Cream Legbars

[WHmarans]

I don't feel that the stripe color indicates gold or silver.

I think we have mostly determined that we DO have a Cream Legbar-type bird in the US even if the coloring is a bit off still.  ALL chickens are either gold based or silver based with other genes on top of that giving them their unique coloring.  Cream Legbars are gold based.  Double dose of the recessive "cream" gene dilutes the gold to the color we are aiming for.  The red modifiers/autosomal red are a different beast entirely.

That makes sense. It doesn't seem to me that I've ever seen a pure straight white stripe. I haven't tried to track the depth of stripe color with cream vs gold. But maybe will give it a shot if I get a lot of females from the hatch a few weeks away.

 

[CibolaChooks]

My cream boy checking out his new run.

The camera scared him so he walked away struting

 

[HaplessRunner]

My cream boy checking out his new run.

The camera scared him so he walked away struting

Steen, even with sun glare in the pictures, he looks very good.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Steen, even with sun glare in the pictures, he looks very good.

X2!

 

[nicalandia]

My cream boy checking out his new run.

The camera scared him so he walked away struting

Wow.. I like him alot, seem to be very melanized, nice dark coloration, no gold on his wing triangle,...

 

[nicalandia]

That makes sense. It doesn't seem to me that I've ever seen a pure straight white stripe. I haven't tried to track the depth of stripe color with cream vs gold. But maybe will give it a shot if I get a lot of females from the hatch a few weeks away.

I did explain just that a while ago....



this is what I said back then in response to Chickat

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[CibolaChooks]

Thanks everyone. I think this guy might be the only one ive seen with grey barring in the saddle. Ill try for better pics. When theres good lighting

 

[nicalandia]

Thanks everyone. I think this guy might be the only one ive seen with grey barring in the saddle. Ill try for better pics. When theres good lighting

some of BlackBirds show grey barring on saddle also and maybe one or more that I dont recall now, but your male look very nice indeed

 

[WHmarans]

I did explain just that a while ago....



this is what I said back then in response to Chickat

I think I get your point now. But my gold and cream gray based females all had the same cold gray body down tone.

One has gold hackle two have cream hackle now. But all had the cold down body color and all have the gray based body now.

 

[normanack]

Hey all,

I'd like to know how your Cream Legbars have fared so far in colder climates. Specifically, if their combs have suffered from frostbite. Thanks!