Thank you. I was trying to understand if barring was white over a different color as you said or something else, so your answer was exactly what I was looking for.
One still has mostly black feathers but the other now has brown coming in quite a bit.
Does the brown that is showing look to be barring and possibly a roo? I assumed it would be white barring but was just a guess.
Do you leave the pellets as is and just pour into the bottom of the brooder? Or do you moisten them so they expand. I think I remember seeing it both ways but can’t remember what is best.
Got two MMM chicks from Rural King (Hoover's Hatchery) this weekend. Hoping both are female. Didn't see barring or white spot on their heads. Thoughts?
I would say all roos. First one is a little questionable but the chipmunk stripe isn’t solid all the way and the overall lighter coloring make me think roo.
Close to 7 weeks now. Still think both are Cream Legbars due to the crests and sure one is female but curious if the second one is possible a male due to the smaller crest and its color:
Not sure if it is a Legbar but can’t rule it out due to not having a crest yet. My legbars didn’t get their crests until about 5 to 6 weeks. A few even then were very small crests.
One of my legbars at a little over a week and at 5 weeks when she first got her crest. Popped up literally overnight!
I agree that the last one is more than likely a male Legbar. Just started getting into Legbars though, so just a guess from the male Legbars I have seen so far.
Keep us posted as I have a post guessing if two of mine are truly Legbars or not.
Here are some updated pics. Thinking the fuzz may still be a beard but does seem to get less and less each week as the fuzz/down disappears. She? is also almost twice the size of the other chicks of the same age although they are a different breed.
Maybe a beardless Ameraucana or EE?
Updated pictures now that they both are a little over 4 weeks old.
I am certain one is Cream Legbar (1st two pics) and is developing an adorable little crest, but still on the fence on the other since not seeing a crest yet. Also coloring is different.
Thoughts on the other one?
Unfortunately I don't. I asked but never got an answer. According to the paperwork they showed me they were "marked" as Cream Legbars but I knew that wasn't correct. But I loved the lavender color of the chick and got her? along with the others I had ordered.