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    Cream Legbar Cockerel Advice

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    Cream Legbar Cockerel Advice

    Thanks everyone. You have given me alot to think about. For now I will keep cockerel 3,4, &5 and the pullets and see how they finish maturing. i will be sure to refer back to this conversation when I set up breeding pens.
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    Cream Legbar Cockerel Advice

    Great! Thanks for the advice. The last pullet is definitely my favorite. I'm glad that she is a good breeding prospect - and thanks for the tip about the smutty breasted ones. I had suspected they were not desirable. This gives me someplace to start come breeding season.
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    Cream Legbar Cockerel Advice

    Here are some pics of the girls. They weren't very cooperative but I think this is representative of all of them.
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    Cream Legbar Cockerel Advice

    Thanks for your advice. Yes - I am a member of the club. I have reviewed the SOP's but am not sure how that translates on the actual birds yet. In other words I'm not sure exactly what I am looking at. My favorite is #3 - but he has the floppy comb and perhaps a bit too much red color. I...
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    Cream Legbar Cockerel Advice

    I will try to get some pics of the girls tomorrow...
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    Cream Legbar Cockerel Advice

    They are 18 weeks. This is why I am posting- to get some honest appraisals. I appreciate your input. I am new to the breed and not sure exactly what I am looking at. If none are breeding material I am not opposed to buying some better ones next season.
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    Cream Legbar Cockerel Advice

    They are 18 weeks.
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    Cream Legbar Cockerel Advice

    I currently have 5 cream legbar cckerels, but I intend to keep only 3 for breeding. If you have experience with this breed, I would greatly appreciate any comments/advice you may share on the photos below. Which in your opinion would be my best three and why? Thanks in advance.
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    Ameraucana Mystery

    It looks to have cockerel attitude! Sometimes that is the only way I can tell for a long time...
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    Butchering your roosters!

    That is what I was hoping to avoid :)
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    A whole sunflower hung upside down in the run.
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    Hen or Roo? 5 1/2 week old F3 Olive Egger

    I vote for rooster also based on the comb and thickness of the legs.
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    Ventilation for winter

    That is sooo cute!
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    Isbars vs Legbars...

    I'm in south central PA - close to the Maryland border. I have Blue Isbar (Silverudd's Blue) and Cream Legbars. They are all just chicks right now. I am growing them out to see which ones I will keep for my breeding program.
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    Isbars vs Legbars...

    I think either would be excellent depending on your preference. Or both! Large single combs are more susceptible to frostbite but they should be fine in Vermont as long as they have adequate winter shelter. (I used to live in VT but now I'm in PA.) I have both breeds because I couldn't...
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    Future thinking of being an organic chicken farmer :) Need help in deciding

    My Dominiques began laying in January at 5 months of age and continued to lay all winter and spring. They did temporarily take a break during a week long heatwave in the summer (High 90's for a week straight with no nighttime cool-down), but so did my Ameraucanas. They are back on track now...
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    Isbar thread

    Thanks. Some of my black chicks have yellow on their faces but mostly black. The one I got that looked like this was very tiny and didn't make it, so I won't know if it was mottled. I guess I will wait and see how their feathers come in.
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    Isbar thread

    Do you happen to remember what he looked like as a chick? Wondering if there are any "tells" That I can pinpoint in my new chicks to determine if they may be mottled.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I planted some Paw Paw seedlings this past spring! Looking forward to trying them fresh and in recipes. And if my family doesn't like them perhaps the chickens will :)
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