Welsummer chickens

Welsummer chickens were created in the little Dutch village of Welsum, Holland around the turn of the century.
This is how they came to be named Welsumer, only changing to Welsummer when they were brought to the States.
They were developed there from breeds such as Partridge Wyandotte, Partridge Cochin, Partridge Leghorn, and then later, Barnevelder and RIR.
They are highly sought after as a production bird, laying a good amount of beautiful dark red/brown eggs.
The eggs are also sometimes speckled with a dark overcoloring.
Brown/Red is the Standard color of the Welsummer, but it also occurs in Silver Duckwing and Gold duckwing in both Large Fowl and Bantam forms.