Cream legbar

[Dark egger scientist]

Greenfire Farm imported Two lines of Legbars in 2010 to start this flock. They slected these birds backed on product because their mark research concluded that the Creeam Legbar would never be a popular breed in the USA unless it could compete with the America in production of Blue Eggs. The original lines were healthy robust birds but they did not come even close to the breed standard. They were hybird mixes and NOT pure bred. In 2011 they imported a "Show line" but they turned out to be very poor examples of the breed and did not meet the breed Standard. Many people worked with the 2010-2011 imports to breed to the standard and those that were successfull were 10 times higher demand than the mixed lot of legbars. When Greenfire say the demand for Breed standard birds over the high production blue egg layers they decided to double down and imported birds from Jill Rees in 2013 and 2016. Jill Rees is the breeder that wind best of Breed at most of the Nation meets in the UK with her Cream legbars. The Rees line are closer to the standard (but not perfect) but they lay tend to lay and olive or gree colored egg as opposed to the blue egg color of the original lines that are now listed as the Production lines.

So if you want to get birds for a 4H project to show at the fair or for an FFA project to show at poultry shows you will want the Rees line. IF you want backyard layers you will want the production line.

If you are going to look elsewhere the most important thing to know is how long the breeder has been working with Cream Legbars. If they haven't been working with the breed for at least 3 years they do not have an establish flock. Then if you are looking for layer ask if they have laying records (ask to see them). If they don't then they aren't doing anything to maintain or improve laying ability. If you are looking for show birds ask if they show birds (and for results from their shows to verify this). Ask questions about the egg color, egg size, how many weeks to the first pullet egg, the mature weigh of the hens, production rates, etc. You can get a feel pretty quick if they are work on improving their flock or if they just are collecting eggs to put in an incubator with no type of poultry knowledge to guide what they are doing. If feel they are honest I are usually willing to give them a pass on experience or knowledge. If I don't feel they are being honest and open by not telling how long they have had their flock, where they got their flock from, how they care for them, breed them, etc. then I keep looking for another source.

If you have more questions PM me. I can help you valid a source of Legbars.

I want to know where can I get blue egg CCL.. LIKE ACTUAL BLUE please help