Cream Legbars

[ChicKat]

Excellent link, thanks! Huge comb on the Gold Legbar hen. Not really as gold colored as I had expected, either. Curious.

Now that you say it, it IS a huge comb. It almost looks rooster-ish. Same with the color...they look a bit faded. Hmmm

 

[1muttsfan]

The male chick in the English article has very dark down

 

[ChicKat]

The male chick in the English article has very dark down

Thinking back over the past year, I have seen down from nearly black, to white (for the white version of Cream Legbars) -- From what I hear the ideal version is very light and silvery---but y'know... We have to really start tracking that.


Isn't it those Lipizzaner Horses - all are born black or dark and then they grow up and get lighter every year... Maybe Cream Legbars are the same way. It sort of seems the older the cockerels are the lighter they become. JMO

 

[lawatt]

got my first CL egg today, hurrah!!

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Gorgeous!!!! Got a new pullet egg today myself!!!

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

I hope to start finally hatching some legbars here in the next few weeks. Between my 2 pairs of legbars, I am getting about an egg a day (they each lay every other day) so I hope to get some eggs saved up to start adding to the flocks

 

[sol2go]

Wondering if BYC members are more likely to hatch pullet eggs, or wait for eggs after the hen's first year?
Has anyone noticed if their chicks are more vigorous, possibly even larger at hatching/maturity if they come from a hen instead of a pullet?
Any thoughts on whether the age of the cockerel/rooster matters?

 

[dretd]

I hope to start finally hatching some legbars here in the next few weeks. Between my 2 pairs of legbars, I am getting about an egg a day (they each lay every other day) so I hope to get some eggs saved up to start adding to the flocks

Excellent news. Say, are you still working on your rose comb Legbar project I read about? I am concerned about inevitable frostbite and was thinking that was a brilliant idea!

 

[Flaming Chicken]

Wondering if BYC members are more likely to hatch pullet eggs, or wait for eggs after the hen's first year?
Has anyone noticed if their chicks are more vigorous, possibly even larger at hatching/maturity if they come from a hen instead of a pullet?
Any thoughts on whether the age of the cockerel/rooster matters?

I set some pullet eggs last fall and have some nice offspring . I hatched 4 boys and 4 girls in October. Then they stopped laying. They are laying again and the eggs are definitely bigger, comparable to my marans eggs in size.

 

[ChicKat]

got my first CL egg today, hurrah!!

Gorgeous lawatt!,
Really like the way you took your photo too.

hoHo -- didn't realize I used Rinda's exact same words---- Must be the perfect summary for the photo.