Cream Legbar Working Group: Standard of Perfection

[arboogins]

Ok. Lol. My bad.

 

[LoneStarHen]

So I got some hatching eggs from two different farms. Both claim their stock was purchased directly from Greenfire. I'm newly fascinated with this breed. One farm sent eggs that were larger, 50-55g. The other farm sent eggs that were more like bantam eggs. What is the correct egg size?

 

[dretd]

So I got some hatching eggs from two different farms. Both claim their stock was purchased directly from Greenfire. I'm newly fascinated with this breed. One farm sent eggs that were larger, 50-55g. The other farm sent eggs that were more like bantam eggs. What is the correct egg size?

Here is a short thread from last year about your question:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/712383/cream-legbar-egg-size

My gut feeling is that the stock from the breeder with the small eggs has this smaller egg strain referred to in the thread, and/or they maybe pullet eggs that were sent. What type of color/s did you get, more blue or more to the greenish-blue scale?

 

[LoneStarHen]

They're kind of a sky blue. Not real light or dark, kind of mediumish.

 

[KPenley]

Those sound beautiful!

 

[dretd]

LoneStarHen they do sound pretty, I personally like the more sky blue color, but it's all good! Like you, I have grown to appreciate this breed, from afar! I have hatching eggs on order for May when one of my Broodies tends to go broody.

Some folks have been comparing their egg color to the Amaraucana color chart, or the OAC (online auction) chart. You can google that and look at the colors online and get a feel for what others have been getting.

So do you have eggs in the incubator now from these breeders, or have they hatched or are you using a broody? How did the shipping go (if they were shipped)? I've had bad luck with mailed hatching eggs before but it might have been the incubator so that's why I am going to go with a broody this time.

I'd love to hear more about your plans!

 

[LoneStarHen]

I was hoping for a little darker blue, but since I'm so new to CL this is an adventure. Eggs are in the incubator now. I was hoping to get a broody but there was no cooperation from the girls. Shipping was good. No breaks or cracks, and no broken air cells. (That I could tell) I'm hoping to get some breeders to continue my own CL flock.

Right now they're in the ol still air bator, which I always have great success. But I'm buying a Brinsea with my tax return next week. Yay!

 

[dretd]

That's wonderful! I still haven't done my taxes yet-- I am such a procrastinator!

You'll have to keep us updated when they hatch!

 

[GaryDean26]

So I got some hatching eggs from two different farms. Both claim their stock was purchased directly from Greenfire. I'm newly fascinated with this breed. One farm sent eggs that were larger, 50-55g. The other farm sent eggs that were more like bantam eggs. What is the correct egg size?

Anything over 65 grams is going to be on the really large side for CLB hens. Anything under 55 grams is on the small side for hens.

My hen with the largest eggs were all between 65-67 grams.

My pullet with the largest eggs (she has been laying for about two months) is at 60 grams right now.

 

[redchicken9]

All,
The Cream Legbar Club is proud to announce the first public draft for the American Standard. A topic conversation is also on at the Clubhouse for those who are members. Best efforts will be made to review and consider everyone's comments. Group insight is appreciated. Myself and others will check in here regularly. We look forward to hearing what you all think!
Sincerely, all of us, at the Cream Legbar Club

SHAPE -- MALE​

Comb: Single; large, fine in texture, straight and upright, deeply and evenly serrated with six distinct points, extending well over the back of the head and following, without touching, the line of the head, free from side spikes, thumb-marks or twists.

Beak: Stout, point clear of the front of the comb, slightly curved.

Face: Smooth, skin fine in texture.

Eyes: Large, bright, and prominent. Round in appearance.

Wattles: Moderately long, thin, uniform in size, well rounded, free from folds or wrinkles. Skin soft.

Ear-lobes: Large, elongated oval, pendant, smooth and free from folds, equally matched in size and shape.

Crest: Small, well back from the eyes with narrow feathers falling off the back of the head to below the blade of the comb.

Head: Medium size, symmetrical, well balanced, and of fine quality.

Neck: Long and well covered with hackle feathers.

Back: Moderately broad at the shoulders, narrowing slightly toward the tail, long in length, flat, sloping slightly to the tail.

Saddle feathers—Abundant, long, and filling well in front of the tail.

