Cream Legbars

[ChicKat]

Working on that -- didn't upload the first time. Since I'm re-posting, I am wondering if anyone knows if the auto-sexing traits disappear at a certian age between hatching and adulthood and if there is a period of time when they are unsexable. I'm asking because the roos seem, in some cases to be losing their light spots as they feather out.

They are nice and I like that there is high interest and a good pool of folks with knowledge!! Here he is:

so so so cute!! awww

Looks like you are going to have one very light male there.

Based on my experience, the autosexing is always evident as the males become increasingly barred and the females develop the typical female Cream Legbar plumage pattern. up to bout 12-weeks the males are barred mostly black and white.

 

[caychris]

so so so cute!! awww

Looks like you are going to have one very light male there.

Based on my experience, the autosexing is always evident as the males become increasingly barred and the females develop the typical female Cream Legbar plumage pattern. up to bout 12-weeks the males are barred mostly black and white.

It has been my experience that even if the down autosexing is ambiguous they become less so as they feather. You do have to watch out for some in the 2-3 week range but stippling and brown on the female wings is a pretty good indicator by then. Though barring can be a little strong at the outset on some females by 4 weeks its pretty clear.

 

[ChicopeeBrookFM]

It has been my experience that even if the down autosexing is ambiguous they become less so as they feather. You do have to watch out for some in the 2-3 week range but stippling and brown on the female wings is a pretty good indicator by then. Though barring can be a little strong at the outset on some females by 4 weeks its pretty clear.

I did observe that. These are 5 weeks and in the 2-3 week range some of the females seemed to be developing contrasted barring. The cinnamon down females have the peachy breast and the colors you mentioned. The grey females are similar but slightly more grey and fewer browns in the coloring. The yellow downed poullets are more similar to this lighter fellow at 5 weeks than to the poullets which were cinnamon or grey.

 

[caychris]

Here is a pic of my boy's comb and wattles
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[BuffyBugSlayer]

Here is a pic of my boy's comb and wattles
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He reminds me of mine, big comb and wattles. Mine get so big that even if they are straight to begin with, the weight makes them flop over. He has really nice earlobes!

 

[ChicopeeBrookFM]

Here is a pic of my boy's comb and wattles .

Very nice! What did he look like as a hatchling?

 

[sol2go]

I did observe that. These are 5 weeks and in the 2-3 week range some of the females seemed to be developing contrasted barring. The cinnamon down females have the peachy breast and the colors you mentioned. The grey females are similar but slightly more grey and fewer browns in the coloring. The yellow downed poullets are more similar to this lighter fellow at 5 weeks than to the poullets which were cinnamon or grey.

Thanks for posting your yellow-down cockerel. He looks really light compared to what I've seen from a range of different breeding programs. My lightest cockerel was gold, split for cream, he did not have much barring on his chest. He produced better offspring when matched up with a hen who came from a line with strong barring.

Here's the down pics I tried to send last time.

Example of 3 down colors: blonde (feathered out cream), red or cinnamon (feathered out gold, may be split for cream), grey (feathered out gold, may be split for cream); two pullets and one cockerel from different breeding groups.


Blonde down: Cockerel and pullet from same breeding group, both feathered out cream.


Red or Cinnamon down: Cockerel and pullet from same breeding group, both feathered out gold.


Yellow vs blonde down: two pullets, the yellow one feathered in all white, the blonde one feathered in cream.

 

[bitsy68]

10 week - please tell me this is a hen!

 

[ChicKat]

10 week - please tell me this is a hen!

It will be when it is 1-year old. ;O)

 

[chicken pickin]

10 week - please tell me this is a hen!

Welcome to BYC and also Welcome to the Cream Legbar thread. You chicken is a pullet, a 10week old male will be feathered a completely different color.

And just some fun Cream Legbar facts incase you are not familiar with Cream Legbar.

They are an auto sexing breed, meaning they can be sexed at hatch by looking at the down color and pattern. Males and females of this breed will continue to look different from each other at all stages as they mature. There should be no mistaking a male from a female.

Your pullet looks nice!