The Legbar Thread!

[Zgoatlady]

Yep, all the Cream Legbar eggs. Actually none of the Legbar/Marans are pipping. They are Marans hen by Cream Legbar rooster so now I am starting to worry about them being in an egg carton because I heard the egg carton hatch was not a good idea for Marans eggs. But you'd think at least one would be pipping by now. Anyhow the Cream Legbars must like whatever I am doing because it looks like I am going to have 6 Cream Legbars! Provided they all make it out of the shells okay.

I hatch my Marans in a egg carton with no problem..

 

[granites2001]

I will this weekend. I bought them from A and J's Farm out of Kentucky. Beautiful little guys!!!! So exciting!

Lisa

 

[Thespoiledchicken]

I have a regular colored boy, & now I have a yellow! If you can make it out in the picture you can see the yellow hatching from the Cream Legbar egg, & 2 more have the zipline & they look dark from what I can see, & 2 more are still pipping. The boy that has already hatched is of a standard Cream Legbar color & he is in the corner where I cannot photograph him right now. The only other eggs in the bator are a few RIR, a few Silkie, & a few OE, so if I miss any hatching I will not mistake them for others.

OMG- you got a yellow too! On my 3 yellow- 2 are the exact same and 1 is slightly different. The 2 closest to my hand in pic are identical- pale yellow with faint golden stripes. The 1 closest to the darker girl is more cream colored with faint tan stripes- and you can see the spot on his head in photo. I think I may have both sexes of whatever they are! My only problem is the one with the spot on his head won't eat/ drink yet

I keep dipping his beak in water but he is just not interested. Does not seem interested in the crumbles either- I'm afraid he will die if I don't get him eating asap!

 

[LiAuEv]

I can see enough that the rest are dark- 5 regular & 1 yellow

 

[redchicken9]

Madamwlf, could you post photos of your legbar moms and dad? Please and thank-you!

 

[ChicKat]

My Cream Legbar is the only rooster in that pen and has been since I got them in October last year. Impossible for an unknown sire as well. These birds can not get out and no other bird can get in. It's a completely enclosed pen. The only other person who has hatched a lighter color bird posted her pictures back on page 68 or 69 I believe.

These 6 chicks are the first ones from a 100% hatch as well. No one else has said anything about having odd chicks but I don't believe anyone else has had a 100% hatch of their eggs. We do have the other individual who just had all 6 of hers pip yesterday so we are waiting to see on those. But SpoiledChickens was telling me she can actually see the faint chipmunk stripes on 2 of them and the white dot on the head of the other. I'm completely perplexed on these.

They ARE adorable though! -- It is interesting to contrast to the other Legbars in the picture...... please keep us posted...and for others with light chicks...do the same.

 

[Melissa Rose]

Happy Day

Here are my two males from Mdmwolf

Absolutely Beauteous chicklets

They hatched on Monday before last and are now 10 days old

 

[madamwlf]

This is my trio of Legbars. I'm going to email GFF and see what they say about the color.

 

[daisyjack]

it looks like one of your pullets is lighter then the other i wonder if she is making the light chicks

 

[LiAuEv]

I got 5 hatched so far- 2 boys, 2 girls, 1 yellow. There's one more to hatch, still partially zipped, I can see it is dark & I just know it is a girl- she's got to hatch! I'll post pics later tonight or tomorrow when they are all fluffy & out of the incubator.