Chicken breed
Welsummer
A terracotta egg, often speckled darker. Chicks can often be sexed at hatch by the head markings, though not reliably enough to count on a rooster-free order.
Hatch Index lists 2 varieties of Welsummer from 5 hatcheries, and 2 are in stock today. The cheapest sexed pullet you can order now is Welsummer from Cackle Hatchery at $6.49. Straight run starts at $5.19.
Listed now
| Variety | Hatcheries | Stock | Sexed pullet from | Straight run from | Min order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welsummer | 4 | 1 of 3 in stock | $6.49 | $5.19 | — |
| Heritage Welsummer | 1 | 1 of 1 in stock | $25.00 | — | — |
Prices are per bird, from listings that can be ordered today, and change through the day. Sold-out varieties are shown faded. Sold by: Cackle Hatchery, Purely Poultry, The Chick Hatchery, Chesapeake Hatchery, Alchemist Farm.
What the Welsummer is like
- Egg colour
- Dark brown
- Eggs a year
- About 160 to 200
- Grown weight
- 6 lb hen, 7 lb rooster
- Temperament
- Calm
- Climate
- Cold hardy
- Goes broody
- Sometimes
- Kept for
- Dual purpose
- Origin
- Welsum, Netherlands
- American standard
- Recognised by the American Poultry Association
General traits of the breed, from the breed standards and long-running references. A hatchery's own line can differ, most of all in egg colour and numbers.