Any idea which one is my cream legbar? Day old chicks

[ForFlocksSake]

I got 4 chicks today (hatched yesterday) and 2 look very similar. I know one of these is a cream Legbar and one is a Partridge Olive Egger (My pet chicken Exclusive). The photo of the partridge olive egger on the MPC website is very similar to a pullet leg bar. Anyone able to tell the difference?

 

[NatJ]

I got 4 chicks today (hatched yesterday) and 2 look very similar. I know one of these is a cream Legbar and one is a Partridge Olive Egger (My pet chicken Exclusive). The photo of the partridge olive egger on the MPC website is very similar to a pullet leg bar. Anyone able to tell the difference?

Based on the descriptions on the MPC website, I do not think there would be any way to tell the difference at this age, and there might not be any way to tell until they start laying eggs.

As they grow feathers, a Cream Legbar should get a bit of crest behind the comb. If just one chick gets a crest, that is probably the Legbar. But sometimes people get Legbars with no crest, and I there might be a chance of an Olive Egger growing a crest too, so looking for a crest might not actually be helpful.

 

[ForFlocksSake]

Based on the descriptions on the MPC website, I do not think there would be any way to tell the difference at this age, and there might not be any way to tell until they start laying eggs.

As they grow feathers, a Cream Legbar should get a bit of crest behind the comb. If just one chick gets a crest, that is probably the Legbar. But sometimes people get Legbars with no crest, and I there might be a chance of an Olive Egger growing a crest too, so looking for a crest might not actually be helpful.

Thanks. I don’t think the partridge olive egger should have a crest. But you’re probably right about not being able to tell right now.

 

[13LuckyChicks]

I vote #1 is the legbar. They are more of a gray chipmunk. I’ve had grayish chipmunks, yellow/brown chipmunks, and more orange-ish/brown chipmunks. The legbars end up being the gray, the PBB and olive Egger were the hybrids.

 

[ForFlocksSake]

3 weeks old today. Is this the start of a crest? If so then I think I have my answer. This is chick number 2 from the previous photos. Im also beginning to suspect chick number 1 is a cockerel which would also make it highly unlikely to be the legbar

 

[ForFlocksSake]

Hopefully cream legbar will be my next addition . Aren't the males distinguishable at birth? I was thinking that was one of my reasons for wanting but now I can't remember what the male feature was.

Yes they are. That’s why I’m pretty certain at this point the one I think is male is NOT the legbar. My photo from earlier today is the legbar. I think that’s her little crest coming in

 

[ForFlocksSake]

12 week update!

I think the number one is my legbar and 2 is my partridge olive egger (not sure if these numbers match my previous photos in this thread so just look here). Any thoughts? Number one is also much smaller than the other. Confident both are pullets. Also pictured is my poor polish who has been viciously bullied by one of my older hens. Poor thing doesn’t have any tail feathers left.

 

[JedJackson]

2 has white legs, so it has to be the olive egger.

If #1 is supposed to be the Legbar, I would go with that, but it's coloring is unusual for that variety. I'm not seeing much if any barring on her.

 

[ForFlocksSake]

2 has white legs, so it has to be the olive egger.

If #1 is supposed to be the Legbar, I would go with that, but it's coloring is unusual for that variety. I'm not seeing much if any barring on her.

I don’t know which one is supposed to be which. They looked nearly identical as chicks and are both crested.

Do legbars have yellow legs?

 

[ForFlocksSake]

babies are 2 weeks now and hoping their feathers coming in could give some more clues to the breeds. Any thoughts on who is the cream legbar?