Cream Legbars

[1muttsfan]

This was in response to an earlier post, not a question to you - sorry to have been confusing to you

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Some pictures from yesterday and today.

This is Charley, my new rooster. Feel so bad for his comb. Can you guys tell that his left and right irises are different sizes? I didn't notice that until today. Will watch him to see if he has eyesight problems since so many of you have mentioned this breed having sight problems.





This is top hen, Momma. I think she is Hattie's mom (my favorite pullet that I lost earlier this month).




And one of the two cockerels. 4 months old. I was hopeful for their tails but this week the squirrel tails are popping up LOL!


And the new legbar pen. They are allowed to free range on a rotating schedule with the other pens. So far no one has tried to escape- but I hear Cream Legbars are great fliers so we may resort to covering the top!

 

[normanack]

Very pretty birds!
Is it possible that squirrelly tails just need time for the feathers to grow longer?

 

[babymakes6]

To me, this is the ideal bird-although it is hard to tell his type from his stance.
Great, straight comb, white earlobes that are smooth and not too big, very little red on him at all, and a nice, prominent breast. If squirrel tail is his only fault (I know, he is still young), he is almost perfect, in my opinion!
What do others think?

 

[ChicKat]

To me, this is the ideal bird-although it is hard to tell his type from his stance.
Great, straight comb, white earlobes that are smooth and not too big, very little red on him at all, and a nice, prominent breast. If squirrel tail is his only fault (I know, he is still young), he is almost perfect, in my opinion!
What do others think?

x2 - a very nice example. Like your pens too --- may take inspiration from that.

Question is it just the newly growing sickle feathers that aren't at the 45-degree angle? (assuming that he is just about the age where the sickle feathers go off like a rocket)

 

[KPenley]

Rinda - Momma and the boys look so great! And I love your new CLB pen!

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Well here are my two cockerels side by side. The one on the left is the one in the photo above. You can see even though he is stretched up tall at the moment the angle he is starting to get off his tail- it's the whole thing. He has slightly better cream coloring and slightly heftier build. Also a better comb. So tail or no he will probably be my keeper. They are both very close though, I have to see them side by side to tell them apart sometimes.


Here is a better side view I'm pretty sure this is the same boy.

For comparison this is his dad. Good cream hackles, but a lot of chestnut going on (colors are a little washed out in this photo). Good large straight comb that doesn't fly away at the blade, VERY small crest. Type looks right to my eye (but I'm still learning on type). We will see how much his boys favor him as they grow. He and his hens are pretty hands-off, so I have been working on holding the cockerels and pullets so they will be more handlable.



This one isn't as good of a side shot but the coloring is more true. What color is the wing bow supposed to be on CL's?


ETA: All of my CLs seem very DARK gray compared to the Scartop Poultry birds. Has there been discussion yet on how to breed toward lighter overall color?

 

[KPenley]

Just keep breeding your lightest roo with lightest hens and they'll get lighter Rinda. Double barring with double cream equals lighter roos. Also keep track of the chicks' down color. The lightest grays are growing up the lightest fully feathered.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Just keep breeding your lightest roo with lightest hens and they'll get lighter Rinda. Double barring with double cream equals lighter roos. Also keep track of the chicks' down color. The lightest grays are growing up the lightest fully feathered.

Ah thanks. I thought I was remembering something like this... but then thought maybe that was my imagination... definitely going to take me a few years to get where I want to be though!

 

[babymakes6]

The boys are definitely better type than their dad (so far). I don't like how short and stocky he is-he is built more like an Orpington than a Leghorn, in my opinion.
Very pretty boys, both of them! You have a very promising start!