I dont see what there is to discuss in the role of the Brown Leghorn. All 4 generations needed in the creation of the Gold Legbar require a pure Brown Leghorn while only the first generation requires a pure Barred rock. Thats why all legbars look more like Leghorns than Barred rocks (not only in color and shape, but personality as well). By the way they call this breed LEG BAR because LEGhorns and BARred rocks were used. Secondly myself and a few Britons think that the Cream Legbar was created from the Gold Legbar breed and the americauna (we can argue that it was a combination of leghorn, barred rock and americauna used in creating the Cream but The gold Legbar is a "breed" as it breeds true).
Please note that I keep on saying americauna. On the first link that Mr Greenfire provided it says araucana but if you click on the blue araucana it pulls up a page that further says tailed birds were used. In the U.K. their Araucana society accepts both the tailed bearded type, and the rumpless tufted as "araucana" but has them in to categories. Here in America we call the rumpless tufted variety the "true" araucana, and we call the tailed bearded variety americauna. As i am finding out with my onw stock of rumpless tufted araucana birds dont breed true to color so I would see this as a major setback in creating the Cream Legbar.
As you all have seen I have done more research on the creating of both breeds, than on the history. I am not interested in the who, why, and when but in the simple how.
As to pictures I am unfortunate in the fact that I am at stage 2. I started in '10 and since i could not find started birds i had to get chicks. I suppose I could cheat and just import but I like a challenge.
Please note that I keep on saying americauna. On the first link that Mr Greenfire provided it says araucana but if you click on the blue araucana it pulls up a page that further says tailed birds were used. In the U.K. their Araucana society accepts both the tailed bearded type, and the rumpless tufted as "araucana" but has them in to categories. Here in America we call the rumpless tufted variety the "true" araucana, and we call the tailed bearded variety americauna. As i am finding out with my onw stock of rumpless tufted araucana birds dont breed true to color so I would see this as a major setback in creating the Cream Legbar.
As you all have seen I have done more research on the creating of both breeds, than on the history. I am not interested in the who, why, and when but in the simple how.
As to pictures I am unfortunate in the fact that I am at stage 2. I started in '10 and since i could not find started birds i had to get chicks. I suppose I could cheat and just import but I like a challenge.
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