Cream Legbars

[GaryDean26]

So what does anyone think of this little pullet? She just started laying. I am concerned about her type being correct. All comments welcome.

I like her quite a bit. Yes...her earlobes could be more open and visible, hes she could use a slight reduction on the chestnut in the crest and breast, but the things that are most important to me (front line, back, feet, tail, crest, shape) all look pretty good.

 

[rottlady]

My two older hens (6 months old) have a VERY long tail compared to this one and they do hold them quite high more like a wren. Here is one of them. You can't see her color because of the sun glare but you can see her outline

 

[sol2go]

My two older hens (6 months old) have a VERY long tail compared to this one and they do hold them quite high more like a wren. Here is one of them. You can't see her color because of the sun glare but you can see her outline

That's a nice fan, and a good transition from the back to the tail feathers.

 

[rottlady]

Two new pics of my Cream Legbar roo he is 6 months old the lighting is not great

 

[terrip824]

Two new pics of my Cream Legbar roo he is 6 months old the lighting is not great

I like him. He has a funky comb, but it doesn't appear to be in his eyes. Breeding him to a hen with a nice comb can help his chicks. Does he always hold his wings low? The Rees line has a known issue with the rooster holding their wings low.

 

[rottlady]

I have zero Rees blood. his comb is straight the front 1/2 just veers off from the crest back and he has a big crest so I'm good with it
The Legbars dont seem (mine anyhow) to hold their wings high tight and horizontal like my Delawares do. You can always see the bottom triangle.
I placed a roo who held wings low. The tip of wing pointed at his foot.
This roo that I kept holds his so that the tip of wing points at an angle behind him ranging from a similar angle as his neck to pointing at the bottom of tail base (at vent) depending on mood but never at his feet or same angle as leg

this is him a few weeks ago

Below are the girls from a few weeks ago







as opposed to my Delaware. The Legbars never hold their wings this high and tight

 

[laurianne]

At what age does a Cream Legbar typically start laying?

 

[rottlady]

mine started after 21 weeks

 

[sol2go]

At what age does a Cream Legbar typically start laying?

I have sourced a few different "lines" and they generally seem to hit at 24 weeks.

 

[sol2go]

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