The Legbar Thread!

[ChicKat]

Yes. There is Gold. My understanding is that the "correct" genetics for CLs should be homozygous for gold ( s+/s+) and cream dilution (ig/ig). They shouldn't have any Silver (S).

BTW, this means that if you cross CLs with anything without cream, the gold should come through as undiluted gold. Thus, you can use your CL roos in gold (red) sex-link crosses. (For example, if you only have a small number of CL hens). In the UK some people have used Light-Sussex hens in this cross. I've been experimenting with CL x Delaware crosses. The sex-linking works fairly well, although the red/gold tinge can be fairly light. So far all 3 of the females I have hatched also had black head spots (not one, usually two), but with the small sample, I'm not if this will continue to hold (or if it might be a peculularity of my hen's genetics).

Although none of my CL x Del crosses are very old (and I've sold all the females), the females should grow out to be buff barred columbian birds with crests (assuming a roo homozygous for crest), and the males should look more-or-less like a Delaware with a crest (and greenish legs). Females should lay green eggs (brown+blue), and roosters should be hetrozygous for both brown and blue egg genes, so the egg color of their offspring would depend heavily on the egg color genetics of the hens they are bred with. Also my males seem to grow pretty quickly (so far). The first one that hatched I've started calling "monster."

I have to say that a buff barred columbian bird with a crest that lays a green egg sounds like a very nice (and pretty) bird. I would love to see a picture if you have access to any.

 

[ChicKat]

my only ccl that pipped then died was a pullet! i'm so upset!

So sorry to hear that chicken fever!

 

[1muttsfan]

Hmm, I have a few very nice Delaware hens...

 

[LAFreewayChickens]

I have to say that a buff barred columbian bird with a crest that lays a green egg sounds like a very nice (and pretty) bird. I would love to see a picture if you have access to any.

I also think they should be lovely birds. I've got a few more eggs in the incubator now. My Delaware took a short winter break even in sunny San Diego, but she's laying again, so I will continue to collect and hatch them.

So I may have some pictures eventually. Also, two of the three girls (and one of the boys) I already hatched, I sold to BYC user Chef Glenn, so maybe we can get some pictures from him when the first ones get bigger.

There are some photos of barred buff columbian Brahmas on the web, if you want to get a general idea of what the coloration should look like. (But of course, they have feathered feet, pea combs, and no crests).

 

[ChicKat]

Thanks :O)

 

[KPenley]

New babies!!! Mom gave me money for Christmas and wanted me to buy something special...So we finally made it out to Huckleberry Farms! Such a beautiful farm and Susanne even gave us a tour!

Here are Graphite, Cider, and Chocolate (2-3 weeks) with our 1 week old Silkies. Graphite is already telling everyone who's boss. That is, when they're not trying to sit under him like a mother hen lol.

 

[GaryDean26]

I need to get some photo of my two week olds. I originally hatched them so someone else could have something special for Christmas, but due to poor communication we weren't able to get confirmation whether we needed to take them with us when we left town for the Holiday until after we were already on the road. So...I have 6 more Legbar chicks for me. I feel bad for the lady that wanted them because we won't be traveling back her way until this summer, but I am happy to have them. Just two pullets in the group. One pullet has a reddish frost color down to the chocolate regions of the main stripe from her head to her tail. The other is already Cresting and lack the red frost to her down. Only about 1 out of 8 chicks from this pairing lacked the red color to their down in previous hatches. I didn't band any of the other chicks from this pairing and they are all 4-6 months old now. I plan to keep a close eye on these two pullets. The one with out red in the down and with the cresting at two weeks old has a wider skull than the one with red in the down. I wonder if her mature weight will be bigger than her sister. Every hatch is a new project.

 

[KPenley]

Can't wait to see pics!

 

[GaryDean26]

My wife took the Camera to a wedding. It will be back on Sunday.

 

[RyeRanch]

Major happy dance today! I hatched 13 legbar chicks. 8 girls and 5 boys. Wahoo! I will post some pictures tomorrow.