Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

Don’t Leghorns’ combs also flop?

Hmmmm....not always I don't think & if I'm remembering right they don't bunch & flop ~ more like a Campines... I could be very wrong ~ or it could be one of those breed differences between countries we keep noticing.

 

[BY Bob]

Glynda is not a restful chicken is she? Does she have ADHD?

You almost never see her not in motion. I need to make certain she never gets any coffee!

 

[Shadrach]

Frankly I am very suspicious of Glynda actually being a Frost Legbar right now. She looks so much like a leghorn it is scary.

Daisy, the greatest hen ever, as a pullet.
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And now Glynda
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There are lot of similarities.

 

[BY Bob]

I have to agree with you. I was quite surprised to learn she was supposed to be a Legbar. She looks all Leghorn to me ~ but what would I know? I was so hoping for blue eggs for you but just now I'm expecting Glynda's to be white.

I'm actually very worried that she is a leghorn and we will only have a short time together.

 

[Ribh]

I'm actually very worried that she is a leghorn and we will only have a short time together.

I'm sorry Bob. They are lovely little hens but meddling with their genetics has not been good for them. But chances are she is just a Leghorn looking Legbar.

 

[RoyalChick]

I'm sorry Bob. They are lovely little hens but meddling with their genetics has not been good for them. But chances are she is just a Leghorn looking Legbar.

I dunno. The hatchery makes a big point about this as a specific type of Legbar. There is a whole explanation of the genetics. I would be surprised they would get totally the wrong breed.

 

[BY Bob]

It's the comb as much as anything. Where's Glynda's flop? Lulu is rounder also. She's very pretty. I hope she picks up. You've had a rough trot lately.

Daisy's comb started out like this.

Glynda looks very similar right now.

Daisy wound up like this.

Who knows what Glynda's comb will look like? Only time will tell.

But she is suspiciously similar to a leghorn right now. I don't think I'd be able to pick her out of a group of leghorn pullets.

 

[Ribh]

I dunno. The hatchery makes a big point about this as a specific type of Legbar. There is a whole explanation of the genetics. I would be surprised they would get totally the wrong breed.

I seem to have worded that badly. I was agreeing she is probably a Legbar as stated.

 

[RoyalChick]

It is the lack of a crest that is getting me.

 

[BY Bob]

Hmmmm....not always I don't think & if I'm remembering right they don't bunch & flop ~ more like a Campines... I could be very wrong ~ or it could be one of those breed differences between countries we keep noticing.

Straight and floppy for leghorns. Here are all of mine from way back.