The Legbar Thread!

[redchicken9]

Mary,

I had 4 CL roosters, now down to 3. They are ~18 week old. 'Charles' is/was on craigslist. Cons: He has a wave in his crest, has been the slowest to mature, and is almost my lowest ranking roo. Pros: He is the lightest colored of my 4 original, he is the easiest to handle, and I live 1 hour from Auburn. It's OK to say no, because I understand keeping your flock closed! It's OK to say yes, because I can deliver him! Let me know, Cheers!

 

[Flowerbh]

Sheriff- my girls just started laying again after their move so if you need any eggs... I have to send a few out soon and then will have some if you need them(eta- my girls throw plenty of cockerals

and they are crested)
here is one of the cockerals


UPDATE- those chicks that had white on their heads all ended up being boys, so I did only have one pullet

. We will be culling the 5 cockerals today

, can't afford to grow these up to just give away(which is still hard to do).

I have only hatched 2 pullets and am not hatching any more, just too depressing having to cull all these cockerals. I will try again in the fall I guess....

Send me one! I have decided that if I have one roo it will be a CL!

 

[ChicKat]

Ladyfaeden==

Congratulations on the hatch. Yipee. Don't forget to post baby pictures of your chicks when you get the chance.

Very interestng insights on selection- so thanks for posting. It is interesting too IMO to compare the selective breeding of the goats and the way you got you herd to be what you want. We breed registered cattle and it has taken us a very long time and now our animals are superb (if I do say so myself :O) LOL)

Regarding cream legbars, I think that a lot of us are aiming for several things that the UK standard sets in place. I also think that 180 eggs per year as some of the breeders in the UK are looking for is pretty low. We'll see. I like the dark trim crest on mine, I would like bluer eggs - just because they can always be bluer.

Thanks for the quotes blackbirds13. Most of the pictures of the USA cream legbars seem to fit the descriptions well. I guess we need more pictures, more insights, more explanation to know - but I think we are all lucky to have started with good basic stock for our flocks.

 

[normanack]

Many thanks to you all for your insights. There are so many areas to concentrate on -- color and number of eggs, vigor and fertility, crests and combs and feather coloration, etc., -- that it will be cool to see people's lines excelling in particular traits. I'm a sucker for a really blue egg but who knows what will happen if and when I have CLs of my own? . . .

 

[Sphinx]

Sheriff, I am so sorry for your loss of your rooster. That is just heartbreaking. I think you did the kind thing.

 

[RyeRanch]

Sadly I must report that I will be out of the cream legbar egg business for six months. Tonight my DH put down my beautiful rooster Reggie. I believe he injured his foot and got a systemic infection. Three of his toes were turning purplish black, he wasn't eating or drinking and barely able to move. Watching him try to move into the shade was torture. I tried penicillin injections with no response so we did what we thought was right. I feel blessed to have a husband who will do this for me when necessary. Thankfully it isn't often. I have eight eggs incubating and will put the others in until they are no longer fertile. I should hatch a male or two to grow out as a replacement. I don't bring started birds into my flock so starting from the egg up is all I can do.

Besides losing Reggie, it has been a wretched day and I am going to try to sleep. 

I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I hope that your new rooster chick matures quickly. *hugs*

 

[Miss Molly]

Lonnyandrinda, I am sorry to here about your cream legbar. my heart breaks for you...

 

[redchicken9]

Lonnyandrina and Sheriff,
Sorry for you chicken losses! Hope everyone's weather cools.

 

[redchicken9]

Flaming chicken, beautiful birds, I think they are the same age as mine. Have you had any fighting between the males for the females?

 

[Flaming Chicken]

Flaming chicken, beautiful birds, I think they are the same age as mine. Have you had any fighting between the males for the females?

There has been some posturing. Arnold was the biggest from the start and established dominance early. Peeta may be a challenger and if so will get moved to the barn. He is for sale and I have listed him on craigslist. Norbert is so little compared to the others that he won't even try.