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That would be a fun experiment :)

That's really interesting! I was actually wondering about the comparison of the SBEL's and true blues... That's good to know. I guess we'll see what SBEL #2 has in store for me!

One of my two SBEL's just started laying! :)

Well it could be an Australorp egg but of my two orpingtons one lays a darker tan egg and the other lays a lighter cream egg! Yes I was pleasantly surprised with the SBEL egg after the mixed reports on this thread about egg color. I would've been happy with any shade of blue or green though! I'm...

Just wanted to give a quick update... my cream legbar hen is now 14 months old and still hasn't laid a single egg. I think her days may be numbered. Really a bummer because she has a wonderful disposition! I've never seen a laying hen of this age without laying a single egg! Quite the mystery...

Here are my two adult SBEL gals... not sure which one gave me my first eggs, but I'm thinking the one with all the cheeks (coincidentally named "Cheeks") since her face seems redder? They look pretty different but I like them both. "Cheeks"

Just thought I would update everyone. My two SBEL pullets hatched on June 20 have grown beautifully. They are both white with a couple of black flecks. One looks and acts more like a leghorn and the other is quite friendly. I got my first SBEL egg yesterday, and a second one this morning! I'm...

Sol2go, is your lovely CCL/wellie mix laying yet?? Let's see that egg :)

That crest screams hen to me! But could you maybe post a few more pictures to be sure? A closer one of the head and a side profile would really help us be sure :)

Thanks for asking... Yep, she turned out to be a she! Wahoo! Hoping for some eggs in another month or so :)

Bluechick2u I am so glad I'm not alone!! I have a 10 month old cream legbar who hasn't laid a single egg yet!! She's been red forever, but no eggs... Glad to see there's still hope!

Aart, she has been red like that since early March. I am at a loss... She is the lowest in the pecking order other than the two young pullets, but she isn't harassed and there's plenty of food to go around. I am a petite female and I could just barely fit my index and middle finger between...

Thank you all so much for your suggestions. I only free range them for 1-2 hours in the evening after everyone has laid, and on nasty days they don't go out. I'm 100% sure she does not have a hidden nest. I have one lovely ameracauna that lays blue eggs, and I get one blue egg almost every...

Pyxis, I have a small flock (7 hens) and I know exactly which hen lays which eggs. This gal hasn't laid any, and hasn't been spending any time in the nesting box. I am totally perplexed...

I have a cream legbar hen that I got from Greenfire farm as a day old chick in September. She is an absolute doll with a wonderful personality, but I haven't gotten A SINGLE egg from her yet!! She is just shy of ten months old. What gives??? Anyone else have a CCL hen not lay until this late...

How did this project turn out? What kind of egg color did you end up with? I have the same mix hatching right now! You're right, I haven't found very much info on this particular cross

Yes that does help Alex, thank you! My SBEL chicks arrived healthy and happy today in Alaska! I'm very excited to have them :)

I believe Sea Wolf was asking if the Super Blue hens are homozygous for the blue egg color, or heterozygous. If you breed them to another blue egg laying bird (like an am.), will 100% of the offspring still lay blue eggs? My super blues are on the way to me right now! Thanks for the thread! :)

Hi I'm in Eagle River, Alaska (just north of anchorage)... I have a nice backyard flock of chickens, as do many of my neighbors. They actually do quite well here! The only thing that the light affects is their laying cycle. If you want to keep up your supply of eggs during winter, you have to...

Hmm so not the same thing! That's still great info though. Weird how only one chick has that golden spot, but that's good to know that it's normal :)