breeding 55 Flowery Leghorns

[Del Boy]

I like the appearance of this very rare breed but I can,t seem to source any. So I wondered would it be possible to create my own line by adding the mottled gene to Cream Legbars using my Anconas.Any idea how best to go about it ,how many generations would it take
Thanks

 

[chickadee2]

Greenfire Farms in Florida carries these beautiful chickens.

 

[cjwaldon]

Any eggs from your legbar x 55 crosses? I'd love to see pics!

I haven't separated them out from the layers yet to see what their eggs look like. Here is one of the Legbar (Opal Legbar) x 55 Flowery Hens.

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

I like the appearance of this very rare breed but I can,t seem to source any. So I wondered would it be possible to create my own line by adding the mottled gene to Cream Legbars using my Anconas.Any idea how best to go about it ,how many generations would it take
Thanks

I have been wondering the same thing. I have the 'recipe' saved somewhere that would call for a light brown leghorn, barred leghorn, and ancona. I was laying in bed the other night thinking about my legbars and where I want to go with them, then the idea of the fifty-five flowery came to mind again and it seems like it would be easy enough. The strain made with legbars would most likely retain the blue eggs but it's no big deal

 

[ttflockof3]

Does anyone have a pictures

 

[cjwaldon]

I expect mine to start laying any day. I have an ad in the BST section of BYC.

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

I expect mine to start laying any day. I have an ad in the BST section of BYC.

Did you get yours from Greenfire?

 

[cjwaldon]

Did you get yours from Greenfire?

Yes I did.

 

[minihorse927]

I have to questions , do you know which ones are the boys and which ones are the girls, and where didi you order from

Greenfire. So far that's the only place offering chicks.

I circled the boys

 

[minihorse927]

silver trio

gold trio