The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[skylinepoultry]

I got this one line that I was told was lowel Barber and they ended up having feathers growing between their toes.. I was like

 

[skylinepoultry]

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Could you direct me to someone willing to sell some true to body type Welsummers in the US? Hatching eggs or chicks.

 

[Opa]

My birds are Calico Woods line and I've been very happy with them. Comb size and points correct, body type correct, 20% brown spangling on chest, no white feathers, clean legs. McSpin also has the Calico Woods line and his website is http://www.insideyolk.com/

 

[faykokoWV]

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good for you!

I noticed my wellie girls did the same thing, completely skipped laying pullet eggs and went right to full size

 

[vanalpaca]

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It is only two more days, then CHICKENSTOCK!! Oh what pretty Wellie chicks!!! Thanks!!!!!!

 

[Opa]

I never have gotten a pullet egg from a Welsummer and all of my hens lay extra large to jumbo eggs.

 

[vanalpaca]

Loving it!!!! Time to fire up the brooder for them again, it is all nice and scrubbed out and ready for CAT TV, the new Wellies on the Block!!

Hey, should I bring those hand warmers to Chickenstock to keep them warm during the day or will they be ok?

 

[Opa]

They will be fine in the cardboard box I'm bringing for them.

 

[vanalpaca]

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Ok, I'm spending FAR too much time sitting here and looking at these particular chickie pictures. Anyone figured out how many girls and how many roos? There are 14 chicks in that first photo!!

Yep, just GLUED TO THE SCREEN HERE!!!!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Looks pretty evenly split with girls and boys. Hard to be sure though without a shot from above.