Welsummer

{{Short description|Breed of chicken}}

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{{infobox poultry breed

| name = Welsummer

| image = Welsummer hen.jpg

| image_size =

| alt =

| image_caption = A Welsummer hen

| status =

| altname = Welsumer

| country = Netherlands

| distribution =

| standard =

| use = dual-purpose

| nickname =

| apa = continental{{r|apa}}

| aba = single comb, clean-legged

| ee = yes{{r|ee}}

| pcgb = soft feather: light{{r|pcgb}}

| maleweight = Standard: 2.75–3.25 kg{{r|bdrg}}
Bantam: to 1300 g{{r|bdrg2}}

| femaleweight = Standard: 2.0–2.5 kg{{r|bdrg}}
Bantam: to 1000 g{{r|bdrg2}}

| skincolour = cream

| eggcolour = dark brown

| comb = single

| type = Chicken

| latin = Gallus gallus domesticus

}}

File:Welsummer Bantam Cockerel.jpg

File:Zwerg-Welsumer SPZ 02.jpg

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.{{cn|date=May 2018}}

In 2001, a number of farms culled their flocks in connection with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.