The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[pinkchick]

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Well the birds in that picture sure look like BCMs. Could the prince be raising a French breed?!?!?!

that is what i was thinking too lensters but the combs look off for bcm

 

[EweSheep]

about BCMs! I haven't done enough research about Marans but all I know they are dark laying breeds, comes in English or French, feathered legs or not, comes in Cukoo, BC, White, Wheaton, Black and Blues.

 

[outback hatcher]

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I think I'll keep around just to see what it looks like as it grows

Here is the latest pic of my white Wellsummer at almost a month old

 

[EweSheep]

Are you sure it is not crossed with a Sussex? Or a blue wheaton of some sort.....it is not a pure Welsummer that I can see!

Yep a roo of course!

That roo is going thru that UGLY stage!

 

[Happy Chooks]

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I'm glad you responded first. I was thinking, my wellie rooster didn't feather in looking like that.

 

[outback hatcher]

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I keep my breeds separated from one another even when I let them out to free range it's one breed at a time so I don't see how he can be crossed with anything

 

[Froggy with chickens now!]

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I would not get another roo until you have at least a half dozen hens for him. It is not fair to the sweet hens to be mated that frequently by the roo. A roo can actually stress out the hens to the point that they stop laying. . . . .

If he was a good boy in his previous home, then there is a good chance that he would be a good roo in another place.

Thanks! I don't know if I will ever have that many hens! I guess myself and the friend that gave him to me didn't think about what you are saying. I feel bad for both of them now! I am still looking for him a home. Hopefully I will find one soon!

 

[Mrsfoote]

So about 2 weeks ago I got a laying hen( wellie) and I know after coming to a new home they can stop laying 2 days later she laid an egg skipped a day laid and egg skipped a day and laid another now it's been about 4 days NO egg I live in montana and we had a cold front and then it got sunny again then cloudy and sunny...etc...could this be why she isn't laying or should I be worried...my Wyandotte Lacie lays every other day got her from the same man as the wellie My wellie is also a year old....

 

[Happy Chooks]

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The move could have put her into a molt. Just keep an eye on her. If nothing else seems wrong (she's acting okay) then I wouldn't worry yet.

 

[southpaw52]

Hi all, I'm new to this chicken thing. We had chickens years ago but they were egg and meat sources, never thought of them as per their breed. So, now I find myself with Wellsummers (at least that's what they were sold to us as!!) and Marans. (same story). I am pretty sure they are what they were said to be, but I have no idea if they are good birds or not. I am interested in getting some fertile eggs for the granddaughters to hatch and maybe show. I'll post some pics......have at 'em. I need feedback good, bad, and ugly. Just be kind, as I am getting attached to them! Are they okay to breed for the kids to show? If not, what should I look for in a replacement?

Thanks,
Anne