The Legbar Thread!

[ChicKat]

Mine has come after me a few times before. Nothing major. And I had to separate my boys once they matured. Then I had my second roo in a large pen with lots of girls and another rooster. That didn't work either. He beat the snot out of that rooster. For me, I won't put another rooster in with my Legbars. I eventually got rid of the second rooster.

Thanks...that is really good information. I guess too, it is what would be expected of rooster behavior... They are territorial etc. and just acting like roosters.

 

[madamwlf]

I believe some breeds are more tolerant of other roosters while some are not. I've always had 2 roosters in my laying flock until the Legbar came along.

 

[Phage]

I think a problem with these guys is that are so special to *us* that they get way more handling as youngsters (just look at our "baby pics") and that makes them less wary of humans and more liable to defend their girls from us as adults.

I try not to over handle the small boys for this reason. Maybe when they are less special they will be better.

In my limited experience they seem to be really really nice to the hens and great flock protectors.

 

[Phage]

I was hoping to get a few Marraduna Basque until I saw these pics posted on BCY (Marraduna Basque).

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ed-prices-60-eggs-to-sell-3/0_30#post_9532236

I know the roosters have some Similarities with CLs but what do you guys think about this guy?

 

[Wolf-Kim]

My two cockerels are 14 weeks, 1 white and 1 cream.

They tried to sort out their dominance in the big coop yesterday, but the peepers keep them from really communicating much of a threat. Just kind of postured at each other and that was that. I'll keep an eye on them as they grow.

As far as human aggression, the white one went through a mean streak in the brooder at about 12 weeks of age where he would posture and come at my hand as I went for the waterer or feeders. Now that he's in the big coop and ground level, none of them have done anything but give me a wide ring of personal space. I hope they don't grow to be human aggressive, we have a 2-3 strike rule here. They are allowed the rare mock bluff here, but any real aggression and they're out.

 

[normanack]

I was hoping to get a few Marraduna Basque until I saw these pics posted on BCY (Marraduna Basque).

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ed-prices-60-eggs-to-sell-3/0_30#post_9532236

I know the roosters have some Similarities with CLs but what do you guys think about this guy?

I'm no expert, but there's a Marraduna Basque rooster on feathersite.com http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Basque/BRKBasque.html
that looks a lot like this one. Scroll down to get to its photo.

 

[redchicken9]

On roosters, my guys are very active with the ladies. My two boys seem to tag team the ladies. One will chase her down and often the other will mount. Definitely one is more dominant than the other and is the one that generally mounts. The other often throws a peck at the hen. Some of my hens have become very submissive after mounting and stay down. The boys don't fight each other, but do seem to have a bit of a cooperative rivalry. Has anyone experienced this before? Do they work in teams with one more as the wingman? Is this where the term wingman comes from? Any thoughts appreciated.

 

[debs_flock]

On roosters, my guys are very active with the ladies. My two boys seem to tag team the ladies. One will chase her down and often the other will mount. Definitely one is more dominant than the other and is the one that generally mounts. The other often throws a peck at the hen. Some of my hens have become very submissive after mounting and stay down. The boys don't fight each other, but do seem to have a bit of a cooperative rivalry. Has anyone experienced this before? Do they work in teams with one more as the wingman? Is this where the term wingman comes from? Any thoughts appreciated.

I do see that in my Lakenvelders, I'll see 5-6 boys (really need to thin out their numbers) circle a pullet and one after the other will mate her. She just stays squatted. It looks like a bad Lifetime Channel movie.

Deb

 

[redchicken9]

I should also say these two plus 9 others are free range and will spend part of the day together and part separate strolling with their favorites. I have another cream legbar flock that is chicken tractor and electric fence. He doesn't seem to have to chase the ladies as much. Does his thing and the ladies are up again. I've had other times with several roos, wyandottes, welsummers, or light brahma. The light brahma was the best! However, eventually I tire of having multiples and scale back. I want to stay little. My third flock which is all blue laced red wyandottes (also chicken tractor/ electric fence) will lose their rooster after I make some fall babies. All of this to ask, what do folks think of the roos as ladies men?

 

[redchicken9]

Thanks Deb, our thoughts crossed! While I'm thinking about roos, do you have a favorite for being polite, perhaps more dance less pounce?