guess that cross.. unfortunately.

[chickenscratchhomestead]

well in hopes of confirming the sex of my birds, I was informed they are crosses. They were sold to me as chicks under a week old as Cream Legbars but I was told they are in fact not Cream Legbars but some kind of mix. If you have a guess on the mix I'd like to know, but id also like to know what makes people think they are a cross and not pure so that in learning about this breed I am educated and not just going off of what I was told.

 

[Ryder]

They have legbars in them because you can tell by the crest but the other half is unknown in my opinion

 

[chickenscratchhomestead]

They have legbars in them because you can tell by the crest but the other half is unknown in my opinion

would you say the darker one maybe mixed with a silver laced Wyandotte perhaps.

 

[Ryder]

would you say the darker one maybe mixed with a silver laced Wyandotte perhaps.

Actually yes but the only thing holding me back on that is I though rose combs would be dominant gene

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

They are mixed with a single combed breed. It’s really hard to know which one though.

 

[Gray Farms]

They're both cockerels for sure. They also could vary well be CC Legbar crosses. Doubt the one is mixed with Wyandotte as he is single combed.

 

[chickenscratchhomestead]

Actually yes but the only thing holding me back on that is I thought rose combs would be dominant gene

that is what I was thinking but i contacted the person i get them from to let her know there is a pretty big issue lol and she says only thing possible is SLW and i sent a picture of the comb and asked if she was sure (lol) i hate getting into new breeds i should have just bought from GFF i guess.

 

[chickenscratchhomestead]

They are mixed with a single combed breed. It’s really hard to know which one though.

100% agree but this lady is swearing they are SLW mixed. perhaps that kind of "certainty" is how we got into this mess lol

 

[aart]

They were sold to me as chicks under a week old as Cream Legbars but I was told they are in fact not Cream Legbars but some kind of mix. If you have a guess on the mix I'd like to know, but id also like to know what makes people think they are a cross and not pure so that in learning about this breed I am educated and not just going off of what I was told.

Well, who told you what exactly?

They are mixed with a single combed breed. It’s really hard to know which one though.

Ummm.... CCL are single combed.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Some Wyandottes carry a gene for a single comb. It is possible that the breeder has hatchery quality birds (as I suspect) and crossed them with the legbars. They do have yellow skin evident by their bright yellow legs. But that wouldn't have been my first guess.