Cream Legbar Chicks?

[Mary-C]

Hi guys,

So we had 7 cream leg bar chicks hatch over the weekend. From what I read, they are an auto-sexing breed and we should be able to determine their sex immediately. However, I’m not sure we’ve got cream legbars here. Of the seven chicks, there’s maybe only one that I think could actually be a cream legbar. I suspect he is also male (separate pic). Anyone have any ideas?

 

[sourland]

Were these purchased eggs or from your flock. It appears to be a group of cross bred chicks or multi breeds.

 

[JedJackson]

Maybe cream legbar crosses?

 

[Mary-C]

Were these purchased eggs or from your flock. It appears to be a group of cross bred chicks or multi breeds.

They were purchased eggs!

 

[black_cat]

They were purchased eggs!

Were all the eggs blue?

 

[Mary-C]

Were all the eggs blue?

We had a couple of brown eggs as well that were supposed to be Rhode Rocks, but only one of them hatched. These guys all came from blue eggs.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

If your positive the eggs were blue, they’re likely a mix. The possible legbar would be male if he’s pure.
Also, welcome to BYC! We’re so glad you joined us here!

 

[Mary-C]

If your positive the eggs were blue, they’re likely a mix. The possible legbar would be male if he’s pure.
Also, welcome to BYC! We’re so glad you joined us here!

I suspected that may be the case. It’ll be interesting to see what they look like once grown but it does make sexing them a bit more difficult than initially anticipated

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

I suspected that may be the case. It’ll be interesting to see what they look like once grown but it does make sexing them a bit more difficult than initially anticipated

Yeah, that’ll be interesting! It’s always interesting to guess their genders as well lol.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Hi guys,

So we had 7 cream leg bar chicks hatch over the weekend. From what I read, they are an auto-sexing breed and we should be able to determine their sex immediately. However, I’m not sure we’ve got cream legbars here. Of the seven chicks, there’s maybe only one that I think could actually be a cream legbar. I suspect he is also male (separate pic). Anyone have any ideas?

Beautiful chicks! Do you know what other breeds the breeder had? The one that looks pure cream legbar in your hand is a boy as he has the spot on his head. If they all came from blue eggs than likely all half cream leg bar anyway. It will be fun to see photos as they get older. Most cream leg bar crosses develop a bit of a crest. Good chance the females will lay green eggs depending on what their other half is!