The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[SFIcelandics]

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I could always send you an empty Horizion box, that would fir 4-5 girls, and you could send it back full, and then you wouldnt have to worry about naming them!

Not that I need any more birds - I think right now im right around 200 - havent done a inventory head count since we have had snow, but it should be right around there - and about 50 of those birds are WELSUMMERS!!!

Now I just need to get ALL the roosters into 1 pen, and let the hens have a clean out month before I start hatching and shipping chicks and eggs!

Nate

 

[EweSheep]

Nooooooooooo Nate! I would not dream giving them up at this point! Besides the shipping would be a killer! The pullets are almost five lbs already and the roo.....OMG! He is nearly nine lbs! And they aren't even a year old!

Like I need more birds at this time, I need a hole in my head LOL!

I know it is going to be very HARD for me to pick two or three of the BEST of the four pullets. Heck, I might keep them all except roo.

You are going to have some mad hens having no husbands and husbands getting cranky when they are being separated. Maybe the roos will take their spurs on you.

Just be sure to wear a full body protection and a double mask. And don't forget your poultry hook to catch them!

 

[SFIcelandics]

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I could always send you an empty Horizion box, that would fir 4-5 girls, and you could send it back full, and then you wouldnt have to worry about naming them!

Not that I need any more birds - I think right now im right around 200 - havent done a inventory head count since we have had snow, but it should be right around there - and about 50 of those birds are WELSUMMERS!!!

Now I just need to get ALL the roosters into 1 pen, and let the hens have a clean out month before I start hatching and shipping chicks and eggs!

Nate

Im sure we have all played the game - Duck, Duck, Grey Duck!

I do have room for 1 more CHICKEN!!! ;-)

I'd like to play one with deer!

Deer, Deer, MOOSE!!!

Oh the dreams of having moose in the flock!!!

Nate

 

[SFIcelandics]

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I never use a poultry hook! LOL - Most all of my birds will walk right up to you for a little snack. Useually when i want to seperate I either feed a flake of alfalfa hay, or I do it at night. I am the only one that runs the farm here, so its a sole operation - so come time to set up breeding pens, and moving chickens around, it gets to be a chore! You should see testing day here - there are 2 testers, and usually 6-10 helpers, and I am the only one catching the birds for the testers!!! But it usually goes pretty quickly. Last year I think it took an hour, but I had about 1/3 the birds!

It was funy cause when they got here, I had them start on ducks, guineas, etc. Then once they had it down, I had them do the welsummers, and lastly the bantams, I didnt want anything to go wrong with the bantams, as they are prized by me at least! Im so proud of the stock I have!

Off to work!

Robin - Did you end up getting a catalog from me this year? I added a "farm name" on it - hope you got it!

Nate

 

[EweSheep]

That got my daughter into trouble with that DUCK DUCK GOOSE game...broke her pinky finger last year and nearly broke it again last month. We both fell down in the parking lot at the hospital on a big sheet of ice. OUCH! My knee still hurts to this day. UGH! I told my dd not to play that game anymore because I am not running back and forth to Springfield to visit the xrays at hospital and specialists in a different building. She is doing just fine today, didn't bother her one bit.

I wanna be kicking some butt this morning....after the heated exchanges on BYC and FB.....isn't a full moon yet?

.

Sorry this is off topic!

 

[EweSheep]

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I never use a poultry hook! LOL - Most all of my birds will walk right up to you for a little snack. Useually when i want to seperate I either feed a flake of alfalfa hay, or I do it at night. I am the only one that runs the farm here, so its a sole operation - so come time to set up breeding pens, and moving chickens around, it gets to be a chore! You should see testing day here - there are 2 testers, and usually 6-10 helpers, and I am the only one catching the birds for the testers!!! But it usually goes pretty quickly. Last year I think it took an hour, but I had about 1/3 the birds!

It was funy cause when they got here, I had them start on ducks, guineas, etc. Then once they had it down, I had them do the welsummers, and lastly the bantams, I didnt want anything to go wrong with the bantams, as they are prized by me at least! Im so proud of the stock I have!

Off to work!

Robin - Did you end up getting a catalog from me this year? I added a "farm name" on it - hope you got it!

Nate

Haven't gotten it yet but online I see your farm online, if that is what you mean.

My Welsummers do not come up to me, just that one bantam who would come close but wary. I just didn't spend enough time with them last year as they were growing up. However they would climb up for treats along the fence but not in the coop. They are not mean but they just know I am out to grab them and they would yell or squawk so bad. LOL! Poultry hook I dont have yet but to catch those buggers, I might. However I can catch the roo, he is a bit slower but goodness, he is HEAVY!

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

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Great to hear about someone else from Michigan, that is raising Welsummers. These are the chickens I've always wanted after raising chickens for around 35 yrs. I'm after the very dark eggs.

Nate just put me on to this sight, which I appreciate.

Blessings

Harold

Hi Harold,

There a few in Michigan raising and breeding welsummers. I got my hens from Vicki2x2 and my roo from michiganlarry. Feel free to join in on the Michigan thread here https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5472233#p5472233

 

[EweSheep]

Or visit the WCNA website for breeders:
http://wcna.webs.com/membersbreederslist.htm

Not all of them have birds but they will be getting some!

 

[grandmaof5]

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How about Solstice? Equinox?

 

[SFIcelandics]

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I never use a poultry hook! LOL - Most all of my birds will walk right up to you for a little snack. Useually when i want to seperate I either feed a flake of alfalfa hay, or I do it at night. I am the only one that runs the farm here, so its a sole operation - so come time to set up breeding pens, and moving chickens around, it gets to be a chore! You should see testing day here - there are 2 testers, and usually 6-10 helpers, and I am the only one catching the birds for the testers!!! But it usually goes pretty quickly. Last year I think it took an hour, but I had about 1/3 the birds!

It was funy cause when they got here, I had them start on ducks, guineas, etc. Then once they had it down, I had them do the welsummers, and lastly the bantams, I didnt want anything to go wrong with the bantams, as they are prized by me at least! Im so proud of the stock I have!

Off to work!

Robin - Did you end up getting a catalog from me this year? I added a "farm name" on it - hope you got it!

Nate

Haven't gotten it yet but online I see your farm online, if that is what you mean.

My Welsummers do not come up to me, just that one bantam who would come close but wary. I just didn't spend enough time with them last year as they were growing up. However they would climb up for treats along the fence but not in the coop. They are not mean but they just know I am out to grab them and they would yell or squawk so bad. LOL! Poultry hook I dont have yet but to catch those buggers, I might. However I can catch the roo, he is a bit slower but goodness, he is HEAVY!

Your Seed Catalog that I sent you last year - At least I think i sent you one last year - I also put you on to be sent out a catalog this year as well.

Nate