Cream Legbars

[sweetdreaming]

Hi ya'll, I know it's been awhile, I had a very busy summer! I thought y'all might want to see how my JR chicks are doing. Above is a pic of the JR roo at 15 weeks. He's bigger/stockier than the Line D roo I got at the same time. His tail angle better than I've had on any roo thus far. Color? Well, y'all know I'm a fan of more than less, BUT he's not as light as some JR's I've seen. And he has a visible crest, but, alas, a wickle comb!! And it's actually gotten worse as he ages (I guess this supports the idea that u can't hv a good crest and straight comb at the same time?). Sigh. But he's gonna be a nice cross w/ my foundation hens (and the 2 line D hens that are too gold) that need a little meat, a better tail set and bigger crest. And my foundation girls seemed to produce straight combs....

Here's a pic of JR #1 girl at 15 weeks. She's bigger than the JR#2 (actually bigger than the 4 Line D girls, too).

Here's JR#2 at 15 weeks. (Sorry! I couldn't get a good side shot! She's shy!). I am kind of surprised at her color. LOTS of chestnut, but not really gold, right? She's the smallest compared to JR#1 and the 4 Line D girls. I can post pics of Line D Roo and 4 Girls, if y'all want, too. Thanks for lookin!

 

[sweetdreaming]

That's the Line D roo standing behind JR#1... And another pic of him

 

[GaryDean26]

I can post pics of Line D Roo and 4 Girls, if y'all want, too.

Post away...

 

[chicken pickin]

This past April I gifted my Cousin some chicks, one of which was a CL pullet chick that was hatched a few days after Easter. I just recieved a text that they got their first egg from her today! Putting her just under 21weeks old.

 

[SuperClucker]

You all can give me your Legbars with "too much gold" I think they are adorable ! They look like flowers with their salmon breasts , gold necks, and silly crests . Why do we want to breed the color out of them ?

 

[sweetdreaming]

Here's some pics of the Line D roo and 4 girls (no particular order, some may be duplicates. It's hard to keep track of a dozen diff chix in a pen where they can get in and out of the coop!). There's a side view of D-roo on my previous post. All in all, I'm pretty happy w/ them. The D-girls will be a nice cross on the JR roo, and the D-roo will be put w/ 2 JR girls and one "light" foundation girl that I have. Any other suggestions? GFF couldn't give me any info as to whether or not my JR roo and 2 girls were 1st degree relatives or not, so I'm gonna out-cross the first hatch and see what I get. If anyone wants me to try something else, lemme know!

 

[ChicKat]

You all can give me your Legbars with "too much gold" I think they are adorable ! They look like flowers with their salmon breasts , gold necks, and silly crests . Why do we want to breed the color out of them ?

Hi SuperClucker!

What a fabulous avatar.

There is a thought that colorless ones are more in line with the UK's and hence the draft of the SOP in the USA. I think that a lot depends upon how one will define 'cream' -- :O)

I hope that we don't breed the CL so that it lacks all color. It is very difficult just looking at photos to tell what a chicken looks like in real life---just as it is so hard to capture the actual shade of the eggs...(especially the eggs, because because cameras don't handle blue well. )


here's my idea of cream.
;O)

so when I read the SOP and it says 'cream' - I see a shade more like this than I do like white. The SOP draft is on the Cream Legbar Club's website BTW...
www.CreamLegbarClub.com

 

[chicken pickin]

@sweetdreaming you have some very nice CL. They are showing some great qualities. I love the barring that is showing on your pullets, very nice.

Im excited to see some Rees CL growing out too so thanks for sharing. Keep us posted as they mature.

 

[speedy2020]

Here's some pics of the Line D roo and 4 girls (no particular order, some may be duplicates. It's hard to keep track of a dozen diff chix in a pen where they can get in and out of the coop!). There's a side view of D-roo on my previous post. All in all, I'm pretty happy w/ them. The D-girls will be a nice cross on the JR roo, and the D-roo will be put w/ 2 JR girls and one "light" foundation girl that I have. Any other suggestions? GFF couldn't give me any info as to whether or not my JR roo and 2 girls were 1st degree relatives or not, so I'm gonna out-cross the first hatch and see what I get. If anyone wants me to try something else, lemme know!

I thought line D has more cream color.

 

[soldier]

Hi SuperClucker!

What a fabulous avatar.

There is a thought that colorless ones are more in line with the UK's and hence the draft of the SOP in the USA. I think that a lot depends upon how one will define 'cream' -- :O)

I hope that we don't breed the CL so that it lacks all color. It is very difficult just looking at photos to tell what a chicken looks like in real life---just as it is so hard to capture the actual shade of the eggs...(especially the eggs, because because cameras don't handle blue well. )


here's my idea of cream.
;O)

so when I read the SOP and it says 'cream' - I see a shade more like this than I do like white. The SOP draft is on the Cream Legbar Club's website BTW...
www.CreamLegbarClub.com

Looks like cream I use to get from my Jersey cow. WOW, excellent ice cream!!!