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Legbar
April 19, 2012 at 10:13 pm
LiAuEv
Reviewed by LiAuEv
Pros: unique, blue eggs, calm and inquisitive
Cons: none so far

I acquired my first pair of Cream Legbars, Baby & Boa, soon after their hatch date of March 19 and they are growing ino some pretty little birds! The best part about them is their nature. They are calm, not flighty, and very inquisitive, When we take them out of their brooder box they just hang out with us, mill around a bit, but do not go far & do not object to being picked up. They are also quite curious about anything we are doing, or writing, or typing, & sometimes calmly watch us. They enjoy perching in their box & are not content on the ground. They also seem to hang out together like buddies and are often seen seperate from the other chicks. As they are feathering, they are gaining a beautiful checkering pattern, and Baby has already developed a well-defined crest! I became interested in this breed for their blue-egg laying capabilities, so this is yet to come, but their personalities are astounding! Their personalities actually remind me of the few pure Araucanas that we have- very friendly and personable birds. They have a few new family members from hatching eggs, and maybe more to come.

January 22, 2012 at 8:31 pm
GaryDean26
Reviewed by GaryDean26
Pros: History, Popularity, Rare, Blue Egg Color, Cresting, Autosexing, Beauty, Size, Character
Cons: Price, Availability, Winter Production, No APA standards, No USA breeders club

We are just getting started out but are really excited about this breed.   We got week old chicks from all three of the Greenfire Farms  bloods that were imported from the UK.  We look forward to network with other breeders and are happy to answer anyone's questions about the breed.  We are currently preparing a display for the Fancy Feathers Poultry Show in New Braunfels, TX on March 10 to introduce and educate the public to the Cream Legbar.

 

This breed was developed by Prof. Punnett (who developed Punnett squares) in the 1920's & 1930's as part of the Cambridge University breeding  program.  It is an autosexing breed which means the male and female can easily be distinguished at birth by color and they breed true generation after generation.      This breed also is know to be a good layer of sky blue eggs.  They are good foragers, medium sized, and a really pretty bird making them one of the all-around best backyard chicken breeds to keep.

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