Welsummer

Welsummer
A Welsummer hen
Other namesWelsumer
Country of originNetherlands
Usedual-purpose
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    Standard: 2.75–3.25 kg[1]
    Bantam: to 1300 g[2]
  • Female:
    Standard: 2.0–2.5 kg[1]
    Bantam: to 1000 g[2]
Skin colourcream
Egg colourdark brown
Comb typesingle
Classification
APAcontinental[3]
ABAsingle comb, clean-legged
EEyes[4]
PCGBsoft feather: light[5]
Bantam cock
Bantam hen

The Welsummer or Welsumer is a Dutch breed of domestic chicken. It originates in the small village of Welsum, in the eastern Netherlands. It was bred at the beginning of the twentieth century from local fowls of mixed origin: Rhode Island Reds, Barnevelders, Partridge Leghorns, Cochins, and Wyandottes. In 1922–23, steps were taken to fix a standard after the birds began to show a good deal of uniformity. The eggs were originally exported for the commercial egg trade. Some stock was exported to the United Kingdom, and the breed was added to the British Standard in 1930.[citation needed]

In 2001, a number of farms culled their flocks in connection with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

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