Cream Legbars

[Dorthia]

Hey, anyone have a strain of cream legbars laying mint-green eggs ?

 

[MeepBeep]

Hey, anyone have a strain of cream legbars laying mint-green eggs ?

I believe a large percentage of the US stock is currently laying a more mint green than blue egg...

The eggs I received from a claimed 'Canadian' line and the eggs I just received from the Jill Rees line are both light mint green in color...

 

[ChicKat]

Hey, anyone have a strain of cream legbars laying mint-green eggs ?

I think that the Rees line is kind of known to have greener eggs - sadly. GFF only has Rees line now -- so that is going to have an effect on people who acquire from GFF - and everyone will have to work toward more blue.

I believe a large percentage of the US stock is currently laying a more mint green than blue egg...

The eggs I received from a claimed 'Canadian' line and the eggs I just received from the Jill Rees line are both light mint green in color...

Yes, if you have Rees line you will probably have Mint Green... but I really curious on how you got the conclusion that a large percentage of US stock is laying more mint green that blue? -- any facts basis you can share that support the idea? (Hope it isn't the case naturally).

 

[henless]

I have 17 babies and every time I look at them, the 3 cockerels are all I see! That white spot is a real eye catcher

It does stand out, don't it? Wait until they lighten up and start looking like Barred Rocks. They really stand out from the pullets then.

I was surprised how fast the "spot" disappeared. I have also noticed how tame they are compared to other chickens I have raised. They are too funny now (8 weeks), they cant decide if they should run from the human or come see what she has. So they do both.

Mine weren't very tame at first, but they have gotten a lot better. They are very active and seem to be all over the coop floor at once.

I think that the Rees line is kind of known to have greener eggs - sadly. GFF only has Rees line now -- so that is going to have an effect on people who acquire from GFF - and everyone will have to work toward more blue.

Yes, if you have Rees line you will probably have Mint Green... but I really curious on how you got the conclusion that a large percentage of US stock is laying more mint green that blue? -- any facts basis you can share that support the idea? (Hope it isn't the case naturally).

Thankfully, mine came from very pretty blue eggs. I wish I had taken a pic of the egg the breeder showed me, but it was definitely blue. I've got another 4 months or so before mine will be laying.

 

[Dorthia]

To me, that is good, it seems that auto-sexing mint-green egg laying birds are very hard to find. Especially, those who will do so consistently. If you want auto-sexing with beautiful blue eggs, I would suggest you check out jerryse's auto-sexing EEs gorgeous Hens and Roos. Beautiful blue eggs compared to the green tint of other eggs and legbars the produce eggs of a similar color to the wonderful blue eggs of his/her EEs. I however will not only be buying some of these mint-green laying legbars now that I know where to find them, I will most definently be purchasing auto-sexing EE hatching eggs from jerryse.

 

[MeepBeep]

Yes, if you have Rees line you will probably have Mint Green... but I really curious on how you got the conclusion that a large percentage of US stock is laying more mint green that blue? -- any facts basis you can share that support the idea?  (Hope it isn't the case naturally). 

I come to conclusion that a large percentage of the US stock is laying mint green eggs simply because a large percentage of the current US breeding stock and US breeders are now using the Rees line(s) and as you stated that line has mostly have mint green eggs... I have no doubt many breeders are trying to breed more blue into their lines, but with a very limited gene pool and not wanting to pollute the SoP looks of the Rees lines it's easier said than done...

 

[Red Banks]

It does stand out, don't it? Wait until they lighten up and start looking like Barred Rocks. They really stand out from the pullets then.

Mine weren't very tame at first, but they have gotten a lot better. They are very active and seem to be all over the coop floor at once.

Thankfully, mine came from very pretty blue eggs. I wish I had taken a pic of the egg the breeder showed me, but it was definitely blue. I've got another 4 months or so before mine will be laying.

We have all this great support and we can help each other accomplish much. We are just all waiting for them to grow up! All mine are Rees line..... we will just have to wait and see what the eggs look like.....

 

[ChicKat]

Thankfully, mine came from very pretty blue eggs. I wish I had taken a pic of the egg the breeder showed me, but it was definitely blue. I've got another 4 months or so before mine will be laying.

Good luck with the egg color -- I hope that you get consistency and that you will get the blue!

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

To me, that is good, it seems that auto-sexing mint-green egg laying birds are very hard to find. Especially, those who will do so consistently. If you want auto-sexing with beautiful blue eggs, I would suggest you check out jerryse's auto-sexing EEs gorgeous Hens and Roos. Beautiful blue eggs compared to the green tint of other eggs and legbars the produce eggs of a similar color to the wonderful blue eggs of his/her EEs. I however will not only be buying some of these mint-green laying legbars now that I know where to find them, I will most definently be purchasing auto-sexing EE hatching eggs from jerryse.

Well, this will only be the case if people are sure to work to preserve good auto sexing features. Unfortunately, there seems to be an increasing number of flocks producing poorer auto sexing features - which makes me suspect that it is easily lost (takes extra work). I think it would be tragedy if this is lost, as it was one of the key purposes of the original development of the breed.

I'm waiting for my girls to lay, fingers crossed for pretty blue eggs from at least one of them.

- Ant Farm

 

[Red Banks]

Well, this will only be the case if people are sure to work to preserve good auto sexing features. Unfortunately, there seems to be an increasing number of flocks producing poorer auto sexing features - which makes me suspect that it is easily lost (takes extra work). I think it would be tragedy if this is lost, as it was one of the key purposes of the original development of the breed.

I'm waiting for my girls to lay, fingers crossed for pretty blue eggs from at least one of them.

- Ant Farm

http://www.jillscreamlegbars.co.uk/#

I went to Jill Rees website. The pictures of her eggs are all blue,...