Welsummer

Very impressed!We ordered 9 SR Welsummers in April 2020, and got 7 roos and 2 hens, all healthy and strong. We kept the 2 hens and best roo for our egg flock, eventually adding 2 more pullets. These are easy, pleasant, calm birds. Eggs are speckled to varying degrees, some almost solid darker brown, some with large or small flecks of darker brown on a light brown egg. It took some time for eggs to resolve into more steady patterning, and there are still variations from each hen. To me, the Welsummer roo is one of the handsomest birds there is, and the one we kept is just gorgeous as well as excellent with the entire flock. Where the roo is stunning, the hen feathering is muted, even a little dull, but they are busy and inquisitive with nice temperaments. Most birds are clearly better at either coop or free-range, but Wellies seem good with both. The hens are very comfortable around me, but aren't lap hens like some others. They lay as expected, not production levels but steady. I highly recommend Wellies for either coop or free range, and the interesting eggs are a plus!

Not a good exampleI took the chance and ordered a straight run Welsummer my last order. Received one with both badly curled feet. One foot I was able to get mostly straightened out, the other foot was a lost cause and has a badly curled toe.

She just started laying, and to my disappointment, is laying a light brown egg with hardly any speckling. Won't be buying any more from McMurray...