So, my girls were born August 16. At what age do cream legbars start laying usually? I can hardly stand the wait!!!
Cream Legbars
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Early August should be soon. Ive seen people post that they lay right at 22 weeks a few earlier some later. I think the average is 22 weeks but lots of things effect laying.
24 weeks is average, but I've seen anywhere between 18 and 31 weeks based on time of year, weather, etc.
Just caught up on all the posts. Please feel free to send anyone links to the Cream Legbar Club site or contact info to any of us in the Club if they have questions about the breed or just plain don't know what Cream Legbars are supposed to look like. I think we have reached the point where there are pet quality and show quality and everything in between. Please ask lots of questions before you buy.
P.S. I have some very friendly Legbars and some flighty ones. The ones my family raised have no problem being handled and eating treats out of our hands. I think early handling amplifies personalities (nice chickens get nicer, mean or flighty ones get meaner or flightier) so it's easy to pick keepers early on if personality is important to you. HTH
P.S. I have some very friendly Legbars and some flighty ones. The ones my family raised have no problem being handled and eating treats out of our hands. I think early handling amplifies personalities (nice chickens get nicer, mean or flighty ones get meaner or flightier) so it's easy to pick keepers early on if personality is important to you. HTH
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Im just getting re-caught up also.
In my experience also I have had friendly CL and standoffish CL and they are pretty much raised the same. The friendly ones like to be pet and held and are always under foot. The standoffish ones are still nice and come close for treats etc but don't want to be touched. I also will say as I think it was @ChicKat about the males, they certainly are great with thier hens, the way they watch over them and call them to treats is wonderful, I also don't witness them "taking" girls by surprise. I have a CL male now that is all around fantastic, he has many hens and they wander about in their own little groups. Well this male will go from group to group to check on them and repeat. He is also well mannered with people, I couldnt ask for anything better with him. With that said CL males do sometimes end up with an aggressive personality and they can be pretty bad. I have had mean ones a also ones that pay no mind to people. Best thing we can do is remember that we need to be culling for behavior also.
Another thing I wanted to bring up was the fact that someone mentioned that other sellers are selling CL eggs and chicks and they use Greenfire as a way to pull people into the sale. Being from Greenfire means pretty much nothing because ALL of our CL at some point or another whether directly or indirectly came from Greenfire. Means nothing. What is important as a buyer is to look past flashy words and ask the seller many questions about what they are doing to better their stock. Ask for pictures of parent stock also and take your time shopping around to find what you think may be the best stock for you. And don't hesitate to ask around here on the Cream Legbar threads. There are loads of people here doing some great work.
I like what ChicKat was saying about starting something were people can go to ask for feed back on breeder sources, also KPenleys suggestion on giving others contact info to the club or these threads etc. We don't need to call out not so good breeders but maybe find more ways and more sources to help educate.
I am liking these discussions and that people are weighing in and giving lots of advise its nice to have people to look out for us, this truly is a great community. And these discussions also help others to see that we truly are working hard to better Cream Legbar and that this isn't just a "post a picture to get a "Hey nice bird" kind of thread".
In my experience also I have had friendly CL and standoffish CL and they are pretty much raised the same. The friendly ones like to be pet and held and are always under foot. The standoffish ones are still nice and come close for treats etc but don't want to be touched. I also will say as I think it was @ChicKat about the males, they certainly are great with thier hens, the way they watch over them and call them to treats is wonderful, I also don't witness them "taking" girls by surprise. I have a CL male now that is all around fantastic, he has many hens and they wander about in their own little groups. Well this male will go from group to group to check on them and repeat. He is also well mannered with people, I couldnt ask for anything better with him. With that said CL males do sometimes end up with an aggressive personality and they can be pretty bad. I have had mean ones a also ones that pay no mind to people. Best thing we can do is remember that we need to be culling for behavior also.
