The Legbar Thread!

[Johnn]

Hey guys! Wil any of yo vote for which breed i should hatch first next year? https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/699097/what-hatching-eggs-should-i-hatch-out-first-pics-of-breeds ( ic couldnt figure out how to do a poll), cream Legbar is a option, Melow is the star for that breed photo. Also a cream legbar x welsummer.

There is a poll now!

 

[debs_flock]

For those of you like Debsflock who weigh their eggs, what is the biggest you've had? I'd say my eggs are small to small medium for standard poultry.

My CL are babies, about 8 weeks, so I'm a long ways off from eggs.

The rest of my poultry go all the way from tiny quail eggs, to the biggest I've had was 84 grams (63 and up is considered jumbo).

Deb

 

[Dirt Farmer]

I finally have got to weighing eggs and mine are under 50kg. It's been screaming hot, but despite the heat 3 (poss. 4) of my 8 cream legbars are now laying. Two of them just started in the past week, which is crazy because my other hens are down on egg production. I think when it cools down, they'll all lay. For those of you like Debsflock who weigh their eggs, what is the biggest you've had? I'd say my eggs are small to small medium for standard poultry.

My CL haven't layed yet. Egg size is determined by weight per dozen. I think .25 oz variance is allowed for any given egg. For example Jumbo's are 30 oz per dozen (841g), therefore averaging 2.5 oz (70g) apiece. Extra large are 27 oz/dozen (764g), 2.25 (64g) oz average. Large are 24 oz/dozen(680g), 2 oz (57g) average. Medium are 21 oz/dozen (596g), 1.75 oz (50g) average. Small are 18 oz/dozen (512g), 1.5 oz (43g) average. Peewee are 15 oz/dozen (428g), 1.25 oz (36g) per dozen. I'm sure about the weight per dozen but I don't remember for sure how much variance is allowed. I know you can't put a couple Smalls in with 10 Jumbos and sell them as a Large dozen because it comes out to 28 oz.. There's a standard for how uniform the size are in each dozen.
I had a barrred rock that on two occasions laid a 4 oz egg. I went out and checked on her to make sure it didn't injure her, but she was good. I looked to see if it was a world record but not even close from some accounts I saw online.

 

[Flaming Chicken]

Finally! I found a little blue egg in the legbar run this morning!

 

[Zgoatlady]

Finally! I found a little blue egg in the legbar run this morning!

that is great Luck you...

 

[GaryDean26]

For those of you like Debsflock who weigh their eggs, what is the biggest you've had? I'd say my eggs are small to small medium for standard poultry.

DISCLAIMER: I have a 99 cent diet scale that is pretty old and beat up. It has a lever and is not digital, so reading finer that +/- 2 grams is a challenge. I was at my sister's home two weeks ago and took her some Black Copper Marans Eggs for her kitchen use. I noticed that she had a digital scale so I weighed some of the BCM eggs and from that I think my lever arm diet scale may be a few grams heavy but below are the results I have in my flock book.

"A" Hen: 1st pullet egg = 37 grams (A7 color)
"B" Hen: 1st pullet egg = 47 grams (C17 color)

Largest Egg to date: 80 gram double yolker from hen "B".

Note: I have a White Leghorns that is about 18 months old that consistently lays very large eggs. Every time I get a particularly big egg from my white Leghorn I weigh it to see if it is over 80 grams, but it always comes up short. My 80 gram Legbar egg is the Largest egg I have ever got from any of my breeds. I am very happy with my Cream Legbars.

 

[granites2001]

How old are your birds? That is exciting!!!

Lisa

 

[GaryDean26]

My ladies are 8-1/2 months old.

 

[blackbirds13]

I finally have got to weighing eggs and mine are under 50kg. It's been screaming hot, but despite the heat 3 (poss. 4) of my 8 cream legbars are now laying. Two of them just started in the past week, which is crazy because my other hens are down on egg production. I think when it cools down, they'll all lay. For those of you like Debsflock who weigh their eggs, what is the biggest you've had? I'd say my eggs are small to small medium for standard poultry.

PapaBrooder, I wasn't sure if you were keeping a 1 male to 1 female ratio or keeping a representative from each line. Either way I'm definitely interested in seeing more roosters. Mine are "colorful" compared to the the double cream frequently extolled in UK. Currently I think I'm going to keep 2-3 genetic lines and be conscientious of the cream color, but I'm not certain I want to bleach out my males. Any others feel this way?

Since I am going to bleach my flock out I am also interested in what others are doing especially if others are bree does but ding more towards the gold roosters and females. I am curious if it's possible to get and keep the cream in the female hackle while breeding more colorful males. I like the slightly more colorful males but prefer the cream females. I'm also looking forward to those roo pics PapaBrooder - wish my breeding plan had the scope yours does but I need to find a second rooster that I like...maybe in time.


Congratulations on the egg Flaming Chicken!

 

[anniesmom]

Finally! I found a little blue egg in the legbar run this morning!

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!