welsummer
Sign in to savethumb|Bantam cockerel thumb|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 Sta
Key facts
- Poultry breed.name
- Welsummer
- Poultry breed.image
- Welsummer hen.jpg
- Poultry breed.image_caption
- A Welsummer hen
- Poultry breed.altname
- Welsumer
- Poultry breed.country
- Netherlands
- Poultry breed.use
- dual-purpose
- Poultry breed.apa
- continental
- Poultry breed.aba
- single comb, clean-legged
- Poultry breed.ee
- yes
- Poultry breed.pcgb
- soft feather: light
- Poultry breed.maleweight
- Standard: 2.75–3.25 kgBantam: to 1300 g
- Poultry breed.femaleweight
- Standard: 2.0–2.5 kgBantam: to 1000 g
- Poultry breed.skincolour
- cream
- Poultry breed.eggcolour
- dark brown
- Poultry breed.comb
- single
- Poultry breed.type
- Chicken
- Poultry breed.latin
- Gallus gallus domesticus
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thumb|Bantam cockerel thumb|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.
In 2001, a number of farms culled their flocks in connection with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.