Cream Legbars

[littleelf85]

 

[caychris]

Kind of hard to tell from the angle, doesnt not sure if thats a head spot or not the eye liner is hard to tell and a view of the back of the chick would be more helpful

 

[littleelf85]

Hi thanks

 

[littleelf85]

its got a dark head but really light feathers around it

 

[littleelf85]

just another view

 

[caychris]

I would think it should be more well defined but have seen some ones like this be hens. The early wing feathers are also a bit confusing here too. Males usually come in light with more defined barring females a bit darker. Ill let one of the other experts weigh in. Not sure its clearly autosexing like it should.

 

[littleelf85]

Thankyou I was confused myself as I was told it was a hen but it's my first time keeping chicks or chickens at all it's kept with two white leghorns at the moment and it seems to be the greedier chick

 

[chicken pickin]

@littleelf85 The chick you have posted doesn't resemble a typical Cream Legbar pullet. If it is a purebred CL you likely have a male since it is lighter in color and the head stripe is not defined. You might possibly have a mixed CL also which might be why the markings are muddied, or maybe the line you got them from is losing its auto sexing feature.

This is what a typical CL pullet looks like (she is in the middle)

 

[caychris]

Thankyou I was confused myself as I was told it was a hen but it's my first time keeping chicks or chickens at all it's kept with two white leghorns at the moment and it seems to be the greedier chick

In chicken terms any girl under 1 year is called a pullet any boy under 1 year is called a cockerel. (Don't ask me why)

Might find this helpful https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/cream-legbars-from-chick-to-adult

 

[chicken pickin]

Hatch is here


Looks like 2 boys 2 girls
One boy and girl hatched today
Other five are pita pintas hatched a few days before

Congrats on the new babies!