I think a lot of people feel this way. Legbars are superior for a blue-egg laying flock in every way except they need rose combs to avoid frostbite.
Cream Legbars
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I think a lot of people feel this way. Legbars are superior for a blue-egg laying flock in every way except they need rose combs to avoid frostbite.
I know! I always have to go out there & put vaseline on his comb & he hates it. lol
AND --
FlyingMonkeyPoop on BYC has developed a Rose Combed line for this very reason and they are beautiful Legbars -- so maybe this spring some who are dealing with the problem could get some hatching eggs from him - he is in Washington State. It would be a good time in the History of the CL in the USA to have a LOT more people with Rose Combs....
That is such a good idea.... maybe knit cap -- BUT the rooster would hate it and scratch it off. On the other hand -- there are chicken aprons.... Maybe it is the next big idea you have right there!!
lol..thanks...maybe I will look into trying something out...'cept I would have to get the hubby to sew it as i am not that crafty..lol
I'm definitely upset enough that I'd like to shout out her name but it just doesn't feel right. I will tell you that she is not a big breeder here and I don't see her selling anything right now or recently.
I truly believe that it was an honest mistake. However, she should have been willing to make it right when I first contacted her instead of insinuating that I was lying. It was absurd to tell me they couldn't be/weren't roosters as I sit here looking at roosters!
She eventually said she'd replace the chickens if I mailed back the roosters. Way too much work and well, I think I'm to blame here as well. I should have done my homework.
I guess I bought into the fact that the birds were from quality lines therefore should be quality birds. I see that isn't how it works. There's many lessons to be learned in chicken raising
and I am learning them. Some the hard way.
I have to say that this is truly an amazing community. I have received several PM's from members here feeling awful for what's happened to me and even some offering me chicks and/or eggs.
I feel very supported. Thank you all.
I truly believe that it was an honest mistake. However, she should have been willing to make it right when I first contacted her instead of insinuating that I was lying. It was absurd to tell me they couldn't be/weren't roosters as I sit here looking at roosters!
She eventually said she'd replace the chickens if I mailed back the roosters. Way too much work and well, I think I'm to blame here as well. I should have done my homework.
I guess I bought into the fact that the birds were from quality lines therefore should be quality birds. I see that isn't how it works. There's many lessons to be learned in chicken raising
and I am learning them. Some the hard way.
I have to say that this is truly an amazing community. I have received several PM's from members here feeling awful for what's happened to me and even some offering me chicks and/or eggs.
I feel very supported. Thank you all.
Hi guys, I'm hoping someone can share some information about cream legbars. I've been wanting to know a little about them. How are their temperament? flighty?social? noisy? how well do they produce, yearly and winterly and what is the hen size? also do all of them come with a little crest? and I wanted to know if anyone thinks this is a good bird to introduce with polish tophats since they have a bit of a crest? thank you all
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My limited experience is they are a bit flighty if you do not interact with your chickens much (probably the leghorn in them)
Not all have crests and those that do vary in size and color
Mine especially likes to be as high up as they can be even willing to perch on shoulders head whatever is available.
I have not see them be aggressive with other birds but will stand their own ground quite well.
They are on the lighter side of things size wise. I think they are classified as Light Fowl.
Pullets will fly to heights and short distances.
As far as polish are concerned I the crest on the CLB generally doesn't obscure vision so your polish might lose out on treats a bit if to the CLB as they are pretty assertive when it comes to food. My little girl sneaks in all the time and robs my big girls of treats.
caychris provided a lot of good information!
My cockerels are about 5.5 to 6.5 pounds right now. One hatched at the end of April just weighed 6.5 last weekend. In fact somewhere I posted his photo when he was all legs - and predicted that he would get some weight on him and some heft... and he definitely did by 8-9 months old.
The females weigh less - but my current adult females are around 5 to 5.5 pounds.
They are not pet birds and mine have an aversion to being picked up and being held...even the brooder babies---but if you allow them to sit on your hand -- they will sit on your hand walk up your arm get on your shoulder -- and by that time I put them back in the brooder... They aren't pet type birds IMO-- but they are calmer than Leghorns IMO. I used to say that the cockerels are as sweet as pie and they are safe around children...and I don't say that any longer. They are typical roosters and they are tremendously protective of their hens. They are better with their hens than any other rooster I have seen -- They really are good in that respect..it is amazing. Once I thought one was going to starve himself to death he was so busy finding food and treats for the hens he never ate any himself.... LOL He is still surviving so he must have evened it all out.
They are generally good producers. I have heard that the show-lines don't produce as well as the ordinary ones-- and that may be to be expected. I get a lot of eggs -- but not jumbo or extra large eggs... It suits me since I would rather have a large or a medium daily than an extra large every-other or every second or third day. It partly depends upon what you want for your flock. They are great foragers if allowed to free range. They have a good feed-conversion ratio. Mine have been doing well for a couple of years now - and I appreciate the longevity. Laying usually starts when the pullet is around 24-weeks old. Depending upon when that occurs - they will most likely lay through the first winter with not much attention paid to the weather... I'm in TX and we seldom get snow and the cold spells usually don't last long -- it is a matter of overnight temperature dips then milder days. After they reach 18-months they will generally molt and lay off the egg production until they have fully refeathered.
Correct Cream Legbars should all have crests - each and every one. A nice CL could be lacking a crest -- but please don't put non-crested ones in Poultry shows. For the showing circuit - it is a disqualifier to lack a crest on a breed that has a crest in the Standard of Perfection.
I don't doubt that a Cream Legbar male would get along fine with polish hens -- but I don't think that they would tolerate Polish roosters around JMO -- I don't ever let roosters in the same pen together once they have started breeding. Just the way I do it.
The cream Legbar Club Board of Directors is just now discussing some things about CLs - and the Club VP does bring up the topic that CLs are new to the USA and are still considered a 'work in progress' -- so one person's experience with their line - may not necessarially reflect what everyone is experiencing. HTH
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