Cream Legbars

[RyeRanch]

That does seem a bit on the early side, but maybe you just have an overachiever on your hands there. He looks like he has quite a healthy crest for 5 weeks. I agree that he is perfectly fine. Hopefully he is not too obnoxious though.

 

[ChicKat]

Random question, I have a CL roo that started "crowing" when he was only 3 weeks old. His crow sounds more like the screech of a hawk right now, but he's still trying. Is this normal for CL roosters? I've never had any of my other breeds crow at such a young age, so I'm curious.

The pic is of him at 3 days old


This is him around 5 weeks

YES! My first one started crowing very young. I called it a "practice crow". I never knew a rooster could crow that young. It was sort of a screech. At first I thought that there was an altercation between him and the pullet...but the same sound was repeated. Just another example of the amazing qualities of Cream Legbars. LOL.

When my first pair was little -- they hung out in the coop -- none of my other chickens did that. Subsequently I am wondering if the cloudy, shady skies of England contrast sharply with the BRILLIANT sun of South Texas and they were more comfortable indoors. When they were mature they spent just about all the time out. I have some juveniles now-- that follow the same pattern....I don't know if it is the sun or the raw winds that blow here---but my pullet likes hanging around inside. The cockerel at 22+ weeks, is more likely to be out, and patrolling the area. He also sitis outside the door for awhile in the evening to make sure things are safe. Congratulations on your boy growing up.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

That's funny Chickat, I had never thought about it but my Cream Legbars are MY only ones that hang out in the coop, too! Even the adults go in and hang out throughout the day.

 

[ChicKat]

Hmmm -- they like being inside I guess.

 

[rarebear]

Thanks for the good information. Buying eggs is kind of like putting a quarter in the bubble gum machine and getting all different colors.

 

[ChicKat]

Thanks for the good information. Buying eggs is kind of like putting a quarter in the bubble gum machine and getting all different colors.

Like Forrest Gump? Life is like a box of chocolates?

 

[RyeRanch]

One of my hens has started laying the most amazing blue color of egg. It really makes the other ones look a bit lame. The color has just gotten much more intense in the last 2 weeks or so. Has anyone else had a hen whose egg color has gotten deeper over time? I really have to figure out who it is. I thought I had it figured out, but was incorrect. I will have to follow the chickens around some more.

The picture is a little misleading as it makes the other eggs look white. However the other eggs are kinds of a robins egg blue - standard legbar looking eggs. But then there's this one hen that is laying some BRIGHT eggs.

 

[babymakes6]

One fo my hens has started laying the most amazing blue color of egg. It really makes the other ones look a bit lame. The color has just gotten much more intense in the last 2 weeks or so. Has anyone else had a hen whose egg color has gotten deeper over time? I really have to figure out who it is. I thought I had it figured out, but was incorrect. I will have to follow the chickens around some more.

Can you take pictures of it next to another egg to compare?

I would love to see it!

 

[mstricer]

I have to get a new boy, my Olive egg cockerel that was in the same pen, pinned him to the ground and hurt his leg so bad it was pushed out to the side and he could no longer walk on it. So we had to put him down. He was a nice looking boy and was nice, hard to come by in a cockerel. I still have two girls and the Olive Eggers went out to the main coop since they wanted to act all grown up

 

[babymakes6]

I have to get a new boy, my Olive egg cockerel that was in the same pen, pinned him to the ground and hurt his leg so bad it was pushed out to the side and he could no longer walk on it. So we had to put him down. He was a nice looking boy and was nice, hard to come by in a cockerel. I still have two girls and the Olive Eggers went out to the main coop since they wanted to act all grown up

Michele, I can help you. I have several boys and would be willing to give you one.