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[FuzzyCritters]

How do you know when to use barred vs. light barred? Based on some descriptions I've seen, I've debated using light barring for my Legbars.

I don't see how they could have light barring. From what I understand, light barring dilutes males to almost white. Legbar males are homozygous for barring, so if they had light barring all the black areas would be white. This is not the case.
You can see the distinct dark barring in the wing and tail of this legbar.

And this boy has a dark barred breast.

And the breed that introduced the barring gene into legbars was the Barred rock, which has normal barring.

I would be interested to hear why you think Legbars could have light barring instead of normal barring.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Dominique

 

[EmmaRainboe]

@ChickForLife I will add your Polishes aswell as the wyandotte, along with my dominique after I figure out what is happening. The edit button on the original post has dissapeared.

 

[ChickForLife]

@ChickForLife I will add your Polishes aswell as the wyandotte, along with my dominique after I figure out what is happening. The edit button on the original post has dissapeared.

Weird, ask @TwoCrows .

 

[ChickForLife]

@ChickForLife I will add your Polishes aswell as the wyandotte, along with my dominique after I figure out what is happening. The edit button on the original post has dissapeared.

Maybe because it has been to long and you don't have PFM?

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Maybe because it has been to long and you don't have PFM?

Oh maybe, hmmm..... I hope not, I've been having a blast working with y'all trying to make this thread actually something useful that could actually be helpful

 

[ChickForLife]

Oh maybe, hmmm..... I hope not, I've been having a blast working with y'all trying to make this thread actually something useful that could actually be helpful

I bet they could do something for you like let you have that editing access or at least have someone edit it for you. Maybe they could let me because I have PFM? I am so sorry.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I bet they could do something for you like let you have that editing access or at least have someone edit it for you. Maybe they could let me because I have PFM? I am so sorry.

Oh that would be great! @TwoCrows or @Nifty-Chicken is it possible to give editing access on the original post to @ChickForLife?

 

[ChickForLife]

Oh that would be great! @TwoCrows is it possible to give editing access on the original post to @ChickForLife?

If possible I will do whatever you say!

 

[halefamily_flock]

I don't see how they could have light barring. From what I understand, light barring dilutes males to almost white.

I would be interested to hear why you think Legbars could have light barring instead of normal barring.

My Legbar seems close to white...

Compared to a Dominique...

Here's a 4-month-old son of the above Cream Legbar over a Dominique hen. He's the only one I have that's old enough to see feather pattern. I have 2-week-old chicks from the same cross, 2 pullets & 2 cockerels (I think), so it will be interesting to see if any of them show light barring.

(Edited to add the photo of Legbar cross. Thanks for the suggestion @FuzzyCritters