The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[Five Points John]

Dose anyone have a web site I can go to that gives breed standards? We bought 5 Wellies, 4 pullets and 1 cock. The man I got them from is a reputatably guy I fack he is my old high school princable. He has been into chickens sence I can remember so he should know wellsummers. We just got in to chickens with these about 2 weeks ago for egges, but breeding always fascinated me, with growing up on the farm and all. We have had beagles in hunting comps. and i liked fallowing blood lines too. thanks John

 

[Opa]

John you should look into this site http://wcna.webs.com/home.htm

I'm sure as you get more involved with raising chickens you come to appreciate Welsummer as much as we done.

I almost forgot. Welcome to BYC

 

[Froggy with chickens now!]

Hey Old Rooster! Thanks for the comments on my post. My roo that turned mean was a pet of my sisters. We wondered if he turned that way because he was taken from a flock of about 12 - 15 hens down to one poor little ole hen. I did get him another one after he attacked. I don't think he was bred mean, just mad at me for moving him to a different place and taking him away from all his girls! Then, he realized that I was a bigger chicken than he was! I did try hard to be the big rooster, but I just couldn't manage it. He really scared me! I really miss him but don't know if I will ever get another roo again. I am afraid even if I raise it from a baby, he might turn on me. Any ideas of what type would be the best kind?

 

[sheila3935]

What do you all think of this little girl? She is 10 weeks old. I hatched her from an egg swap and was told they came from show quality birds. Sadly she was the only one to hatch out of 3 eggs. Happily she is a girl. She will not be breed she is just my pet that will lay eggs but was wondering how she looks.

 

[rsquared]

 

[rsquared]

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sorry folks, just trying to figure out the pic thingy....very challenged here...will keep trying

 

[Opa]

Unlike a lot of people I make no attempt to socialize with my chickens. I tried it but all them clucks might as well have been Greek and I don't think they understood a word I was saying either. If roosters were going to be aggressive then my would be. Not that there aren't aggressive Welsummers but I've never owned one. In the last 3 years I've have 11 roosters and none have ever shown the slightest bit of aggression. This evening I was in the run, squatting down, to get a better angle for photos, and on numerous occasions was within inches of the rooster and his hens. He never once made any indication that he was upset with my presence.

A good guage in what to look for in a rooster is how gentle is he on the hens. None of my hens exhibit the slightes evidence of "rooster wear". When buying chicks from someone, ask to see their rooster, look at the hens, and if either sex doesn't exhibit what you feel a good Welsummer should look like don't buy the chicks. If the rooster seems aggressive and the hens look haggard, don't buy the chicks.

 

[Opa]

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CULL

 

[Opa]

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Very nice looking pullet. Do you have any pictures that show her neck better?

 

[EweSheep]

Well I got the DQ page going, and will add more if anyone wants to share. Whew! Alot of work!