Cream Legbar Working Group: Standard of Perfection

[redchicken9]

Beautiful!

Great painting!

Thank-you both, it's a canvas reproduction. After looking it over it's copyrighted Diane Whitehead (apologizes Diane, posted because I liked it!).

Stoneunhenged, it shouldn't kill me to say, but it almost does (humor), I like your Barthuhner avator, he's quite handsome! Hatchet buried.

 

[redchicken9]

Ok, here's the language for the females. What's added in, is in red. Will review next. Will be begging for your reviews after that!

Color-Female

Comb, Face, and Wattles: Bright red.
Beak: Yellow.
Eyes: Reddish bay.
Ear-lobes: Enamel white.
Crest: Cream and gray, some chestnut permissible.
Head: Cream, softly barred gray.
Neck: Hackles cream, softly barred gray
Back and Shoulders: Grey, softly barred.
Tail: Silver-grey, faintly barred.
Wings: Bows : Silver gray, faintly barred.
Coverts: Silver-grey.
Primaries: Gray, peppered.
Secondaries: Very faintly barred.
Breast: Salmon, well defined in outline. (ASP: Describes salmon as a medium shade of reddish ochre color used to describe the color of the breast of some breeds, e.g. Light Brown Leghorn females).
Body and Fluff: Body: Silver-gray, with rather indistinct broad soft barrings. Fluff: (no BPS guidance) Gray (silver-grey, light grey?).
Legs and Toes: Yellow.
Undercolor of all Sections: Silver-gray.

 

[redchicken9]

Color-Female



Comb, Face, and Wattles: Bright red. Redchicken9: yes.
Beak: Yellow. Redchicken9: yes. (mine horn, where this horn is coming from beats the heck out of me since both barred Rocks and Leghorns have yellow! Ok, black and golden duckwing and silver araucanas horn, for white it's yellow).



Eyes: Reddish bay. Redchicken9: yes. However, looking at some pecking around me they do differ.


Ear-lobes: Enamel white. Redchicken9: yes.




Crest: Cream and gray, some chestnut permissible. Redchicken9: yes. (mine could be dark).





Head: Cream, softly barred gray. Redchicken: yes, maybe, I don't know, mine are dark and golden. I looked at the neck description and at Amanda Rowe's girls in post 512 to make the language.



Neck: Hackles cream, softly barred gray. Redchicken9: Yes, for description.
Back and Shoulders: Grey, softly barred. Redchicken9: OK, look at post 512 where two hens are next each other feeding, some color difference here. This one above darker grey.

Tail: Silver-grey, faintly barred. Redchicken9: yes.



Wings: Bows : Silver gray, faintly barred. Redchicken9: Mine with speckled gold/rust.



Coverts: Silver-grey. Mine with a fair amount of gold/rust.








Primaries: Gray, peppered. Redchicken9: Yes.
Secondaries: Very faintly barred. Redchicken9: Yes.

Above I have gold/rust peppering, which I think is in the secondaries, with the barring in the primary, but I will have to re-look later, so I'm not sure.

Breast: Salmon, well defined in outline. (ASP: Describes salmon as a medium shade of reddish ochre color used to describe the color of the breast of some breeds, e.g. Light Brown Leghorn females). Redchicken9: Yes.

Body and Fluff: Body: Silver-gray, with rather indistinct broad soft barrings.





Fluff: (no BPS guidance) Gray (silver-grey, light grey?). Redchicken9: Yes. Although mine with fawn or tint. Please look at Amanda Rowe's hens, post 512.

Legs and Toes: Yellow. Redchicken9: yes.




Undercolor of all Sections: Silver-gray.

 

[redchicken9]

Now, the begging begins. Please review the female color when you're able. Sooner, if you can. Love to see your pics, but understand it is a ton of time to do! We are so going to get this done!

 

[ChicKat]

Real quick tonight I can post this one...we just got back and there is some catching up to do---but here I remember this pict. of Robin from June...and she had gotten herseslf on the funny wire door to the run -- and her fluff and underfeathers were just poofed out --so it is a pretty good view of her color.

I'll grab some time tomorrow to come back for other color things (hopefully)



kind of an odd and uncomfortable-looking position, but the wire comes directly toward the camera -- and her fluf is smooshed by her legs --- She is looking for a place to jump down from there....

 

[redchicken9]

Real quick tonight I can post this one...we just got back and there is some catching up to do---but here I remember this pict. of Robin from June...and she had gotten herseslf on the funny wire door to the run -- and her fluff and underfeathers were just poofed out --so it is a pretty good view of her color.

I'll grab some time tomorrow to come back for other color things (hopefully)



kind of an odd and uncomfortable-looking position, but the wire comes directly toward the camera -- and her fluf is smooshed by her legs --- She is looking for a place to jump down from there....

I see light gray or silver gray fluff!

 

[checoukan]

So this is Sunday 11/18. As promised I have taken pictures of the three chicks this evening, and will post them in three separate posts just so we can keep them straight. I call them right now,
Thing 1
Thing 2 and
Thing 3

Starting with 1 Male with the largest head spot. First of the three to hatch. Not leg banded yet, but will get something on them in the morning.



This chick hatched 11-8-2012

 

[checoukan]

So now this is Thing 2 he has a smaller head spot

I notice on all three chicks they have a greenish/grey color in the feet and legs.

 

[checoukan]

Now, the only female chick, Thing 3 she has the "wild type color"
This chick hatched 11/9/12

Trying look pretty for the camera!

That flash is scarry!!

Thats all for this week, will once again post pictures next week.

 

[ChicKat]

checoukan -

Thanks for posting. Your chicks are so great. I can never get enough pictures of little (or large) Cream Legbar pictures........ It's like a trip down memory lane to see them grow.