Blue Egg Layers

klf73 said:

well, they are a breed, but a newly imported one, which is why they are not APA approved.
this is from a UK site, which is where they come from
"The Cream Legbar is quite an old, now very rare in its true form, pure breed."
saying they are not a breed makes them sound like a mutt, like an olive egger...which is the green egg laying mixes of ameraucana x marans, but cream legbars are in fact a pure breed

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As the is often said on here a chicken breed is not a breed until the APA says it's a breed.
So in theory a Legbar is just an importerd mutt chicken.

draye said:

As the is often said on here a chicken breed is not a breed until the APA says it's a breed.
So in theory a Legbar is just an importerd mutt chicken. 

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Well, since I don't show and really don't care what anyone else thinks(if APA agrees or not)...we can agree to disagree...these babies are pure and breed true...and I am sure someone that breeds these in the UK would take offense to having their birds called mutts. This is not only a US site and has UK members on the cream legbar thread...

klf73 said:

Well, since I don't show and really don't care what anyone else thinks(if APA agrees or not)...we can agree to disagree...these babies are pure and breed true...and I am sure someone that breeds these in the UK would take offense to having their birds called mutts. This is not only a US site and has UK members on the cream legbar thread...

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Right and I don't show either.
Just as those folk may take offense, I too take offense to my Easter Eggers being called mutts. So that being said this will be all I have to say on this subject .

draye said:

Right and I don't show either.
Just as those folk may take offense, I too take offense to my Easter Eggers being called mutts.   So that being said this will be all I have to say on this subject .

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That being said, Easter eggers ARE mutts, they do not breed true which is why they would never be accepted by the APA. Cream legbars do breed true, this is like trying to compare apples to oranges.

klf73 said:

That being said, Easter eggers ARE mutts, they do not breed true which is why they would never be accepted by the APA. Cream legbars do breed true, this is like trying to compare apples to oranges.

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Thank you everyone who posted. I was going back and forth on whether or not to invest in a breeding pair of Cream Legbars and I am happy to report that thanks to all your posts..... I am still undecided! LOL

Does anyone on here sell hatching eggs for them? The initial investment for a male and female chick is a lot since you have to wait so long before they are mature enough to even start a return.

Incidentally, if you go to mypetchicken.com, they are selling true Araucana eggs.....I think that they are about 8.00/egg.

http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Fertile-Hatching-Eggs-c39.aspx?page=3 on page three of 5 and here is the blurb


True Ameraucana hatching eggs for the rare-breed enthusiast!

Yes, these are real, true Ameraucana eggs, NOT Easter Eggers. These beautiful blue birds will have show prospects in your hatchlings. At this time, we believe we're the only major hatchery that offers true Ameraucana eggs. Colored eggs are always a more brilliant color early every laying season, and slowly fade as the season progresses. Due to the genetics of the blue plumage color, your birds will hatch in blue, black and splash: about 50% of your chicks will be blue, 25% will be black and 25% will be splash (which is white or light blue, often with darker blue flecks in the wings and tail).

Ameraucanas are astoundingly beautiful birds, and quite friendly. In the warmer months, our Ameraucanas lay the tastiest eggs with the darkest yolks: while the color of the shell has nothing to do with it, the girls are great foragers, and it makes a difference in the taste and appearance of the eggs, for sure.

Ameraucanas can be flyers but are not flighty--you'll more often find them flying to a friendly shoulder than over a fence. Their small pea combs and sleek body shape give them the aspect of a bird of prey rather than a chicken. In fact, people who don't know much about chickens will be gob-smacked by your flock of blue-egg laying Ameraucanas. They look very little like what people imagine chickens to be, and your black Ameraucanas especially can almost be mistaken for especially elegant, glistening crows. The blues, with their smoky lacing, are like the misty shadow of a falcon when their wings are spread. These are must-have birds for any rare breed flock.

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I think cream legbar sellers here on BYC are selling for around $6/egg. So you certainly would have blue layers within your reach for hatching eggs. I have heard that Ameracunas are not frequent layers if that is a consideration...but their advertising write up here...makes them sound very appealing. Someone on BYC does know the source of their Ameraucana eggs and it is a reputable breeder.

Good luck with your decision!!