Whiting True Blue and Legbar

[Matzwd]

Got these babies last night from a local breeder as I wanted colored egg layers. She says they are a Whiting True Blue and a Cream Legbar. When I look up Legbar photos, the chicks I see do not have these additional markings on their faces. All of her females had them. Is this a typical trait? Does the second chick look like a True Blue? Seems like there can be a lot of variety with those.

The down seems long to me on both of the chicks, but I've gotten used to raising bantams lately so perhaps that's why.

CCL:

WTB:

 

[ColtHandorf]

I'm not familiar with either of the breeds. They weren't around fifteen years ago when I was keeping poultry and I don't usually get very excited about fad breeds. I did set a few eggs for a friend that are Whiting True Blues so I can tell you what they look like in a few weeks when they hatch. I'm pretty sure there's not much of a Standard with the WTB so long as they lay a Blue Egg. The Cream-crested Legbar does have a standard of sorts though. Their pattern is Crele unless it is a White "sport". It's possible the birds have been crossed to something in order to lay olive eggs, or something like that. I'd guess project birds without seeing the parents though...

 

[NatJ]

Cream Legbar: that's a good point about the extra markings on the face. Sorry, I don't know what's going on there, but I'll be curious to see how it grows up.

Whiting True Blue, I think they can be any color, so all I can say about your chick is "maybe?"