Cream Legbars

[Bantambird]

Do the roosters not have the dark colored crest?

Mine typically don't have dark crests. They can show up Chestnut barred though.

 

[andreanar]

Critique my bird. Whats good, whats not so good? 21 weeks old.

 

[holm25]

Critique my bird. Whats good, whats not so good? 21 weeks old.
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Very pretty! I don't know much about Legbars but I would say her hackles are a little too black. Ralphie or BantamBird will know!

 

[Bantambird]

Critique my bird. Whats good, whats not so good? 21 weeks old.
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She's pretty young yet, but she has the makings of a very pretty girl. Holm said she is rather dark on her grey barring, and I'd have to agree with that. The dark grey overpowers the cream in her case, especially on her crest. Color aside, she's developing very nicely, and has nice, yellow legs, good looking eyes, and a cute little comb so far. Her tail angle is nice, and I like her back and the way she carries herself. We will need to see her when she gets older, so we can see how her comb grows, her earlobes develop, and her color matures, and how she fills out.

 

[duluthralphie]

Here's a good pic of a Cockerel
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Now my guys tend to have a lot of Chestnut on their wing bows, but so far that's alright. I've worked on straight Combs with dicernable crests together for some time, and I've gotten pretty far on it. Notice the slope of the back, his length, and the angle of the tail to the back. 90° and higher is squirrel tail, which is undesirable. One thing my guys have is distinct barring, a factor of that too much Chestnut, I've heard, but can't confirm currently. My boys are probably closer to the golden crele end of the spectrum, but I'll work the color with tweaks over time, because confirmation is more important to me than color, although both are pretty darn important. He's got nice yellow legs, orange eyes, and pearly earlobes. He was a Cockerel in this pic, so that tail does get a bit bigger.
His comb is a bit of a mess, he had a chunk missing from the back, double points, and all that, but at least it is straight.

He is a nice bird. The chestnut is a little heavy on the saddle feathers for a cream, but I agree work on body type first. Even though I try to do both at the same time, that is a juggling act.

 

[duluthralphie]

Do the roosters not have the dark colored crest?

The crest should be part of the hackles almost n the boys unlike the girls that have the bouffants.

 

[duluthralphie]

She's pretty young yet, but she has the makings of a very pretty girl. Holm said she is rather dark on her grey barring, and I'd have to agree with that. The dark grey overpowers the cream in her case, especially on her crest. Color aside, she's developing very nicely, and has nice, yellow legs, good looking eyes, and a cute little comb so far. Her tail angle is nice, and I like her back and the way she carries herself. We will need to see her when she gets older, so we can see how her comb grows, her earlobes develop, and her color matures, and how she fills out.

I think I mentioned this, we discussed the dark crest or what color crests are allowable at the last board meeting. I think it is scheduled to be discussed at the next meeting. We can also talk about it at the Club meeting after the Mn show.

 

[rottlady]

Terrible comb on this cockerel but great barring and crest
Bright yellow legs ear lobes just starting to turn white

 

[duluthralphie]

I have never met a truly ugly legbar before... I can't get beyond the crest and comb..Sorry

True enough on the barring, I wonder what he would do mated to a decent hen to improve barring and combs on females with smaller combs and crests. Might make a good breeding cock for the right hens.

 

[rottlady]

I love his crest obviously he's double crest gene as was his dad
I wanted a roo with a huge crest for my project pen comb did not matter as the project will be breeding for tiny comb eventually

So that's where Scooter is going lol