Welsummer Chicken

Welsummers are a dual-purpose chicken breed well known for their extreme intelligence.

General
Welsummer Chickens(Sometimes spelt as Welsumer) are a chicken breed originating from the small town of Welsum in the Netherlands. They are an occasional layer, usually laying once to twice a week, making them almost exclusively used for entertainment and domestic purposes.

Behavior
Welsummer's are known to be extremely intelligence and curious compared to other chicken breeds, often doing tricks such as playing piano as seen on videos on the Internet.

They are quite fast and flighty typically as they are considered a much more wild species of chicken, but if heavily cared for can became an extremely docile house-pet like hen or rooster.

Appearance
Welsummer's are a mix of various shades of brown and blonde which spiral around their entire bodies, but slowly turns darker as the feathers head towards their tail feathers.

They often have semi-large crows and small yellow beaks.

History
The Welsummer chicken was first developed in the small town of Welsum in The Netherlands during the early 1900's by breeding several common species of chickens available in the community at the time. Popularity of the breed began when they became being exported to other countries, such as England.

Bantam
Welsummer bantam-like breeds do exist but they aren't as officially recognized as other bantam species.