Cream Legbars

[tdhenson86]

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That's strange. When I was taking care of the Jill Rees Legbars tonight, I noticed both the females with gray and females with the cream hackles have darker crests than their hackles. All of the females from that line are darker crested than hackles. I wonder if that's something bred toward in the UK.

 

[Brada Puhi]

Aloha,

I love Cashmere! Like a little ole lady! Wow!

Aloha, Puhi

 

[sol2go]

Aloha,

I love Cashmere! Like a little ole lady! Wow!

Aloha, Puhi

Mahalo =)
The name or the grey bouffant?!
Aloha!

 

[sol2go]

That's strange. When I was taking care of the Jill Rees Legbars tonight, I noticed both the females with gray and females with the cream hackles have darker crests than their hackles. All of the females from that line are darker crested than hackles. I wonder if that's something bred toward in the UK.

anyone else seeing that?

 

[sol2go]

They are both pretty girls

Very Pretty. They are both very nice looking, nice grayish body feathers nice long back and low tail angles. I just LOVE the one in the background though! Where did you get your stock?

Thanks for the nice comments.
I can't take credit for breeding them, just hoping to improve my stock.
Adding to KPenley's recent post about hatching - this batch of CL eggs were shipped to me and I had a 100% hatch rate, which was somewhat better than hatching eggs from my existing CL flock - without the benefit of bouncing around in a delivery truck...

 

[Brada Puhi]

I love the gray bouffant!

 

[tdhenson86]

I'm starting to suspect the darker crest is something Jill Rees bred towards. Here are two of her 1st place blue ribbon hens.





Both of these hens have darker crests than their hackles. So, I'm curious if that's something she found desirable and UK breeders found desirable.

 

[chicken pickin]

Im not positive on what the UK breeders are striving for, I do know that here in the US crest color and dark vs light is still very up in the air since the SOP is a little vague in that area. I don't necessarily consider the hen above to be dark crested. The shade is slightly darker and has a little contrast to her hackles but its not dark like we often see.

Here are a few pullets from my flock that I consider to be dark crested. Currently I dont plan to breed for this color crest. I like crests that are more cream in color and that is my goal.







Just my personal opinion, but I don't think that crest color should be a huge focus especially at the start of ones breeding program, of course we each need to have our goal and figure out to the best of our ability what the SOP is looking for and each of us need to strive to reach our own goal. But crest color (light vs dark) I don't think is majorly important as long as it is showing some degree of cream and gray, again just my opinion. Crest size, comb size, earlobes, head shape, body type etc are far more impotant.

 

[ChicKat]

I'm starting to suspect the darker crest is something Jill Rees bred towards. Here are two of her 1st place blue ribbon hens.





Both of these hens have darker crests than their hackles. So, I'm curious if that's something she found desirable and UK breeders found desirable.

Actually both these pictures are the same hen. It is "Lillian" - from Jill Ree's flock. Just a reminder too--- although it may be a personal preference, or someone's SOP interpretation -- the SOP does not say that the crest and hackles should match on the female. (or the male either for that matter)---

 

[KPenley]

Thanks for the nice comments.
I can't take credit for breeding them, just hoping to improve my stock.  
Adding to KPenley's recent post about hatching - this batch of CL eggs were shipped to me and I had a 100% hatch rate, which was somewhat better than hatching eggs from my existing CL flock - without the benefit of bouncing around in a delivery truck...

Congratulations on your hatch rate! So many things can happen when chicks are hatching even if conditions are ideal. Well, as of this AM all 8 chicks have made it out and are peeping up a storm! I will try to get some pics tonight once they are all dry and ready to move to the brooder.