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Chris Kurzfeld
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Location: Carmarthenshire
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 Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:23 am Post subject: Guess the cross |
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I know what they are but do you?  . They are 16 week old pullets.
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Henwife
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Location: Monmouthshire
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:07 am Post subject: |
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| The bottom one I would have said was welsummer x light sussex, but the top one looks more like a welsummer than anything else. |
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Chris Kurzfeld
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:09 am Post subject: |
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| Correct with the bottom one and almost right with the top one - look at the top of the head . |
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Henwife
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:17 am Post subject: |
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| Aha, Welsummer x cream legbar and I really should have known as she's very similar to my welbar x cream legbar! I've got 10 WS x LS with a broody at the moment, having had the cross before and finding them excellent all rounders. |
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Welsh Duck
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Location: Herefordshire/Welsh Border
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:19 am Post subject: |
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| I agree with you Henwife, the stance gives it away as well |
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Chris Kurzfeld
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:32 am Post subject: |
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Yes it is Welsummer x CLB - she is called Tufty . I do have to take a second look when she is running with the Welsummers! I love the Welsummer x Sussex Light (named Clara by granddaughter), she is the only one and not having a Welsummer cockerel anymore will be the only one in my flock - be interesting to see what colour eggs she lays. I have a gorgeous 12 week old Welsummer x CLB cockerel (I think it's known as Golden Crele (sp?) colour) that is due to go in the freezer in a few weeks - I can tell you he is so beautiful i am tempted to keep him except that I want to keep one of the Barnvelder cockerels and can't keep both  . |
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Henwife
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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Clara should lay mid brown eggs, darker than supermarket brown, and tufty probably olive. Because a welbar egg is lighter than a welsummer, mine lays pale olive.
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Chris Kurzfeld
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks henwife, I am expecting Tufty to lay a white egg as mum is a white egg laying CLB but maybe I am wrong! |
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