Cream Legbars

[ChicKat]

cute chicks KP -- thanks for the picts!

 

[chicken pickin]

cute chicks KP -- thanks for the picts!

X2 Thanks for sharing, they are adorable!

 

[DRGLENNON]

Here's an example of what my hens look like with matching crests & hackle feathers (in a range of colors).
As I mentioned I like the contrast of your hens' crests =)

Beautiful birds!

 

[sol2go]

Beautiful birds!

Thank you. Cream Legbars are really pretty birds, in all of their different color permutations.
Hope you enjoy your Cream Legbar journey too =)

 

[DRGLENNON]

Thank you. Cream Legbars are really pretty birds, in all of their different color permutations.
Hope you enjoy your Cream Legbar journey too =)

I'm sure I will. everyone has been very helpful. It took 2yrs for me to decide what breed I wanted to work with. I love the Cream Legbars and with everyone being so helpful it is the breed for me.

 

[Flaming Chicken]

Hello! I am finally seeing an increase in eggs. Today there were 4! I put my cockerel in with the ladies 2 days ago I was a little nervous but they greeted him like an old friend. He has a nicer body type and tail angle than the rooster I had last year. I have a wait list for eggs and have been waiting for the winter slow down to end.



The coops are so muddy after our recent rainstorms.

Looking forward to posting more pictures after it dries up a bit!

 

[Flaming Chicken]

Sorry that I didn't get pics of the big birds today, but we were distracted by these little guys (5k, 3p)

I see some nice light chick down! Very exciting.

 

[Clucksworth]

Hi everyone, it's been very interesting looking at all your cream legbars! I'm a English breeder, so it has been nice to get and insight into some of the the american birds across the pond. I'm particularly surprised at the quantity of Jill Rees' birds appearing on here. I've attached some photos of my legbar girls ( of varying ages), would love to know what you think.

 

[ChicKat]

Hi everyone, it's been very interesting looking at all your cream legbars! I'm a English breeder, so it has been nice to get and insight into some of the the american birds across the pond. I'm particularly surprised at the quantity of Jill Rees' birds appearing on here. I've attached some photos of my legbar girls ( of varying ages), would love to know what you think.

Great photos -- can you elaborate a bit on your hens and their productivity and egg colors? Do you have a cockerel - do you raise your own? too many questions? ;0)

 

[Clucksworth]

Well, where to start...

The two girls in the first photo are from different pairings. The girl on the left in reality is much lighter than the girl on the right. The girl on the right has a darker and smaller crest - not something I am breeding for personally. She was from Jill Rees x Mervyn Parry birds, the cockerel I am using this year was also from the same cross however I was quite disappointed with his small crest ( will upload a photo later).

All the other girls in the photos are from my line, which originated from Jill Rees and Emily de Grey ( though not bought from them directly). I have been breeding from my foundation Jill rees x Emily de grey's birds for almost 5 years. The second and third pictures were taken late last year of my march 2014 hatch, the bottom photo is of one of the 2014 breeders that produced the girls in the second and third pictures.

I have been creating a larger crested bird with similar crest and hackle feathers ( which I believe looks more uniform ). I have also been breeding the gold out of the birds, making them generally paler and hopefully more silver, as seen in the second and third pictures.

I haven't shown any birds yet - I'm not quite where I want to be to start showing!

Egg colour is one of my greatest priorities. In my opinion there is no point breeding a blue layer if their eggs aren't spectacularly blue! ( will upload photos later)

Izzy.