that's why the barring is messed and the main culprit is the RSL which has BPR blood so the barring gets messed about along with the RED of the RIR that's in RSLs and sometimes the RSL can be RIR x Sussex (Columbian) so then you get a so called Legbar that has Columbian Hackles as well are the barring and its becomes a real messy experience
So that's why my point here is lets just strive and stick to what is supposed to be a TRUE Cream Legbar
RSL(RedSexLinks) dont have BPR(Barred Plymouth Rock) blood in them, they would be Black barred(with some Red Barring) if they had it, now there is RIR blood in them ofcourse and another Silver Columbian(Sussex, Delaware, Columbian Wyandotte)
here is how a "Golden Columbian" Legbar cross looks like
this male is Golden(S/s+) Heterozygous columbian(s+ from legbar parent/ S and Co from Silver Columbian parent, not from RSL hens)
Following rooster's genetic make up S/s+ e+/eb Co/co+ Ig+/ig B/b+ source https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/766578/which-cream-legbar-rooster-do-i-keep
you can expect the same Bird but with Red Barring if you cross a Legbar rooster to Red Sex link hens
and you are right. some of the UK breeders are doing very very bad breeding practises, this rooster is clearly golden(S/s+) single Barred(B/b+) and heterozygous Columbian(Co/co+) on a side note you can see how Golden(S/s+) males can have nice lemon colored hackles and saddle
nice Columbian Leghorn from my Dier Friend Wieslaw
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