The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[bwalden]

Pic of Welsummer hen.

 

[bigtom30648]

Pic of Welsummer hen.

How old is that roo?
Here is a pic of 2 of mine at 5 months




These are brothers from same hatch.

 

[Squeaky McMurdo]

will a hug work, there's no emoticon for a pinch lol

Sure I like hugs better anyway.

 

[bwalden]

How old is that roo?
Here is a pic of 2 of mine at 5 months




These are brothers from same hatch.

About six months old in that pic. He's about a year old now.

 

[FlashPointFarm]

About six months old in that pic. He's about a year old now.

I love the last one! He's a keeper in my book!

 

[bwalden]

I love the last one! He's a keeper in my book!

Thanks! He's my little buddy. Follows my boys and I around the coop wanting a treat.

 

[Dr Bjorn Netland]

That is a very nice hen, especially because her tail angle is good (as opposed to those with too low a tail). Leg color might be a bit too light, though it's difficult to judge from the picture. Congratulations!

 

[Dr Bjorn Netland]

Tail too low, but other than that a very nice bird.

 

[Dr Bjorn Netland]

I don't agree about the tail angle. Many of the Welsummers have too low a tail, more like the German type as opposed to the British and Dutch type. The standard here calls for a 60 degree angle, which I consider a bit on the low end (but then again, I prefer the British/Dutch Wellies).

 

[Tailfeathers]

Bwalden, the pic of your rooster doesn't show his legs. It looks to me like your hen has white legs. Check her skin color. I have not found anything definitive on the subject yet but my guess is that the yellow gene is tied not only to leg color but to skin color as well. I've found that white legged Welsummers all have white skin too. So if the skin color on your hen is white too, you've probably lost all yellow genes in her and if your male has white legs too or is only carrying one copy of the yellow, you're gonna be in trouble for yellow legs. Remember, the yellow leg gene is not only recessive but sex-linked too. Look at the color of Bigtom's roosters legs. You can see some yellow in them but my guess is that both of them are only carrying one copy.

I bring this up not to put down anyone's birds but rather to emphasize that the yellow leg gene can be easily lost and I'm seeing more and more pictures of Welsummers with white legs.

Bjorn, nice to see you on here again. Hope you're doing well. Btw, don't know if you saw it or not but a few pages back I posted a few pics of my hen that took Champion Continental the week before last at Chehalis. I'd enjoy hearing your feedback on her.

God Bless,