Cream Legbars

[Bantambird]

New here, just got our first Cream Legbar from some hatching eggs under a broody - we wanted to add a few colorful layers to our flock and thankfully one of the few that hatched was a Cream Legbar female (I think!). She is 12 days old now and so tiny, the other chick is a BCM so I don't have any other reference point for the size of a typical Cream Legbar chick - could I post a picture or two here and y'all tell me what you think, or is there a better place to ask? She is eating and drinking well and is very active, just want to be sure I am not missing something. Thanks in advance

Let's see the baby!

 

[TinyFlock17]

Let's see the baby!

Here (s)he is (the other chick is a BCM) at one week. Would love to get any thoughts y'all have to share or things I should be aware of - I am a total newbie to this breed and don't even know all the things I should be asking

Thanks so much!

 

[Bantambird]

Can you take an overhead pic, so we can see the head and back? Like so

pullets

cockerels

 

[TinyFlock17]

Can you take an overhead pic, so we can see the head and back?

Yes! Here are a few - one from two days old and one from yesterday:

 

[WVduckchick]

Yes! Here are a few - one from two days old and one from yesterday:
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I want to guess female, but I'm brand new to them too, so someone with more experience than me will let you know for sure.
If you back up a couple pages, Bantambird posted a video for me on sexing them. Yours is similar to mine, and not as distinct as some, but I don't see any white on the head, therefore I say female.

 

[TinyFlock17]

Bantambird posted a video for me on sexing them. Yours is similar to mine, and not as distinct as some, but I don't see any white on the head, therefore I say female.

Thanks and yes, I saw both those videos - very helpful! Like you, I assumed that no spot meant female, but her markings are not distinct enough for me to breathe an official sigh of relief. Would love to hear any other opinions on not only the sex but the size of this chick... hoping it's maturing normally for this breed. Thanks so much!

 

[duluthralphie]

Thanks and yes, I saw both those videos - very helpful! Like you, I assumed that no spot meant female, but her markings are not distinct enough for me to breathe an official sigh of relief. Would love to hear any other opinions on not only the sex but the size of this chick... hoping it's maturing normally for this breed. Thanks so much!

If there is a spot on the head as long as it stays inside the V made by the chipmunk stripes it is a girl....If the white spot is sploochy and goes outside the V it is a boy.


Also I have never had a boy with eyeliner.

 

[Bantambird]

Looks like a pullet from the top. She's pretty light.. is she ree's line?

 

[aart]

Are CCL earlobes supposed to stay that opalescent white, or turn redder over time?

At about 4 months:

At about 10 months:

 

[TinyFlock17]

Looks like a pullet from the top. She's pretty light.. is she ree's line?

She is. And other than the name Jill Rees, I don't know a whole lot more about what that means - but hoping to learn as much as I can from this thread Any thoughts y'all would like to share would be appreciated!