Tail: Moderately full, carried at an angle of forty-five degrees above horizontal.
Main tail—feathers broad and overlapping.
Sickles—long and well curved.
Lesser Sickles and Coverts—long, of good width, nicely curved and abundant.

Wings: Large and carried close to the body without dropping.

Breast: Prominent, well-rounded, carried forward and upright.

Body and Fluff: Body moderately long, sloping to the tail, broad in front tapering slightly to the rear. Keel is of good length, following the line of the back. Feathers moderately long and close to the body.
Fluff—medium in length, moderately full.

Legs and Toes: Legs moderately long, straight when viewed from the front. Thighs are medium length.
Shanks round, strong, and free from feathers.
Toes—four, long, straight, and well-spread.

SHAPE -- FEMALE​

Comb: Single; large, fine in texture, erect or first point to stand erect and the remainder of the comb dropping gracefully to the side without obscuring the eyes, deeply and evenly serrated having six distinct points.

Beak: Stout, point clear of the front of the comb, slightly curved.

Face: Smooth, skin fine in texture.

Eyes: Large, bright, and prominent. Round in appearance.

Wattles: Medium in length, thin, uniform in size, well-rounded, free from folds or wrinkles. Skin soft.

Ear-lobes: Medium, elongated oval, pendant, smooth and free from folds, equally matched in size and shape.

Crest: Medium, affixed at the forefront of the skull on both sides of the base of the comb and running length of comb. Rising well in front so as not to obstruct the eyes, with feathers narrow and falling off the back of the head to below the blade of the comb.

Head: Medium size, symmetrical, well balanced, and of fine quality.

Neck: Long and well covered with hackle feathers.

Back: Moderately broad at the shoulders, long, with an even slope to the tail. Feathers moderately broad and of sufficient length to carry well up to tail.

Tail: Moderately long, carried at an angle of thirty-five degrees above horizontal.
Main tail—feathers broad and overlapping.
Coverts—broad and abundant, extending well onto main tail.

Wings: Large and carried close to the body without dropping.

Breast: Prominent, well-rounded, carried forward and upright.

Body and Fluff: Body moderately long, sloping to the tail, broad in front tapering slightly to the rear. Keel is of good length, following the line of the back. Feathers moderately long and close to the body.
Fluff—medium in length, moderately full.

Legs and Toes: Legs moderately long, straight when viewed from the front. Thighs are medium length. Shanks round, strong, and free from feathers.
Toes—four, long, straight, and well-spread.

COLOR -- MALE​

Comb, Face and Wattles: Bright Red.

Beak: Yellow.

Eyes: Reddish bay.

Ear-lobes: Enamel white.

Head: Plumage, cream and gray.

Crest: Cream and gray, some chestnut permissible.

Neck: Hackle—cream, sparsely barred with gray.
Shoulder—cream, barred with dark gray, some chestnut permissible.
Front of neck—same as breast.

Wings: Fronts and Bows—dark gray, faintly barred, some chestnut permissible.
Coverts—gray, barred, tipped in cream.
Primaries—dark gray, faintly barred, some white permissible.
Secondaries—dark gray, more clearly barred.

Back: Cream, barred with dark gray, some chestnut permissible.
Saddle—cream, barred with dark gray, edged in cream.

Tail: Main Tail—gray, evenly barred.
Sickle and Coverts—light gray, barred, some white feathers permissible.

Breast: Dark gray, evenly barred, well defined outline.

Body and Fluff: Silver-gray, indistinctly barred.

Legs and Toes: Yellow.

Under-Color of All Sections: Silver-gray.

COLOR -- FEMALE
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Comb, Face, and Wattles: Bright red.

Beak: Yellow.

Eyes: Reddish bay.

Ear-lobes: Enamel white.

Head: Plumage, cream and gray.

Crest: Cream and gray, some chestnut permissible.
Neck: Hackle—cream, softly barred gray.
Front of neck—salmon.

Wings: Fronts, Bows and Coverts—silver-gray, faintly barred.
Primaries—gray, peppered.
Secondaries—gray, very faintly barred.

Back: Gray, softly barred.

Tail: Main Tail and Coverts—silver-gray, faintly barred.

Breast: Salmon, well defined in outline.

Body and Fluff: Silver-gray, indistinctly barred.

Legs and Toes: Yellow.

Under-Color of All Sections: Silver-gray.