Named after the village of Welsum, this Dutch breedis considered to be one of the top free-range foragers of all the egg-layingbreeds. They are equally renowned for their large, rich brown-colored eggs,favored by many of our RoundAbout egg customers. But more than a pretty shell,we have found our Welsummers to be very good layers, productive even during the cold Wisconsin winters (the breed is said to average 160 eggs per year, andmany of our girls perform even better). Our pullet eggs typically grade USDA"large" and eggs from adult hens consistently hit the large and extralarge USDA weights.

We select for production qualities, deep chocolate egg color, and breed type in our breeding program. Though we sell our chicks straight-run, Welsummer babies are easily sexed at hatching with females having much darker head and back markings than males.