Cream Legbars

[KilnChick]

Haha thats funny. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence i guess

Or maybe the girls are more attractive on your fence?!

 

[lonnyandrinda]

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[ChicKat]

Hi - I'm a little late to this discussion, just wanted to add that my CL have always run with a mixed flock, and held their own. They may not rush in at first, but they do figure out how to integrate, and end up at various points in the pecking order. While they are generally not aggressive to other birds, they can be feisty, not to overlook cute and quirky and carefree.

Since your trio has a roo, the pullets are mostly following his lead. Sounds like he is cautious. And I find it useful to add another feeder for each roo.

As someone else mentioned, if they sleep together in the coop, it seems to influence cohesiveness.

X2 really good idea on the other feeder, and if there is a pretty big age difference - they would be the ones that are the under dogs (under chickens?) LOL

 

[promiseacres]

They're doing better. Am no longer worried about them not getting enough to eat. Ages in my flock range 5 m to 2 yrs. Only other roos are 3 week older than the cl's....they are Brahmas and not even crowing yet. The cl roo is.

 

[sol2go]

They're doing better. Am no longer worried about them not getting enough to eat. Ages in my flock range 5 m to 2 yrs. Only other roos are 3 week older than the cl's....they are Brahmas and not even crowing yet. The cl roo is.

I had a similar mix of hens; no Brahma roos.
The Brahmas are so large compared to the CL's.
I thought their natures were similar, what is your experience?

 

[promiseacres]

So far very similar. My cl seem slightly less easy going but bought them as older chicks and definatly less food aggressive. (My Brahmas go a little nuts when its feeding time. Not mean)

 

[sol2go]

I adopted a 3 yr. old Lt. Brahma hen, and she was just lovely. Her personality was sassy but never mean, and she also loved to eat. She continued to lay large well shaped eggs beyond her 4th year, and stayed with the flock when she was past laying. Sadly, a coyote showed up early one afternoon in December and she wasn't able to fly over the fence to another area like the lighter birds. Her name was Seraphina. Thanks for letting me tell her story.

 

[si081288]

Hi I have a genetics question... I have a columbine hybrid ( cream legbar x aruncana) and she mated with a pure breed cherry marran cock .. What kind of chicks should I be expecting ?

 

[lonnyandrinda]

I've never heard of cherry Marans, can't help you there! Should lay green or olive eggs though based on my knowledge of egg genetics.

 

[jerryse]

Hi I have a genetics question... I have a columbine hybrid ( cream legbar x aruncana) and she mated with a pure breed cherry marran cock .. What kind of chicks should I be expecting ?

x2 on cherry marran . Also never heard of columbine. Maybe you mean Columbian and cherry egger. Anyway hard to predict. Pictures may help.