Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Welsumer is a chicken breed from The Netherlands. It was bred from among others Rhode Island Red and Barnevelder at the beginning of the 20th century. It is a heavy, calm breed, with rustic-red and orange colour. Its eggs are dark-brown and spotty. There is also a dwarf breed which is similar but with light brown eggs. Egg weight: 65 g Cock weight: 3,5 kg Hen weight: 2,5-3 kg Dwarf breed: Egg weight: 40 g Cock weight: 1 kg Hen weight: 900 g This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.