Cream Legbar Hybrid Thread

[enola]

There is no such thing as a brown egg gene. The brown is from a brown coating over a white egg.

 

[ochochicas]

There is no such thing as a brown egg gene. The brown is from a brown coating over a white egg.

You know what I meant.

 

[enola]

No, I don't know what you meant.

 

[ochochicas]

There are at least a dozen different genes that contribute to producing brown eggs, plus at least two more than can inhibit the brown genes from producing brown eggs. So there is not a brown egg gene, there are several. Tons of research is out there to back it up. Here is one article. You have to scroll down to the section on Genetics of Egg Shell color.
http://sellers.kippenjungle.nl/page2.html

 

[SwampChicks]

Has anybody here crossed a CL hen with a langshan? If so, I'd love to hear about it, and see any photos. TIA

 

[speedy2020]

They are an excellent homesteading cross, Fast growing, huge, hardy Free Rangers, and are excellent layers. I am getting 6 eggs a week from each hen. The eggs are from light blue to light olive.

Do you know how much each of your egg weight? I have group B Cream Legbar from GFF. I got my first egg yesterday and it is 1.75oz. The egg that hatched my CL 2.0-2.5oz. I am plan to cross my CL X Bielefelder this summer because no Bielefelder hen. My hope to get larger dual purpose bird, lay well, bigger size egg than pure CL, and autosexing.

 

[Bama1]

Do you know how much each of your egg weight?  I have group B Cream Legbar from GFF.  I got my first egg yesterday and it is 1.75oz.  The egg that hatched my CL 2.0-2.5oz.  I am plan to cross my CL X Bielefelder this summer because no Bielefelder hen.  My hope to get larger dual purpose bird, lay well, bigger size egg than pure CL, and autosexing.

I do not have a scale to weigh them, I do have it on my wish list to get an egg scale though, so hopefully soon. Here is the pic I use on the auction threads it has a leghorn egg with my Bama's BEST (B.lue E.gg S.ulmT.aler cross) the eggs are absolutely much bigger than Sulmtaler eggs and bigger than my legbars as well.

 

[ChicKat]

Here is a head shot of my IceCream Bar cockerel -- he's blue-- he really looks neat IMO


He is a nice sturdy little guy





It surprises me that he has so much barring. I think perhaps some Isbar females do have a hidden barring gene... only shows barring in the feathers close to the body though....His sister from that cross CL X Isbar hen is less flashy -- but very friendly and curious



Female Icecream bar -- I'm surprised that not more photos of this x are put up.

 

[chicken pickin]

Here is a head shot of my IceCream Bar cockerel -- he's blue-- he really looks neat IMO


He is a nice sturdy little guy





It surprises me that he has so much barring. I think perhaps some Isbar females do have a hidden barring gene... only shows barring in the feathers close to the body though....His sister from that cross CL X Isbar hen is less flashy -- but very friendly and curious



Female Icecream bar -- I'm surprised that not more photos of this x are put up.

They are lovely! Interesting cross. I like the looks of the male. Ave you gotten eggs from this cross yet? If so how do you like the color?

 

[ChicKat]

They are lovely! Interesting cross. I like the looks of the male. Ave you gotten eggs from this cross yet? If so how do you like the color?

No eggs---although the CL from that hatch (September) is getting near..... They are pretty aren't they.