Cream legbar pullet? with spurs - hope it's a girl!

[MixedBreed]

Hi I've just bought this girl, supposed to be a cream legbar girl and we love her already. But my daughter just noticed the spurs. She's only young (don't know the exact age as she was picked out from a flock of about 300 chickens of all various ages and breeds). 8-12 weeks somewhere... Do you think she's a girl? The other point to note is most of the flock were purebreeds but there were a few mixed breeds. Also the spurs are small but quite pointy. See photos.

 

[JedJackson]

It's a pullet. They can get spurs too. It looks pure to me, but I am no expert on Legbars.

 

[nuthatched]

One of my hens has 2 inch spurs, they aren't gender specific though males are more likely to get them.

 

[Chickengirl209]

Roosters don't actually get spurs for a while, and all pullets and roos usually have some nice sized nubs when they're young. The way to tell when they're young is by feather growth and coloring.

 

[chiknGeek]

Male legbars have a completely different feather pattern. It's a lady.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Hi I've just bought this girl, supposed to be a cream legbar girl and we love her already. But my daughter just noticed the spurs. She's only young (don't know the exact age as she was picked out from a flock of about 300 chickens of all various ages and breeds). 8-12 weeks somewhere... Do you think she's a girl? The other point to note is most of the flock were purebreeds but there were a few mixed breeds. Also the spurs are small but quite pointy. See photos.

All chickens get spurs, no matter their gender or age. Pullet with female-specific autosexing coloring for a Cream Legbar.

 

[MixedBreed]

It's a pullet. They can get spurs too. It looks pure to me, but I am no expert on Legbars.

Oh really. I do hope so. I am wanting to move somewhere to where I can have roosters, but I can't do that yet and we so much love this new chicken. Why do you say it's a pullet please? I'm not an expert on cream legbars (either).

 

[RiDaGeckoGuy]

My pullets and roosters had the same sized spurs until they began mating and laying eggs.

 

[Sahraschweiss]

It's a girl!

However I'm concerned with her body language in the pictures. Looks like she doesn't feel well. Tail droopy and neck pulled in.

 

[JedJackson]

Oh really. I do hope so. I am wanting to move somewhere to where I can have roosters, but I can't do that yet and we so much love this new chicken. Why do you say it's a pullet please? I'm not an expert on cream legbars (either).

The small comb and the coloring is different in Legbar pullets than with the males.