The Legbar Thread!

None of my CL roosters has ever attacked me, but they do spar with each other, and a few have challenged me (flare their hackles and crouch down into an attack position). None that have ever even challenged me have remained in my breeder flock and they are now all very mild mannered around people.
If someone asks me for a gentle, but protective, flock roo, I never recommend Legbars. My Ameraucanas, Welbars and Copper Marans (in that order) all seem like better flock roos to me.
 
I would take one of my Legbars cocks over one of my Black Copper Marans any day. I guess that just goes to show that every line is a little different. My meanest cock is my Batam Cochin. If he weren't small and cute (and my daughter's bird) he wouldn't get away with half of what he does. :)
 
I have 12 6-week old chicks in a pen together with a small hanging feeder and a bottle baby goat as their neighbor, so I have a chance to watch them eat after I give them feed as I'm feeding the goat. They do seem to eat differently than most breeds I have -- they don't peck, they act like an excavator hoe, one that opens and closes. So they scoop up so much (Purina starter/grower) that they drop most of it and only a bit goes down the hatch, most of the rest ends up out of the feeder. There will be finer grain remnants left in the tray that will be there for hours and they'll peck at it, but it's still there. Has anyone else noticed this eating style with legbars?
 

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