The Legbar Thread!

[Dirt Farmer]

I'm called off from work today with too much time on my hands. I set up a photo cube that I got inexpensively online. I've been thinking it would make it easier to take photos which showed type, color and detail better. I think it did, although I need to work on my photography skills. Here's a couple examples.

 

[ChicKat]

I think your hen is quite gorgeous. Love the coloring...and I think the hackles look VERY cream on my monitor.

 

[Miss Molly]

I'm called off from work today with too much time on my hands. I set up a photo cube that I got inexpensively online. I've been thinking it would make it easier to take photos which showed type, color and detail better. I think it did, although I need to work on my photography skills. Here's a couple examples.

She is beautiful

 

[Dirt Farmer]

I think your hen is quite gorgeous. Love the coloring...and I think the hackles look VERY cream on my monitor.

She is beautiful

Thank you. She's the closest I have to cream color in the hackle. She's about 4 1/2 months old. I weighed her today and she is 3 lbs 4 oz. I think she's going to be a bit small.

(I told you I had too much time on my hands.)

 

[Miss Molly]

Thank you. She's the closest I have to cream color in the hackle. She's about 4 1/2 months old. I weighed her today and she is 3 lbs 4 oz. I think she's going to be a bit small.

(I told you I had too much time on my hands.)

This picture is so funny.

 

[ChicKat]

Thank you. She's the closest I have to cream color in the hackle. She's about 4 1/2 months old. I weighed her today and she is 3 lbs 4 oz. I think she's going to be a bit small.

(I told you I had too much time on my hands.)

I have always wondered the best way to weigh a chicken. Thnks.

 

[blackbirds13]

So these are a couple of my second generation birds from my younger girl who has the cream hackles. One is truly cream and the other and a third not pictured are a very very pale gold. I have 7 others that are in the brooder but no hackles yet to evaluate. I think 3 may be sisters to these and the others are from my older golden girl so I'm interested to see the difference. The older pair from the golden girl has one being just a bit darker and the other a bit more golden (about 20 weeks). Hopefully I'll have at least 2 - 3 cream hackled girls to breed forward next spring waiting to see what turns up to evaluate who will stay on. The entire body of the cream girl is more gray and lacks the brown tinge on the feathers of the more golden girl. The boys are gonna take more time before I can make any cuts but keeping my fingers crossed that I'l have at least one to breed back to his mom to see what turns up. Not worried about floppy combs at this point just basic upright type, hoping for good tails and correct color.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Looking VERY good. Nice job.

Rinda

 

[GaryDean26]

So these are a couple of my F2's from my younger girl who has the cream hackles. One is truly cream and the other and a third not pictured are a very very pale gold. I have 7 others that are in the brooder but no hackles yet to evaluate. I think 3 may be sisters to these and the others are from my older golden girl so I'm interested to see the difference. The older F2 pair from the golden girl has one being just a bit darker and the other a bit more golden (about 20 weeks). Hopefully I'll have at least 2 - 3 cream hackled girls to breed forward next spring waiting to see what turns up to evaluate who will stay on. The entire body of the cream girl is more gray and lacks the brown tinge on the feathers of the more golden girl. The boys are gonna take more time before I can make any cuts but keeping my fingers crossed that I'l have at least one to breed back to his mom to see what turns up. Not worried about floppy combs at this point just basic upright type, hoping for good tails and correct color.

Yeah...Great job BlackBirds13!

I now have two breeding hens. One that I raised from a chick this year and one that was recently brought in from another breeder. The one that I raised from a chick has the very light gold color hackle that I would compare to BlackBirds13's pullet on the right. The one I just brought in is defiantly cream and comparable to Blackbirds13 pullet on the left. Neither of them have the cream color on the crest like what Blackbirds13 cream pullets in showing. My cream hen that was brought in has the common black crest that most of us are seeing (although is is lightening up). The hen I raised has more the chestnut color crest. Does anyone have any knowledge of how to select for the cream color cresting? Blackbird13? I am not sure how crest color works or what to look for to select for it.

 

[puglady]

So these are a couple of my F2's from my younger girl who has the cream hackles. One is truly cream and the other and a third not pictured are a very very pale gold. I have 7 others that are in the brooder but no hackles yet to evaluate. I think 3 may be sisters to these and the others are from my older golden girl so I'm interested to see the difference. The older F2 pair from the golden girl has one being just a bit darker and the other a bit more golden (about 20 weeks). Hopefully I'll have at least 2 - 3 cream hackled girls to breed forward next spring waiting to see what turns up to evaluate who will stay on. The entire body of the cream girl is more gray and lacks the brown tinge on the feathers of the more golden girl. The boys are gonna take more time before I can make any cuts but keeping my fingers crossed that I'l have at least one to breed back to his mom to see what turns up. Not worried about floppy combs at this point just basic upright type, hoping for good tails and correct color.

Wow, they look really good! Great job! Have you noticed the chickens free ranging on your rd? Manny has seen them many times. He thinks they're from the horse farm right next to you. I love free ranging however am concerned for you as they seem to be wandering fairly far and I understand how you are about biosecurity.