Cream Legbars

[robnorman24]

I had a roo that started with a crooked comb but it turned out to be straight when he matured.

 

[Bama1]

I had a roo that started with a crooked comb but it turned out to be straight when he matured. 

Oh that would be SUCH a relief if it did! The eggs in the hatcher came from a different breeder also, so there is a chance for either better.....or worse!

 

[GaryDean26]

I realize there is probably another post for this...but I was wondering if the lure of the Bresse is due to the diet they were traditionally fed? I can't recall the details, but it seemed to be intrinsic to the product.

I would be interested to learn more about the Bresse diet if anyone has experience or details.

 

[blackbirds13]

Quote: You should really let them grow out more before you make a decision on the comb. I started off with a floppy comb rooster and was able to get straight combs on some of his offspring. Some bend early and stay that way period but one of his boys started off straight then got a bend then straightened out. One of the roosters I culled remained straight for quite a while then one day... BEND, one I kept I thought was on it's way to flopping but did not. One bent early then straightened right up and another did a slow bend so that it had an ever so slight tweak at the end you could barely notice it, etc, etc. It's just one thing you should be looking for. You want to see his stance, crest, tail angle, his leg color, plumage color, temperament or whatever you give priority to. If you have the space I'd let them all grow out for a few months or even close to adult hood and cull them as or when they mature.

 

[Bama1]

You should really let them grow out more before you make a decision on the comb. I started off with a floppy comb rooster and was able to get straight combs on some of his offspring. Some bend early and stay that way period but one of his boys started off straight then got a bend then straightened out. One of the roosters I culled remained straight for quite a while then one day... BEND, one I kept I thought was on it's way to flopping but did not.  One bent early then straightened right up and another did a slow bend so that it had an ever so slight tweak at the end you could barely notice it, etc, etc.  It's just one thing you should be looking for. You want to see his stance, crest, tail angle, his leg color, plumage color, temperament or whatever you give priority to. If you have the space I'd let them all grow out for a few months or even close to adult hood and cull them as or when they mature.

Yes I will plan on keeping him around and any roos that hatch this week and then in late winter/early spring make my decision on who stays and who goes.

 

[normanack]

My poor crooked comb roo.... Sigh. And my two girls. The girl in the foreground and the roo are two weeks younger than the girl in the back I have 9 clb eggs in lockdown hoping for some better chicks.

Don't feel bad about your birds. There is no such thing as a perfect Cream Legbar. Even if some of them don't end up in your breeding program, enjoy them -- they're beautiful and will produce very pretty eggs. Most if not all of us start with interesting stock.

 

[Texiken2000]

Had a drastic day 99% wonderful mother's day as a son doing for my angel of a mother. Cooking and cleaning house with my son and as a single dad we don't believe in it being women's work because if we had that mentality we would starve and be living in dirty cloths. OK so great day and it was also day 18 lockdown day for my tried and true reliable cabinet incubator. So after all family leaves again my son and I clean up and I go to my room to switch eggs from incubator to hatcher and noticed it was at 150° . Thought it might be the thermometer so Itouched the eggs and were very hot to the touch . I turned it off and sulked for a while because I finally tracked down legbar eggs to only hard cook them so 99% good day and to finish it upset I lost so many eggs. Really mad I lost my blue eggs. So I'm fixing it and trying to find us some more eggs reasonably priced. But I was really happy my mom had a great day. We only get so many

 

[CibolaChooks]

gotta keep those hens happy.

 

[normanack]

. . . . I go to my room to switch eggs from incubator to hatcher and noticed it was at 150° . Thought it might be the thermometer so Itouched the eggs and were very hot to the touch . . . .

Oh man, and I thought it was bad when my old incubator (used styrofoam box model with no fan or turner) (no CLs in it) hit 110 F. Oddly enough it wasn't a completely horrible hatch -- 17 eggs (not shipped) produced 11 live chicks, 1 early blood ring, 1 which died during hatch, 3 unhatched, and 1 hatched two days late, which I assisted, which I shouldn't have as it has what looks like a neurological problem. First time I've hatched eggs in an incubator. So far I much prefer the broody hens.

So sorry for your lost eggs. What a blow. :-(

 

[GaryDean26]

Oh man, and I thought it was bad when my old incubator (used styrofoam box model with no fan or turner) (no CLs in it) hit 110 F. Oddly enough it wasn't a completely horrible hatch -- 17 eggs (not shipped) produced 11 live chicks, 1 early blood ring, 1 which died during hatch, 3 unhatched, and 1 hatched two days late, which I assisted, which I shouldn't have as it has what looks like a neurological problem. First time I've hatched eggs in an incubator. So far I much prefer the broody hens.

So sorry for your lost eggs. What a blow. :-(

I had my only incubator go out on day 10 of a test hatch of Marans a year ago February. I didn't have a back up incubator or even a broody hen so I lined a heating tray with towels and put the egg is there. It didn't hold heat very constant. It ranged from 90 degress to 110 degrees but we ended up with 2 out of 9 still hatching.