my bator so I can check fertility though I see my roosters are working on the hens.
I have 2/4 roo to hen so I should get some good fertile eggs

 

[flower]

Outback hatcher Your birds are pretty and I am sure that the eggs are fertile. Are you addicted to hatching. I know I am and it is a big problem but so much fun that I am finding it hard to quit. My next batch MUST be my last for a long time since I have really too many birds already. I did sell 4 pullets today so that IS a help !

 

[pinkchick]

Mountain Sunshine and Outback`
Congrats on the Wellies and thanks for posting pics and sharing your lovely birds and babies......they're great!


I finally got 2 Wellie eggs yesterday!!!!!!! #12 layed her first egg yesterday.....she even did it in the nest box. Egg color was great but no speckles.....I hope she gives me the speckled ones and is not just a smooth color gal. She will be 20 weeks old on June 19th.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Congrats Pink! And 20 weeks, WOW, that's early!

for speckles. I have 1 girl that is on and off in her speckles. But when they're speckled, they're really speckled.

 

[Chickhick]

So, do most of ya'll like speckled eggs, or do you cull toward solid color? Personally, I like the variety of having both.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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I like both.

 

[pinkchick]

Thanks Chooks! Yep she's an early bird! Remember she was the only pullet that hatched out of that batch of eggs. 9 roos and 1 girl......GOOD GRIEF! Another 2.5 months and the other 3 younger gals should start laying. Can't wait! Not having all those pretty Wellie eggs is about to kill me!

Chickhick~
I personally love the speckled ones....just something about the smooth colored eggs that doesn't work for me. I like the depth that the speckles add to the egg.

 

[Mervin]

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My wellies are not laying yet, but I've always like speckled eggs a little better. I'm really hoping some of mine are speckled.