Cream Legbars

[rottlady]

Quote:

Comb: Single; large, fine in texture, erect or first point to stand erect and the remainder of the comb dropping gracefully to the side without obscuring the eyes, deeply and evenly serrated having six distinct points.

well how missed this part when I read it before. yucky
I guess I wont be showing my birds because that type of comb is not something I personally want. the large and floppy part

 

[Bantambird]

So they don't have to be straight so much now, floppy is OK too now? Getting them straight is hard!

 

[rottlady]

well I am not a fan of floppy. I am HOPING my Roo's comb does not get any worse and my hen combs stay small

 

[sol2go]

So they don't have to be straight so much now, floppy is OK too now? Getting them straight is hard!

for the hens, a small flop in the comb is okay, not one that covers the eyes...

adding, it is my understanding that the hen's comb does not have to have a flop, it is just not a DQ (I saw a judge look this up one time)
regarding "large", perhaps @GaryDean26 or @KPenley could add to this discussion

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Just had a nice hatch of CCL chicks this weekend. All of the girls are reserved but only 2 boys are. MOST of my boys look to be "double cream" as someone mentioned before. My cockerel has a nice straight comb and great coloring (I think) but barely any crest. I'm tempted to grow out a few of these boys just to see how they look all grow up and if they inherited a decent crest for their mothers lol.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Just had a nice hatch of CCL chicks this weekend. All of the girls are reserved but only 2 boys are. MOST of my boys look to be "double cream" as someone mentioned before. My cockerel has a nice straight comb and great coloring (I think) but barely any crest. I'm tempted to grow out a few of these boys just to see how they look all grow up and if they inherited a decent crest for their mothers lol.

Can I be really dense and stupid and ask someone to remind me again what "double cream" looks like? (In either a new chick or an adult.) Is it related to how dark they are, or how gold vs non gold they are? (Cream is the diluter that takes "gold" toward "silver" right?) In my current batch of seven pullets most are gold-ish, but two are definitely cream and not gold in the hackles (both Paula's girls) - but they are also dark/melanized. Trying to get the lingo right. I know folks have discussed it before A LOT - but I think my poor brain never quite gets the "double cream" thing when describing APPEARANCE.

Or, more likely, whenever anyone says "double cream" it makes me hungry and I get distracted and head into the kitchen for coffee and a pastry.

(Does this thread make my butt look big?!

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- Ant Farm

 

[Bantambird]

This is my favorite boy for color and comb, but i noticed this fold in his wattles. Is this a dealbreaker?

 

[All Ball]

Are you concerned about the earlobe coloring?

 

[Outpost JWB]

This is my favorite boy for color and comb, but i noticed this fold in his wattles. Is this a dealbreaker?

I don't know if they count off for folds in the waddle. He is gorgeous.

 

[Bantambird]

Are you concerned about the earlobe coloring?

Yes I am. But I am going to breed back to some brighter earlobed hens and hopefully work that out, but I also don't want to add something that I can't take back. Both my cocks have rather washed out looking earlobes... they certainly are not perfect!