Cream Legbar Pictures

[MarigoldandRue]

My ~ week old Cream Legbar chicks, Marigold & Rue on their first outdoor adventure.

 

[Finnie]

My ~ week old Cream Legbar chicks, Marigold & Rue on their first outdoor adventure.

Cute chicks! And

 

[goldie1234]

My hens having been laying for about 2 months. They are about 8 months old. They are only laying 45-50 gram eggs. Every other breed I've owned seemed to have laid small eggs for a few weeks only.
Should I be concerned this is the size they will stay?

 

[rottlady]

I am so jealous. It was 22F for a daytime high here today with really strong ice cold winds

 

[Outpost JWB]

Hi, I've also seen recessive white offspring in one of my breeding flocks.  Do you notice any difference in size or vitality?  All the normal active chicken behavior?

Not really any difference behavior wise. I did notice today (DD pointed it out to me) that we also have a white female with the spiked feathers on the head, white ears, marked exactly like the white roo. I will try to post pics this week. Just been busy and under the weather. I'm going to try to separate her and see if she what her egg color and size is. I currently have 124 chickens....so

 

[Bantambird]

Thank you for responding! Yes msome of my ladies do have a lot of red on the earlobesand some are just getting old. My hens lay extra large eggs. There is one or two among them laying thin shelled eggs that no amount of calcium seems ti help, and anothwr few that get those nubby calcium deposits. During breeding season, i have been providing thorvin kelp as a 1% topdressing to layer mash along with pasture forage. It seems to help as i have had fewer deformities or failure to thrives. I have actively been selecting for straight combs on cocks since i noticed at least half to 3/4 of cockerels would skew to the side, and from the straights looking for better earlobes... But the best earlobes were on this cockerel whose comb nearly laid down. Sold that sweet boy to a retired farmer who loves him. I have some hens with straight combs too that i used to get straighter combs for my replacement cocks that i bred out last year. The hens with the straightest combs have the smallest crests, though they still have crests.
Here is my next question. Next spring i will need to breed or buy my replacement cocks. There really isnt much cream in my flock. Should i try trading cocks and get something from one of the newer lines? My two current boys have a little battle damage from hen pecking and a little sparring, but they are none the worse for the wear.
Also i saw some people talk about hen spurs. I have that. No recessive white though.

 

[sol2go]

Not really any difference behavior wise. I did notice today (DD pointed it out to me) that we also have a white female with the spiked feathers on the head, white ears, marked exactly like the white roo. I will try to post pics this week. Just been busy and under the weather. I'm going to try to separate her and see if she what her egg color and size is. I currently have 124 chickens....so

Is that an accurate count =)

 

[sol2go]

Thank you for responding! Yes msome of my ladies do have a lot of red on the earlobesand some are just getting old. My hens lay extra large eggs. There is one or two among them laying thin shelled eggs that no amount of calcium seems ti help, and anothwr few that get those nubby calcium deposits. During breeding season, i have been providing thorvin kelp as a 1% topdressing to layer mash along with pasture forage. It seems to help as i have had fewer deformities or failure to thrives. I have actively been selecting for straight combs on cocks since i noticed at least half to 3/4 of cockerels would skew to the side, and from the straights looking for better earlobes... But the best earlobes were on this cockerel whose comb nearly laid down. Sold that sweet boy to a retired farmer who loves him. I have some hens with straight combs too that i used to get straighter combs for my replacement cocks that i bred out last year. The hens with the straightest combs have the smallest crests, though they still have crests.
Here is my next question. Next spring i will need to breed or buy my replacement cocks. There really isnt much cream in my flock. Should i try trading cocks and get something from one of the newer lines? My two current boys have a little battle damage from hen pecking and a little sparring, but they are none the worse for the wear.
Also i saw some people talk about hen spurs. I have that. No recessive white though.

Popping in to say - It is possible to bring in a new cockerel for the cream (they are out there looking for a good home), but you will also get other "new" characteristics.
That having been said, if the cockerel has enough good attributes - especially body type - then introducing other unknowns might be worthwhile. (but not health related problems)

I hatched a few cream cockerels from another line, and it really helped me to see the direction I needed to go with my various CL breeding groups.

 

[sol2go]

I am so jealous. It was 22F for a daytime high here today with really strong ice cold winds

brrr
Do you let your chickens out to forage every day?

 

[rottlady]

brrr
Do you let your chickens out to forage every day?

all my chickens are currently chicks under 2 months old so not yet