Cream Legbars

[Odelia]

Pullet or cockerel? My other cockerels have big obvious white spots. This one is tiny in comparison.

Do you have a side view so we can see the face markings?

 

[Debs55]

Really cute!!! Your cockerels look like mine - also GFF. And I can't get my pullets to pose either. Enjoy! Are they laying yet?

Thank you! no they are not laying yet, they should be in maybe a month though

Debs55-

I'm seeing long backs and nice tail angles... nice straight comb on your photo bomber too!

Thank you! I am very new to this breed and still figuring out what is good and bad. I think my roosters are nice and my hens have nice body type but are lacking in the crest department lol I love the colors on my roosters but I don't know if it is "correct" or not

 

[Debs55]

Pullet or cockerel? My other cockerels have big obvious white spots. This one is tiny in comparison.

I believe cockerel

 

[Scatterknit]

Side view.

 

[chicken pickin]

Side view.

Cockerel

 

[ChicKat]

Side view.

I'm tending to agree with debs55 & chicken pickin

 

[Scatterknit]

Yeah me too. Which is fine. I want a really good rooster so this gives me more to choose from but ya know - you always want an extra pullet.

 

[Debs55]

Finally got some pics of the hens

 

[Scatterknit]

Steppin' out!

 

[Clucksworth]

Finally got some pics of the hens

Not sure what the US breeders will say on here, but here's my opinion as a UK breeder.

Firstly, do you hens have any crests? The crest is very important for a true cream legbar and differentiates it from it's close relatives the silver legbar and gold legbar. In addition, I can also see that there is a lot of gold in the hackle feathers of you're girls, typically in the UK we won't breed from birds with gold hackles but the US seems to be me lenient and shows a bit more appreciation for birds with a bit more colour/chestnut. I also think that their heart girth should be a little broader and their bodies should be longer- however this may be better displayed when the pullets grow a little older and have time to fill out.

However on a positive note, I do like the colour of the breast of the bird and overall colour of the body. I like the tight tail and I think it has a good angle and the yellow legs look magnificent. I am also impressed by how straight the combs are on the pullets are.

Overall I think these birds will give you a good foundation, I think you would get the best from these birds if you were to look into bringing it a roo with a particularly large crest, straight comb, good baring and little chestnut in colouration. This should produce offspring with a crests and a slightly more neutral colour, whilst also maintaining many of the positive aspects of your birds such as body colouration, tail, legs and comb.

Hope this is helpful,