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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 .
A Black Java hen; the Java played a role in the creation of some of the American class breeds, such as the Rhode Island Red. The American Class contains thirteen breeds which originated in Canada or the United States.
Illustration of thirty-nine varieties of chicken (and one Guinea Fowl) . There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence. [1] Domesticated for thousands of years, distinguishable breeds of chicken have been present since the combined factors of geographical isolation and selection for desired characteristics created regional types with distinct physical and behavioral traits passed on to ...
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The village is the source of the Welsummer chicken breed. In 2001, a number of farms culled their flocks in connection with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. The earliest existing written mention of the village (as Wilsum, kerspel Olst) dates from 1295. [3] The tower of the Protestant church was built around 1475.
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Breed Classification Notes Image African Goose: heavy: American Buff Goose: heavy: Brecon Buff Goose: medium: Buff Back Goose: medium: Chinese Goose: light: Czech Goose
The ISA Brown is a crossbreed of chicken, with sex-linked coloration.It is thought to have been the result of a complex series of crosses including but not limited to Rhode Island Reds and Rhode Island Whites, and contains genes from a wide range of breeds, the list of which is a closely guarded secret. [1]