Cream Legbar Hybrid Thread

[jerryse]

Hey if we bred this Cochin Roo to a Legbar hen would the resulting chicks be auto-sexing ?

I see some solid black feathers in the lower tail area . This is a sign he has only 1 barring gene . So not reliable for sexing .

 

[jerryse]

Since you want to breed your own I should explain better . A male with one barring will pass barring to 50% of his chicks . You will get 50% males with 2 barring and 50% with 1 barring gene . Females 50% barred 50% no barring . To get a auto sexing line breed a double barred male to barred females in the next generation . You can tell the double barred at hatch like the Legbar chicks . Lighter color and large head spot .

 

[BuffyBugSlayer]

Dorthia, the cochin roo looks double barred to me but jerryse has more experience than I so I would defer to him.

 

[bamadude]

Have any of you guys hatched cream legbar x isabelle leghorn chicks?

 

[gmbsyrinx]

Has anyone crossed a Jubilee Orpington roo with a Cream Legbar? Are auto-sexing traits passed on?

 

[Dorthia]

Yes, I beleive that creates a sex-link not an auto-sex

 

[RobG7aChattTN]

Has anyone crossed a Jubilee Orpington roo with a Cream Legbar?  Are auto-sexing traits passed on?

Geese...I think my Jubilee Roo is too big for my Jubilee girls. I can't imagine the poor cream legbar hen.

 

[gmbsyrinx]

My cream legbars aren't much smaller than my other "normal" size hens...maybe 1/2 lb lighter weight-wise. They love my Jubilee roo and have no issues with mating. One of my cream legbars just went broody, so I placed 5 eggs under her - two of which are cream legbar - jubilee crosses, so was just wondering the result since I don't need any more males.

 

[RobG7aChattTN]

I had my Lavendes in with my Jubilees for a bit too long. I got a bunch of Lavender X Jubilee crosses that were either solid black or black with copper around the neck (like a Black-Copper Marans). Since they've been separated I've gotten ZERO fertile Jubilee eggs. Maybe the hens just miss my Lavender roo and won't give my Jubilee Roos any action.

 

[jerryse]

You may need to trim his vent feathers . Orpingtons are fluffy causing fertility problems sometimes .