Cream Legbars

[enola]

I hatched a pullet this morning, my first pullet. I would describe her as 'lighter' in color. She doesn't have a spot that I can see.

Your chick is a cutie!

 

[Ashdoes]

My last four girls were very light, and only one had a dusty spot.

 

[KPenley]

I hatched a pullet this morning, my first pullet. I would describe her as 'lighter' in color. She doesn't have a spot that I can see.

Your chick is a cutie!

She's perfect...though I may be biased Spots not necessary for girls, but the little ones aren't a problem either.

 

[enola]

Ah! I didn't know if spots are good or bad !?

I know she is active as all get out. The third pipped one is still trying to get out.

 

[dekel18042]

Wait a minute! Are you saying yellow spots on the head mean pullets? I thought they were roos. If that is the case (keeping my fingers crossed) I have two girls.

 

[Ameraucanasouth]

I have Cream Legbars from Greenfire Farms and from those birds i recently hatched 2 white Legbar Sports. I hatched one roo and one pullet, super excited to see how these birds mature.

 

[HardizzlesFlock]

Wait a minute! Are you saying yellow spots on the head mean pullets? I thought they were roos. If that is the case (keeping my fingers crossed) I have two girls.

No. little dot and heavy chipmunk = GIRL dot and not brown/reddish stripes= BOY

 

[Ameraucanasouth]

.......and white = amazing!!!

 

[DCchicken]

Wait a minute! Are you saying yellow spots on the head mean pullets? I thought they were roos. If that is the case (keeping my fingers crossed) I have two girls.

Both the boys and girls can have a dot. They can also have the "chipmunk" stripes and in different shades. There are multiple down colors ranging from cream to brown to gray. The best way to learn to sex them is to look at the eyeliner. On females the eyeliner will be distinct. On boys, the eyeliner will be either missing, disrupted, or fuzzy. This is caused by the barring gene. Females are single barred. Boys are double barred. The barring also disrupts the color and dot on the head and back.

But to make life easier for yourself, check the eyeliner first, then the top of the single (sharp) or double (fuzzy) barring on the head and the back.

Pic below to demonstrate girl with dot. Notice the sharp eyeliner.


Pic below to demonstrate a boy. I chose a cream one to highlight the eyeliner being fuzzy.

 

[nicalandia]

Wait a minute! Are you saying yellow spots on the head mean pullets? I thought they were roos. If that is the case (keeping my fingers crossed) I have two girls.

Cream Legbar males will have a large uneven headspot, most females lack a headspot, BUT some females show a very Faint/small headspot on the top of the head, now this headspot wont interrupt the chipmunk head pattern..


this how the cream legbar usually look(check the male with a large uneven heaspot )

now a female with a headspot(remember what I said about not being large and affecting the chipmunk headstripe)