Welsummer (Welsumer) Chickens

Dark Brown Welsummer Eggs

Welsummer Chick

Welsummer Hen

Welsummer Rooster

Welsummers (Welsumers) were developed in Holland in the early 1900's. Welsummers have an interesting origin, being bred from a combination of the following chicken breeds: Rhode Island Red, Barnevelder, Leghorn, Cochin, and Wyandotte. The Welsummer rooster has the "classic" cockerel look and was used as the model for the Kellogg's Cornflakes rooster. Welsummer chickens are very hardy, especially in cold weather and, though energetic, are friendly. Welsummers have recently gained in popularity for backyard flock enthusiasts because of their beautiful dark brown, terracotta colored eggs, which are large in size. Welsummer chickens also have a bantam (miniature) counterpart, but please note that the bantam Welsummer does not lay dark brown eggs, but small light brown eggs.
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Links to other Chicken Breeds on this blog:
Ameraucana / Easter Egger

Ancona

Andalusian

Araucana
Australorp / Black Australorp
Bantam (What exactly is a Bantam or Banty?)

Barnevelder
Barred Rock / Plymouth Rock

Belgian D'Uccle / Belgian Bantam / Mille Fleur (True Bantam)
Light Brahma

Dark Brahma / Buff Brahma

Campine / Silver and Golden

Cochin / Cochin Bantam

Delaware

Dorking

Faverolles

Frizzle (What is a Frizzle?)

Jersey Giant / Black Jersey Giant

Leghorn / White Leghorn
Maran / Cuckoo Maran / Chocolate Egger

New Hampshire Red
Orpington / Buff Orpington

Penedesenca

Polish Crested
Rhode Island Red

Sebright: Silver and Golden (True Bantam)

Silkies
Sussex / Speckled Sussex
Wyandotte / Silver Laced Wyandotte, Golden Laced Wyandotte
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