Legbars?

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Back in April I bought two chicks that were labeled “olive eggers” now that they’re older I wondered what breed they are and I now know that they’re both legbars. One of which is a cream crested legbar. The cockerel looks more goldish and doesn’t have a crest. Anybody have any tips about behavior or anything? I’ve worked with many breeds of birds but never this kind. So far they’re beautiful birds.

 

[CSAchook]

Back in April I bought two chicks that were labeled “olive eggers” now that they’re older I wondered what breed they are and I now know that they’re both legbars. One of which is a cream crested legbar. The cockerel looks more goldish and doesn’t have a crest. Anybody have any tips about behavior or anything? I’ve worked with many breeds of birds but never this kind. So far they’re beautiful birds.

Are you absolutely certain they are pure Legbars? All Legbars are supposed to be crested. Also, Legbars are often crossed with Marans or another dark brown egg layer to produce olive eggers. The resulting cross will have some, but not all, of the visual characteristics of a pure Legbar. Given that they were sold to you as olive eggers, a Legbar cross does seem more likely. Just my thoughts.

Responding to your actual question though, my Legbars are all curious, and friendly, but startle easily. The are good foragers, good flyers, and the young hens I have are excellent layers. Because of their very large combs, mine are the most heat tolerant birds in my flock, but the are also prone to frost bite. My hens have never gone broody (yet) but they are still quite young. My rooster is a good flock guardian. And of course I agree that they are very beautiful

 

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Are you absolutely certain they are pure Legbars? All Legbars are supposed to be crested. Also, Legbars are often crossed with Marans or another dark brown egg layer to produce olive eggers. The resulting cross will have some, but not all, of the visual characteristics of a pure Legbar. Given that they were sold to you as olive eggers, a Legbar cross does seem more likely. Just my thoughts.

Responding to your actual question though, my Legbars are all curious, and friendly, but startle easily. The are good foragers, good flyers, and the young hens I have are excellent layers. Because of their very large combs, mine are the most heat tolerant birds in my flock, but the are also prone to frost bite. My hens have never gone broody (yet) but they are still quite young. My rooster is a good flock guardian. And of course I agree that they are very beautiful

I have nooooo idea if they’re pure bred. The hen has a crest but the cockerel doesn’t, but he does have a large comb for being so little. I bought them with tractor supply and I’ve bought a few birds that are supposed to be one thing but aren’t. Although I can’t blame them because the chicks looked exactly the same. Either way, they’re cute!