Welsummer or SS

[fishin_dad]

Had some eggs from a BLRW crossed with welsummer and a Speckled Sussex. Could

anyone help out identifying which hen this one came from

 

[featheredplanets]

Could still be either at this point, but I will guess Welsummer due to the yellow legs

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Yep and if it is a true welsummer then it is also a female due to the dark stripe through the eye, best of luck...

 

[fishin_dad]

Yep and if it is a true welsummer then it is also a female due to the dark stripe through the eye, best of luck...

I'm thinking pullet also because of the wing feathers almost reached her fuzzy butt at 2 days old.

 

[fishin_dad]

Could still be either at this point, but I will guess Welsummer due to the yellow legs

I read somewhere before about how you could also tell by the angle of the black stripe on the head

 

[fishin_dad]

Yep and if it is a true welsummer then it is also a female due to the dark stripe through the eye, best of luck...

The rooster is a huge BLRW so it is a cross breed.

 

[fishin_dad]

Had some eggs from a BLRW crossed with welsummer and a Speckled Sussex. Could View attachment 2190357anyone help out identifying which hen this one came from

 

[SteveUK]

It's easiest to tell the sex of Welsummers at 1 day old (fluffy and dry).
When the feathers start coming in they look very similar for a couple of weeks.
Females should have solid eye liner and a dark clearly defined diamond on their heads. The males have broken/less defined eyeliner and a lighter diamond. After that at about 3 weeks old if you have males and females you will see noticeably more development in the comb of the males. All in all compared to some other breeds, they're easy.

 

[fishin_dad]

It's easiest to tell the sex of Welsummers at 1 day old (fluffy and dry).
When the feathers start coming in they look very similar for a couple of weeks.
Females should have solid eye liner and a dark clearly defined diamond on their heads. The males have broken/less defined eyeliner and a lighter diamond. After that at about 3 weeks old if you have males and females you will see noticeably more development in the comb of the males. All in all compared to some other breeds, they're easy.

This one was crossed with BLRW and inherited the rose comb but the eye liner has remained the same since day 1. It was not positioned correctly and I had to assist this one. It was hard to see the arrow due to sticky fuzz from the poo and mess inside the egg. Didn't want to wet it too much when I cleaned it.

 

[SteveUK]

I'd say it's Welsummer, but as for sex! Not sure. You see how at the back of the eye the liner is broken? In a pure Welsummer at 1 day old it would indicate male, but at this age and a cross breed it's just not clear.