What are WelBars?

[Mr MKK FARMS]

I dont, but you can recreate them yourself, using the parent stock(Barred Rock and Welsummer)..

thank you!!

 

[suncatcher]

I dont, but you can recreate them yourself, using the parent stock(Barred Rock and Welsummer)..

Hmmm, I read that, wonder why they are more popular in the UK???

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Hmmm, I read that, wonder why they are more popular in the UK???

I think they origanally started off there.

 

[nicalandia]

I think they origanally started off there.

 

[faykokoWV]

just saw this thread and thought to myself...hmmmm I have cream legbars, and I have Welsummers - maybe I should make some welbars that lay olive eggs.... very tempting, if only I had more space lol

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

just saw this thread and thought to myself...hmmmm I have cream legbars, and I have Welsummers - maybe I should make some welbars that lay olive eggs.... very tempting, if only I had more space lol

Go for it! Yea, space always seems to be a problem...

 

[call ducks]

just saw this thread and thought to myself...hmmmm I have cream legbars, and I have Welsummers - maybe I should make some welbars that lay olive eggs.... very tempting, if only I had more space lol

Well than it would not be a welbar. Also you need a barred bird in to get the B gene, and I am not sure if cream legbars would work.

 

[faykokoWV]

Well than it would not be a welbar. Also you need a barred bird in to get the B gene, and I am not sure if cream legbars would work.

This is a Cream Legbar roo and hen - in the UK they are classed as a color variation of Legbar - varieties are gold, silver and cream- they are barred and auto-sexing birds - you are correct though - they wouldn't be actual Welbars as that is Plymouth Rock x Welsummer - but they would have cool eggs! A sex linked olive egger wouldn't be such a bad thing to have

 

[Rancher3535]

You are welcome. Do you know anyone here in the US that has bred these chickens???

I am going to try and start to build a line of them this year if all goes well. I have an excellent line of Welsummers and Barred Rocks. Both the barred rocks and welsummers are APA SOP birds. I do have a line of commercial BR's so I might try and do two different lines to see what happens.

ROB

 

[nicalandia]

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that sound like a good plan.. please keep us posted.. there is a thread here, you may want to share your results here too https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/842403/recreating-the-silver-welbar-autosexing-breed