Cream Legbars

[Ashdoes]

So, last night we candled eggs, and I'm super happy with how things are going. All the eggs I was worried about, with those air cells on the side, are looking almost normal. I'm positive it's due to dry hatching. I keep the humidity as close to 20% as possible! only adding a tiny bit of water if it gets below 20. This has helped the air cell shrink enough to give the chick a better chance at finding the correct spot to pip.
Sadly my shipped Cochin eggs aren't doing as well, we started with 15 and are down to three. I swear, if I just get a male I'll be happy. I have beautiful Cochins already, and just need the coloring of these new ones to add in. If we don't hatch any, my husband said I should try to bribe the breeder to send us chicks, because eggs coming from Cali get beat up too bad. We'll see.

 

[HardizzlesFlock]

I got my CL from Papa Brooder as eggs. Here my baby roo is at 2 weeks

 

[nicalandia]

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thanks, Nice to see them in their "Salmon" Breast days before they mature

 

[HardizzlesFlock]

I have about 5 hens and 4 have prominent crests while one looks like it is just barely there.

 

[nicalandia]

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seeing how the Name "Cream Crested Legbar" is about to be reintroduce back in the SOP(thanks to a judge that disqualified a hen that was shown in the USA for having a crest) I would keep the well crested chicks..

 

[KPenley]

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seeing how the Name "Cream Crested Legbar" is about to be reintroduce back in the SOP(thanks to a judge that disqualified a hen that was shown in the USA for having a crest) I would keep the well crested chicks..

??? No name change has been approved

 

[GaryDean26]

??? No name change has been approved

2X, and judges have to go through a learning curve to know what it is supposed to look like too.

 

[blackbirds13]

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thanks, Nice to see them in their "Salmon" Breast days before they mature

Roosters should have dark barred breasts. Females have the salmon breast.

 

[nicalandia]

Roosters should have dark barred breasts. Females have the salmon breast.

well I know that, but there is a very small amount of time where you see some salmon feathers on their breast as you Clearly seen on this pic..

 

[Laingcroft]

Do cream legbars go broody often

I had one pullet go broody two months after she started laying. Hatched her chicks and then abandoned them. I also had a couple of crosses go broody and be good mamas but that may have been the influence of the other breeds. Since Leghorns are not known for being broody, I suspect you won't see many Legbar go broody either but there are always exceptions.