The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[mother o' chicks72]

So last year I got a Welsummer and he turned out to be a rooster, so this year we thought we'd give the breed another shot. So far the one we got is very sweet and not showing any roo-like characteristics but I thought I'd check in with the experts. Is this a girl? We tried to get one with a very distinct 'v' shape on her head.


I also realized just now that her legs are pink... Is this a poorly bred thing, or did they give us a different breed?

 

[pinkchick]

So last year I got a Welsummer and he turned out to be a rooster, so this year we thought we'd give the breed another shot. So far the one we got is very sweet and not showing any roo-like characteristics but I thought I'd check in with the experts. Is this a girl? We tried to get one with a very distinct 'v' shape on her head.


I also realized just now that her legs are pink... Is this a poorly bred thing, or did they give us a different breed?

I think this may not be a Welsummer..or atleast not a full blooded Welsummer. The "V" is the only thing on it that I see that resembles a Wellie. The dark brown color and chest color are off. Actually looks like it could be part Barnevelder maybe. Hope others come and give their opinions as well. Cute chick though! That dark chocolate brown color is lovely.

 

[mother o' chicks72]

Okay. We got her from a local feed store that was also selling barnevelders so I guess its possible she could be a mix. We got her wanting dark eggs which we were told this breed lays, but since barnevelders also lay dark eggs it wouldn't bother us for her to be mixed. I guess we'll find out when she gets older.

 

[pinkchick]

Okay. We got her from a local feed store that was also selling barnevelders so I guess its possible she could be a mix. We got her wanting dark eggs which we were told this breed lays, but since barnevelders also lay dark eggs it wouldn't bother us for her to be mixed. I guess we'll find out when she gets older.

Barnevelders do not lay as dark as some folks tend to think they do...their egg should be a little lighter than a Welsummer egg and can be speckled and/or smooth. Also has more of a coppery tint to it, vs, the deep rich Terra Cotta color/tone of the Wellie egg. That said...they can look very much like a Wellie egg and can be hard to tell the difference. Both eggs from both breeds are very pretty.

 

[mother o' chicks72]

Barnevelders do not lay as dark as some folks tend to think they do...their egg should be a little lighter than a Welsummer egg and can be speckled and/or smooth. Also has more of a coppery tint to it, vs, the deep rich Terra Cotta color/tone of the Wellie egg. That said...they can look very much like a Wellie egg and can be hard to tell the difference. Both eggs from both breeds are very pretty.

yeah, well so long as it's darker then the eggs we're getting now we wont mind. our girls who are laying all lay pretty much the same light brown color.

 

[silkymom1986]

well it has to be #11, its the only welsummer in the bunch!

Good choice!!!

 

[EweSheep]

Could that chick be a Partridge Rock? or Brown Leghorn?

It is normal for newborn chicks to get pinkish legs but as they get older, they will turn yellow.

 

[mother o' chicks72]

No they didn't have any of those breeds. They did have speckled sussex so I'm thinking that might be what she is.

 

[ClucksForFun]

So wellsummers typically lay a lighter brown egg than marans, right? I'm really wanting a nice color pallete with my eggs. I'd like to add some dark egg hens.

 

[ClucksForFun]

pinkchick- is that chick really pink? Here in Iowa, it's illegal to buy or sell dyed animals. Did it stay pink? How the heck is it pink anyways? I've read somewhere that the embryo is dyed while in the egg.