Wellsummers

[catfish/okie]

If you look behind a baby Wellsummers eye And its got a little slash like an eyeliner its a pullet. If its got a dot its a rooster. A guy buying chicks at Orchlens told me that so I bought 3 with slashes and they turned out to be pullets. And 1 with a dot and it was a rooster. So it worked for me.

 

[b.hromada]

Wow, thats cool. I've never heard that before. Great it worked for you though.

from S. Florida. Happy to have you aboard with us!

 

[promiselandfarm5]

Wow, well I have a brooder full of Welsummers, so I will be putting this to the test.

 

[catfish/okie]

This did work for me. I had to get rid of my rooster so I gave him and 2 pullets to a friend I work with. So with some luck next spring I can get some eggs that I can hatch so I can test this again. I hope this statement does not make me a dummy!

 

[WestKnollAmy]

Gosh, and here I have been using the V on top of the head successfully for such a long time and never looked for that little dot or slash. I always just looked at the V, more distinct is a pullet and less so is a roo. Hasn't failed me in all this time.
Glad to know about the dot thing as well.

 

[Krys109uk]

What do you mean 'behind the eye'? I hope not actually behind the eye.

 

[bjbingham]

My 6 yr old daughter has 3 wellsummers and she named one Valentine or Vacation (depending on the day) because of the V on the head. That makes me excited in hopes for a pullet. They are 4 weeks old now, is the "V" or the slash/dot still a valid way to tell the sex?

 

[2008FLHTCU]

I have a Wellsummer and her tail is turned down, she was born this way. She looks like she's wearing a hat on backwards. Is this a normal or should I be concerned?