Please see our Welsummer Breed Page for more information on this breed.
Class: Continental
Type: Large Fowl
- Layer of large/X-large, dark brown, speckled colored eggs
- 200-280 eggs per year
- Begins to lay around 5-6 months of age
- Cold hardy
- Large in size when mature (hens weighing 6lbs, roosters weighing 7lbs)
- Excellent foragers
- Considered dual-purpose
- The Kellogg's Rooster was a Welsummer!