Hatching Egg: Welsummer

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!