The Legbar Thread! - Page 241

I would say both boys.  My girls at that age had no comb at all.  The boys mature a lot quicker then the girls do.

Hi Phage,

IMO you are 100% correct:  pullet on the left and cockerel on the right.  Especially based on the wattles.  

Pretty birds BTW. 

ETA:  Whoops, didn't see the post by mamdamwlf................   Let us know when you get a crow or an egg from the chicken on the left of the picture.  ;O)

ETA2 - now that I look at the one on the left...I see those feathers toward the front of the comb that look like little eyebrows.  My guy has/had that eyebrow type of feathering.  Now I think madamwlf has the right choice. 

I'd say both boys.

Here is my girl at about 8 weeks.

Here is my boy on the same day (sorry it's a bit fuzzy)

Deb

I vote both boys. My pullets had no combs or wattles at that age.

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Originally Posted by ChicKat 

Seems like you should be able to make a page.  Under the brown learning center tab at the top---there should be a blue 'button' that says make new page or add page.  (sometimes it appears there, and sometimes it isn't there.)

 

With a new page...you should be able to add endless photos...then a link to the page within BYC..........  ??  should work anyway.....

They are not image files.  The comparison in a PDF. 

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Originally Posted by GaryDean26 

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Originally Posted by ChicKat 

Seems like you should be able to make a page.  Under the brown learning center tab at the top---there should be a blue 'button' that says make new page or add page.  (sometimes it appears there, and sometimes it isn't there.)

 

With a new page...you should be able to add endless photos...then a link to the page within BYC..........  ??  should work anyway.....

They are not image files.  The comparison in a PDF. 

Downloaded fine for me, thanks for posting, it was really interesting.

Here are some color comparisons:

The above picture is on top of the inside of amazon.com giftwrap paper...and intense gold...the eggs are not quite that dark...

Same paper with a dollar bill for comparison.

the color difference is more intense than shows in the second shot... I didn't color correct on either..so it is just out-of-the-camera.  The EE egg is lighter and grayer...the Cream Legbar is more intense.......  I have two monitors hooked to this computer....one HP large one and the one that came with the laptop--so I can really see the differences the monitor shows.  The HP monitor is more like the real colors.

Regarding size.  The EE egg is 2.xx oz-- she's really consistent.  I think 2 oz is 57grams for gram people.  My Cream Legbar is laying in the small size range, she lays consistently/daily.  Perhaps smaller eggs are a  norm for this breed.  That being said, I have heard that the chickens who lay the giant eggs will burn themselves out more quickly than the ones that lay moderate eggs.  So hopefully I have this hen around for a very long time.  :O)

Question for Johnn or Silverfox if you read this...are eggs in the UK (thinking supermarket here) generally a bit smaller than the eggs in the USA.  The bigger egg of the two is -- considered size Large by the US Department of Agriculture.  Here's a chart.

Link to egg size chart:

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/charts-and-quotes

sometimes I think that everything in the USA has been supersized including our portions and our waistlines.  LOL

ETA - btw, I had the camera set on "food mode" or gourmet mode as my camera says....and it does intensify the colors in adverse lighting (normal room light). 

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Originally Posted by GaryDean26 

They are not image files.  The comparison in a PDF. 

haha. Speaking of pics. lmao.... I will take some for you in the next few days. I wanted to last week just so you could see how the babies are turning out. This last week they have changed so much, I think you will happy with your breeding results.

So you kept the light colored chick right. Did you keep any of the other chicks you got on that hatch?

Anyone get the email from My Pet Chicken?  Cream Legbar eggs, $75 for 6 eggs.  Guess the chicks will be following next year.

Yes, I just got the e-mail and went to post, but saw yours.  What do you think about this?