Hatched 10/12
Consistent
Good fertility again this year. Terracotta eggs are beautiful.
Dave M. · Mar 2026
In Stock
Beginner friendly
standard
Welsummer
Terracotta speckled eggs
4.01 reviews
Hatching eggs are for incubation only, not for eating. Hatch rates vary and depend on incubation conditions.
The Kellogg's cockerel breed. Welsummers lay rich terracotta eggs, often heavily speckled, and are intelligent, friendly foragers with beautiful partridge colouring.
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Purpose
- dual-purpose
- Temperament
- friendly
- Egg colour
- speckled
- Eggs per year
- ~200
- Weight (hen / cock)
- 2.7 kg / 3.4 kg
- Hardiness
- Hardy
- Broodiness
- Low
- Good with children
- Yes
- Noise level
- Moderate
- Suits
- Free-range
- Hatching difficulty
- Easy
- Size
- large fowl
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