Crested Creme Legbar oddity

[Barn6566]

Crested Creme Legbar......this chick looked normal until started feathering. Is this a health issue? Have you ever seen it before ? Hatchery says no it is just a Roo! I am not a dummy this chick was a hen ! Anyone ever seen any Th ing like this ? Do I need to cull all 5 I got ?

 

[500Chickens]

cream crested legbars have wacky feather coloring when they are small. i also have 5 legbar chicks and they are doing the same thing.

 

[Barn6566]

I was told it might be Lympoid Leukosis ?? Ever heard of that ?

 

[500Chickens]

i have never heard of that.

 

[Barn6566]

Here is some info I found

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Here is some info I found

The white feathers aren't related to LL

 

[Barn6566]

I hope your right !

 

[RoyalChick]

I have Legbars but I am not sure what the issue is. Are you worried about feather color?

 

[Barn6566]

I was told it was a sign of lymphoid leukosis ?

 

[WingItRanch]

I was told it was a sign of lymphoid leukosis ?

Hi! I was curious so I did some research on lymphoid leukosis in chickens (specifically Crested Cream Legbars) and found nothing describing feather patterns or coloring as a sign of LL. In fact, I found a very detailed necropsy from Texas A&M on a CCL with lymphoid leukosis and they describe the bird as having "excellent feathering."
https://tvmdl.tamu.edu/case-studies/lymphoid-leukosis-discovered-in-legbar-chicken/

Not sure where you heard the feather coloring could be a sign of this disease but if you could provide a link, I'd like to see it.