Cream Legbar Working Group: Standard of Perfection

[GaryDean26]

LOL - yes, we got the word from the UK standard as something that the cockerel is NOT supposed to be. :O)
Trouble is we ddin't know exactly what it was.

The link below is to a 1944 publication titled Mating and Breed of Poultry. On page 20 and 21 is describes cockerels with low vigor that should be avoided as breeders. I thought it was intresting what it says about long legged cockerels (SEE LINK).

http://chla.library.cornell.edu/cgi...m=frameset;view=image;seq=46;page=root;size=s

 

[KPenley]

So it seems like natural selection helps to take care of the stilty situation. Interesting. Has anyone noticed a problem with high stepping boys over 1 year? And any infertility issues with the same age group?

 

[lonnyandrinda]

CALLING ALL CREAM LEGBAR AFECTIONADOS!

It has been determined that the first ever quarterly meeting of the Cream Legbar Club will take place online on Saturday, February 2, at 7 AM PST, 8 AM MST, 9 AM CST, 10 AM EST. The meeting will run for one hour. You MUST be a paid member of the cream legbar club to attend the meeting and vote on club business. Associate members will receive meeting minutes within a few days after the meeting. Those who have already signed up keep an eye on your e-mail for more details of the meeting. IF YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING you will be allowed to send in your votes to [email protected] up to three days before the meeting. Again watch your e-mail for the details!

We have some exciting things planned- contests (WITH QUARTERLY PRIZES!), banners to be shared for shows, a new website coming soon, and the first quarterly newsletter. We have been SUPER busy getting things lined up but are so glad it is HERE! (And if you still want to help trust me we have plenty of room for you- message me and I will put you to work!)

Hope to see you there!

Rinda Myers
acting Secretary
Cream Legbar Club
https://sites.google.com/site/creamlegbarclublaunch/

 

[redchicken9]

Bravo! Bravo! The cream legbar club rocks!

Thank-you, Rinda, a thousand times. You and others have done a large amount of work on this!

 

[normanack]

Bravo! Bravo!  The cream legbar club rocks!

Thank-you, Rinda, a thousand times.  You and others have done a large amount of work on this!

 

Ditto from me.

 

[debs_flock]

Sorry, without reading all 84 pages, is there a working US standard put together yet? Is there a link or post #?

Deb

 

[redchicken9]

Deb,

Short answer: no.

Long answer: The British Poultry Standards, 6th edition is what we are using as the base, which is very similar to the standard submitted in 1958 and listed on the autosexing poultry club. http://autosexing-poultry.co.uk/wordpress/

ChicKat, Lonnyandrinda, GaryDean26, and others including me have been putting together the nuts and bolts of a cream legbar club. We temporarily set aside the draft to pull this together over the last 2 months. I'd love to bring a draft to vote this year by the club. I'm thinking that there is a series of need to do (and what others want to do) business and fun that will happen first.

I'll PM you.

Heather

 

[redchicken9]

Any cream legbar owners headed to the Pacific Poultry Breeders Association Show this weekend? If so, what are you showing?
Just wanting to know what everyone's second favorite breeds are! Ha, ha, ha!

 

[debs_flock]

Well, me of course..............but I'm taking 14 different breeds (31 birds).

Deb

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

Any cream legbar owners headed to the Pacific Poultry Breeders Association Show this weekend? If so, what are you showing?
Just wanting to know what everyone's second favorite breeds are! Ha, ha, ha!

I am planning on going next year.... If all goes as planned, we'll take legbars, sumatras, phoenix bantams, and faverolles. This year, the big show we're planning is the Ohio national