my welsummers are on a roll!

i went through my welsummers with several longtime breeders this winter and chose two cockerels and three hens. i started to hatch about 4 weeks ago. first week was 7 girls, next week was 17 girls, last week was 8 girls, and today we have three girls out already. im not sure whats happening but im going to be needing some males this year! any idea why this would be happening?
wish it was the same with the rocks as they have been 5 males 8 females but i culled for stubs last week and am left with 4 pullets and 4 boys.
so far the birds i have hatched have been very healthy. i made a new brooder system a few months ago. ill try to get some pics of it soon.

Isn't that always the way it goes. When you want girls you get boys, when you want boys you get girls!
Glad the hatching is going well for you. I look forward to seeing your brooding system, I am looking for some good ideas.

i like all the girls but ill need a few males for breeding next year. i just got 17 welsummer eggs from dan in the bator as well. hope they are more half and half so i have some males to pick from!

Dan's birds have that great egg colour, I hope you get what you are looking for from them.

coopslave wrote:Dan's birds have that great egg colour, I hope you get what you are looking for from them.

that they do! i my eggs are not as terracotta but they are way bigger. i have some pretty big hens in the breeding program

Well not to get you down but my eggs from Dan I hatched 6 got 5 girls 1 boy! I would be happy to take some girls off you! I'm down to 3 hens now

Gee, I hope I am as lucky and have a girl year this year. I sure had a boy year last year!

haha well shoot! i may need to reuse the two males i kept. i really like the one but the other doesnt have the width that i am looking for. anne: im sure ill have many pullets available this year. i will be selling eggs soon as well.

Its a deal