Cream Legbars

[chicken pickin]

Hi Deb,

I would think that it could be really hard to tell a 1/2 CL chick --

Definitely X2

But it could be worth a try...

 

[Debs55]

hmmm well I will be moving pens around soon so I will just move the EEs first and see if they are laying that should solve the problem and I can see exactly what color they are laying if they are

 

[duluthralphie]

hmmm well I will be moving pens around soon so I will just move the EEs first and see if they are laying that should solve the problem and I can see exactly what color they are laying if they are

I am confused, which is my normal state, would the chicks be EE, 1/2 EE 1/2 CL or 100% CL?


I know this is a long shot, and I would not guarantee this to work, but my EE lays eggs that are 1.8 ounces and the CL are 1.6.

 

[estamets]

YAY Broodies!!! Let us know if you let her have eggs. I don't think it is too often we see CL go broody. Id love to hear how she does if you decide to let her.

I wish I could!!! I already have 14 babies in the brooder, and my husband is not a fan of the idea. Maybe she'll go broody again next season and I can put her to work!

 

[Thespoiledchicken]

There are a total of 15 CL chicks hatched now, 2 more zipping and at least 2 more pips that I can see. This hatch is moving slow, we are going into day 23. Im thinking both my incubators might be running a little too cool.

Only 9CL hatched from my original CL flock, and 6 from the Rees flock also the ones pipping and zipping are from the Rees flock. Once hatch is over I will try to get some group pics of each.

Do you think that light chick I posted is a recessive white or just a very pale male?

The light chick looks to me like a light Rees boy. He has quite a bit of grey on him to be a recessive white.

Curious to see what he looks like in a couple days

Congrats on your hatch!!!

 

[Debs55]

I am confused, which is my normal state, would the chicks be EE, 1/2 EE 1/2 CL or 100% CL?


I know this is a long shot, and I would not guarantee this to work, but my EE lays eggs that are 1.8 ounces and the CL are 1.6.

In that pen right now (its a grow out pen, they will be moving to their permanent pens soon where the breeds will be separated) I have 2 CL roosters, 4 CL hens, 2 EE hens and a couple marans that aren't laying yet. So chicks could be 100% CL or half EE and half CL

 

[duluthralphie]

In that pen right now (its a grow out pen, they will be moving to their permanent pens soon where the breeds will be separated) I have 2 CL roosters, 4 CL hens, 2 EE hens and a couple marans that aren't laying yet. So chicks could be 100% CL or half EE and half CL

Do you have pictures for us?

Not that we can tell for sure, but heck who does not like chick pictures?


I would think the pure Cl's would be fairy easy to tell. With the spot and line. You should be able to make an educated guess on most.

 

[ChicKat]

FWIW - here is my vision of 'true cream'




IMO it is closest to OAC900, maybe a tad lighter. Remember how the SOP says 'tipped with Cream'? -- I read someplace that barred birds always have their feathers tipped with the dark color.
This is from the saddles of a pelt of 'Heart' who was one of the first roosters that I ever hatched from 'Robin' & 'Ice'. The background white is an envelope of course for comparison....

In a lot of his youth he had a floppy comb, then it got upright. He fathered a few chicks - including a line breeding experiment to 'Robin'. I never considered him for a breeder because his comb was set at a diagonal across his forehead. He was kind of messily feathered - But the pelt doesn't look too bad. and he got meaner than sin. Thus far his offspring don't seem particularly flighty or mean and the daughter lays very very very big and saturated eggs - every other day-- then she lays a normal pullet sized egg on the other day-- weird isn't it? She is the one that had feathered shanks, but she is a very pretty pullet...wouldn't you know? -- so I just put a couple of her eggs in the incubator to see if any of the chicks with her brother will have feathered shanks. If he has a recessive feather shank gene - then some should -- if none do -- he may have gotten the non-feathered shank gene from both Robin and Heart...if feathered shank genes are the cause of her feathers. TBD

 

[Debs55]

Do you have pictures for us?

Not that we can tell for sure, but heck who does not like chick pictures?


I would think the pure Cl's would be fairy easy to tell. With the spot and line. You should be able to make an educated guess on most.

I haven't hatched any yet I was just asking for future reference

 

[duluthralphie]

I haven't hatched any yet I was just asking for future reference

Sorry, See I knew I was confused...