Cream Legbar Working Group: Standard of Perfection

[Cadbury Eggs]

Hi Flaming Chicken!!! I was so excited to see your response! I still have your number in my phone and think of you and your flock often We love Horatio, but re-named him Ref because he is such a good referee with the girls. Thanks for the update about their hatch dates.

 

[Cadbury Eggs]

btw - I just found out about a 2 day course offered through UC Davis (in California) as outreach to people who work with backyard flocks, and they were nice enough to ask a few non-professionals. If I find out anything that relates to "sinus" infections or home test kits I'll pass that along.

That would be great! Thanks!

 

[nadrojsack]

pure creamblegbar for UK? Hes alot creamer than.my.first rooster?

 

[Thespoiledchicken]

pure creamblegbar for UK? Hes alot creamer than.my.first rooster?

Looks pure to me and he's GORGOUS!!!!

He's still young and has a lot of growing to do but I love his coloring and his barring is fantastic. I even love his big nicely serrated comb. Back is a little short but he is surely a looker!

 

[nadrojsack]

Looks pure to me and he's GORGOUS!!!!      


He's still young and has a lot of growing to do but I love his coloring and his barring is fantastic. I even love his big nicely serrated comb.  Back is a little short but he is surely a looker!

brilliant, so a better choice than the more grey one?

 

[Thespoiledchicken]

brilliant, so a better choice than the more grey one?

I did not see pics of your other one sorry

 

[nadrojsack]

I meant there was a few cream legbar cockerals, most looked like your average cl roo, lots of grey. This ine was creamer. This is my other cl roo

 

[Thespoiledchicken]

I prefer the look of the first boy better but everyone has their own ideas of what they like in a Cream Legbar.

 

[nadrojsack]

I prefer the look of the first boy better but everyone has their own ideas of what they like in a Cream Legbar.

the creamer of the two? Or the greyer? How should i introduce to my hens?

 

[KPenley]

the creamer of the two? Or the greyer? How should i introduce to my hens?

I usually put a new bird in a cage inside the pen with the birds they are being introduced to for 1-2 weeks before they are let loose. They get to see and eat around each other, and the cage gives some protection to both the new and old birds.

In terms of color, the ideal cream crele is a pattern where the lower half of the bird has darker wider barring and the top (hackles and saddle especially look lighter, cream barred with uneven gray barring). I encourage you to study the draft standard, a new one will be released soon. Best wishes with your birds!