Another thing I wanted to bring up was the fact that someone mentioned that other sellers are selling CL eggs and chicks and they use Greenfire as a way to pull people into the sale. Being from Greenfire means pretty much nothing because ALL of our CL at some point or another whether directly or indirectly came from Greenfire. Means nothing. What is important as a buyer is to look past flashy words and ask the seller many questions about what they are doing to better their stock. Ask for pictures of parent stock also and take your time shopping around to find what you think may be the best stock for you. And don't hesitate to ask around here on the Cream Legbar threads. There are loads of people here doing some great work.
I like what ChicKat was saying about starting something were people can go to ask for feed back on breeder sources, also KPenleys suggestion on giving others contact info to the club or these threads etc. We don't need to call out not so good breeders but maybe find more ways and more sources to help educate.
I am liking these discussions and that people are weighing in and giving lots of advise its nice to have people to look out for us, this truly is a great community. And these discussions also help others to see that we truly are working hard to better Cream Legbar and that this isn't just a "post a picture to get a "Hey nice bird" kind of thread".
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Edited to say that I posted this in response to the question a couple of pages back as to what the CLs were like. I forgot to hit quote.
My first impression of my CL chicks was that they were really skittish. When I'd put my hand down into the brooder even just to change the water they would go absolutely nuts and flap and freak out all over the place. My first impression was a big uh-oh. Now, though, at 4 months they seem to be a little less worried that I'm an axe murderer. They won't come hop in my lap like my pet Barred Rock and they're not to the point that they'll hang out with me, but they don't freak out when I come close to them anymore and they're starting to be a little more curious about me. Maybe it's the expression on their little faces but they just seem like sweet birds that are a little on the anxious side. They have a funny cluck. Kind of whirring.
My Roo has a really sweet face and he's not at all aggressive. He is very careful to keep his eye on his girls. He is respectful of the older hens and while he tries to make his move on them, he backs off if they object. I've had other Roos that have a gimlet eye and a mean expression- and they were!! My CL is sweet though. Not a lap pet but just sweet. He lives up to his name McDreamy.
I have seen zero indication that they are bossy or aggressive. Either the Hens or the Roo. That could just be because they're the younger set in my flock but I don't think so. I've had other young birds that would kick an older hen's @$$.
I just adore them. The hens are funny to watch. The hens act like Miss Pittypat in Gone with the Wind. Very busy and slightly worried. But not wimpy. One of my CL hens hangs out with my corgi and will peck him on the nose. Like she's kissing him. It's hilarious.
My first impression of my CL chicks was that they were really skittish. When I'd put my hand down into the brooder even just to change the water they would go absolutely nuts and flap and freak out all over the place. My first impression was a big uh-oh. Now, though, at 4 months they seem to be a little less worried that I'm an axe murderer. They won't come hop in my lap like my pet Barred Rock and they're not to the point that they'll hang out with me, but they don't freak out when I come close to them anymore and they're starting to be a little more curious about me. Maybe it's the expression on their little faces but they just seem like sweet birds that are a little on the anxious side. They have a funny cluck. Kind of whirring.
My Roo has a really sweet face and he's not at all aggressive. He is very careful to keep his eye on his girls. He is respectful of the older hens and while he tries to make his move on them, he backs off if they object. I've had other Roos that have a gimlet eye and a mean expression- and they were!! My CL is sweet though. Not a lap pet but just sweet. He lives up to his name McDreamy.
I have seen zero indication that they are bossy or aggressive. Either the Hens or the Roo. That could just be because they're the younger set in my flock but I don't think so. I've had other young birds that would kick an older hen's @$$.
I just adore them. The hens are funny to watch. The hens act like Miss Pittypat in Gone with the Wind. Very busy and slightly worried. But not wimpy. One of my CL hens hangs out with my corgi and will peck him on the nose. Like she's kissing him. It's hilarious.
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Not to make it difficult, but everyone does not have the same experience. My CL chicks are very people oriented, easy to handle, relatively quiet as a group. The pullets are a little sassy until they reach POL, but it is easy to pick up the hens. The roosters are on a case by case basis, but by and large they follow me around, also easy to pick up. I have had injured CL that tolerated being in a cage and daily medications, including a rooster that survived a coyote attack.
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