The Legbar Thread!

[1muttsfan]

Blue and brown are actually different genetically. There are only 2 eggshell colors, blue (OO, Oo) and white (oo). Brown is due to pigments put on outside of the shell. So, blue and brown can coexist - hence "olive eggers".

 

[storm2284]

hmm maybe the buff is from the plymouth then.. would be surprised as its teeny

 

[normanack]

Blue and brown are actually different genetically.  There are only 2 eggshell colors, blue (OO, Oo)  and white (oo).  Brown is due to pigments put on outside of the shell.  So, blue and brown can coexist - hence "olive eggers".

D'oh! I knew that. :-/
I'll re-read the articles, GaryDean26. Double-d'oh! No memory whatsoever . . . .

 

[1muttsfan]

D'oh! I knew that. :-/
I'll re-read the articles, GaryDean26. Double-d'oh! No memory whatsoever . . . .

Hee hee! Oldtimers strikes again

 

[Brada Puhi]

Here is a link to a simple explination of the Blue Egg genetics (the page belongs to a fellow BYC member and breeder of Euskal Oiloa.

Edit: Oh, you will need to see this one too.

Aloha,

Great links Gary. Mahalo nui loa!

Everyone should check them out.

kden, Puhi

 

[TNBarnQueen]

Hi everyone....I am new to Legbars. I have tried to hatch CL this year with little success. I went to a friends house yesterday and she gave me some Rhodebars (sp?) from Greenfire to possibly sell for her and I have fell in love with them.
From my CL hatches I have one beautiful roo and I am hoping the other chick about 2 mo. old is a hen. This is my problem. Many have been infertile. OF the ones that made it to LD...on day 21 the liquid starts getting gooey in the egg and they cannot hatch. I had one that did zip completely while I was outside but was not able to pop out. Any ideas what may have gone wrong with them? This happened on 2 of the hatches. Several people tell me they are hard to hatch...is this correct? Thanks!!

 

[lonnyandrinda]

No, mine are one of my easiest breeds to hatch, probably second only to my EEs. If the chick that died at hatch seemed "gooey" sounds like maybe your humidity was too high. Did you "eggtopsy" the non-hatchers to see what they looked like? If the air cell was too small (less than 30% of the egg volume) or chicks were upside down in the eggs, that would absolutely indicate too much humidity.

If you want to post pictures of your 2 month old we can tell you if it's male or female.

 

[GaryDean26]

Yep, CLB's are easy to hatch too. We have being seen hatch rates around 75%. (one as low as 48% and a few that were over 95%)

It sounds like your humidity is too high. Do you monitor the weight loss of the eggs or mark the recession of the air sac? I maintain humidity around 40% for cream Legbars until about a day before the hatching. Some people in central Texas say it is too humid here to use any water trays and dry incubate until the weight loss or air sac progression is too great. They say they rarely have to add water during the first 18 days following this plan and they don't get any gooey chicks that way.

 

[darkbrowneggs]

D'oh! I knew that. :-/
I'll re-read the articles, GaryDean26. Double-d'oh! No memory whatsoever . . . .

Try this link which I think puts it fairly simply

http://blue-eggs.co.uk/#/cream-legbar-egg-colour/4560997120

 

[1muttsfan]

The Learning Center has an excellent article on hatching eggs - look for Hatching 101