Cream Legbars

[caychris]

Hi ChezPoulez2 - glad you have come to the thread.

Your hen sounds like she may have hormone issues - I guess crowing or attempting to would be the tip off . There are unknown genetics in Cream Legbars - but I never hear regularly of females attempting to crow, soft shells and spurs. I think that from time to time this pops up in all breeds of chicken

Soft shell layers will self-select out of the gene pool for the future.

I have a hen with spurs...although not desirable - not considered a big deal in the UK where Cream Legbars originate (I think it knocks off 1/2 point in the Poultry show) and considered desirable on females of some breeds, one of them is game fowl if I understand correctly. Despite spurs she is a good layer.

Once I had one that had difficulty producing a shell. She was a Craigslist purchase, and I suspect that the person from whom I bought her and two others gave the chicks no nutrition after they were out of the brooder, and expected that they would get all their nourishment from free ranging. In the case of mine it could have been nurture not nature.

Since this one of yours hasn't endeared herself to you -- you could eliminate her from your flock.

With the possibility of intersexed chickens and a host of other gender disorders its possible that there is something off. If the standard feed and supplement regiments don't work your chicken may just be "special" (take with tongue firmly planted in cheek)

adding link
http://blogs.nature.com/grrlscientist/2010/03/gender-bending_chickens_mixed_not_scrambled.html

 

[Sylvester017]

Just got an email from Greenfire Farms on their pre-July holiday sale:

BREED STANDARD PRICE PRESALE PRICE SAVINGS
White Pavlovskaya $99 ea $29 ea $70 ea
Barbezieux $99 ea $29 ea $70 ea
Lavender Wyandotte $99 ea $29 ea $70 ea
Orust $99 ea $29 ea $70 ea
Twentse $59 ea $19 ea $40 ea
Niederrheiner $59 ea $19 ea $40 ea
Black Copper Marans $59 ea $19 ea $40 ea
Bielefelder Pullet $29 ea $19 ea $10 ea
Cream Legbar Pullet $29 ea $19 ea $10 ea
Swedish Flower Hens $29 ea $19 ea $10 ea
Sulmtaler $29 ea $19 ea $10 ea​

GFF has East Frisian Gulls and expanding into their own line of Silvers, have imported new line of Ayam Cemani - they have 4 bloodlines now, and have implemented a new order-taking technology program.

How do we get them at these prices?

I have 1 White Pavlov and would like a couple more as well as some Sulmtalers.

GFF's website is www.greenfirefarms.com and there are telephone numbers and emails listed on the "contact us" page. A telephone call would be best to mention the the pre-July holiday sale prices if ordering any of the sale-priced breeds.

@Bean789 is your White Pavie a pullet and does it have a mellow non-combative temperament? Has it layed yet? I understand the production is around 50 eggs for a pullet and that sounded pretty low to me. Our broody Silkies average 100/yr as pullets. Although temperament is more important to me than production I still would want a better egg record. Any input?

 

[ChicKat]

Have any of y'all been monitoring the AI biosecurity? Poultry exhibitions are closed in multiple states - including Indiana, Pennsylvania, NY -- egg imports from other states are curtailed in - I believe it is New York.

It would be a good time to close one's flock for a while right now IMO --
Here is one man's heart-wrenching story:


https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/990599/destruction-and-disposal-orders-help/130#post_15413879

 

[artblueggwanter]

if my female legbar doesn't have a crest will she still lay blue eggs? I have 2 chicks the male is growing his feathercrest out already but she is not and I don't mind , I prefer no feathery crest as long as she lays blue eggs im happy.

 

[Bean789]

GFF's website is www.greenfirefarms.com and there are telephone numbers and emails listed on the "contact us" page. A telephone call would be best to mention the the pre-July holiday sale prices if ordering any of the sale-priced breeds.

@Bean789 is your White Pavie a pullet and does it have a mellow non-combative temperament? Has it layed yet? I understand the production is around 50 eggs for a pullet and that sounded pretty low to me. Our broody Silkies average 100/yr as pullets. Although temperament is more important to me than production I still would want a better egg record. Any input?

My White Pavlov is only 4 (?) weeks old. She is among 24 other chicks ages 2 months to 4 weeks old and she has not shown aggression or attitude towards any of the others. I have a New Hampshire Red and 3 black jersey giants in there in there among the group and I watch them all pretty closely for aggression.

A friend of mine won these chicks at the Rarebreedauctions.com site and they shipped her 16 chicks. Given that most eggs don't sit around for more than a week before being incubated, either GFF has a whole slew of White Pav hens that all laid at least 3 eggs in a week or they lay more than 50 per year. I haven't done the actual math here, just guestimating the probablilities.

She is a beautiful bird but she does have one toe that is severely curved. I did not catch this in time to fix it when I worked with her spalyed leg. I don't think it would turn correctly at this point even if I put a shoe on her. I could try though.

I worked with a white orpington with a ligament issue along with a curved foot on the right leg, curved foot on the left leg, and is now hobbled at 2 weeks old for splayed leg. He/She will never be perfect either but I couldn't cull her and couldn't let her starve to death. He/She is coming along nicely and has developed quite the attitude at the food dish.

 

[ChicKat]

if my female legbar doesn't have a crest will she still lay blue eggs? I have 2 chicks the male is growing his feathercrest out already but she is not and I don't mind , I prefer no feathery crest as long as she lays blue eggs im happy.

Although the crest or lack thereof in this case shouldn't affect the egg color per se, the fact that she is lacking would be a concern for me if the bird were part of my flock. Most probably you will have a blue-egg layer if you hatched a blue egg. You will know for sure when you pullet is around 26 weeks old. good luck, hope you get your blue egg.

 

[artblueggwanter]

Although the crest or lack thereof in this case shouldn't affect the egg color per se, the fact that she is lacking would be a concern for me if the bird were part of my flock. Most probably you will have a blue-egg layer if you hatched a blue egg. You will know for sure when you pullet is around 26 weeks old. good luck, hope you get your blue egg.

thank you much for your help, I don't show my birds but I do respect the standards of chicken breeds . my chickens however are for eggs so hopfully she will be a blue egg layer, again thank you for the input. Art

 

[ChicKat]

thank you much for your help, I don't show my birds but I do respect the standards of chicken breeds . my chickens however are for eggs so hopfully she will be a blue egg layer, again thank you for the input. Art

Post when she gives you that blue egg -- and post us a photo!

 

[artblueggwanter]

OK will do

 

[ChezPoulez2]

Eh, I'm okay with her living to a ripe old age, eggs or not, but am more curious to hear if this is a common problem with the breed since it's a hybrid.