The Poultry Keeper

NannyP · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject:

These are my latest photos of Billy, Mrs CLB and the 9 week old chicks.

Ideas about the chicks would be useful, as they are growing crests, yet are barred????

Couldn't resist that one, looking very regal I thought!

Chris Kurzfeld · Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1230 Location: Carmarthenshire

I've got 2 - 1 looks like picture 5 and the other like your chicks but a bit darker, both are crested.

Henwife · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 3021 Location: Monmouthshire

Had I not gone back to look at the photos of the chicks at hatch, I would have suggested that both of them were cockerels. Hmmmm. The pullets should have salmon breasts. On my trawl through this thread I found that on page 5 I have copied out the British Standard for Cream Legbar cocks and hens. I knew I'd done it somewhere and hoped it was this Forum. It's what I am trying to achieve with my flock. Unfortunately an awful lot of poultry judges seem completely unaware of what these ought to look like, which does nothing to help those of us who don't show but try to breed to standand. Dismounts hobbyhorse.

NannyP · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:02 am Post subject:

It's very confusing, I am these these two are growing crests, and their combs are further forward to allow for that. They did look like hens at hatch, and now they look like coqs?
Over on PP, where I have also posted these pics, someone is stating they are male. Not sure she has looked at the hatched chicks photo.

Oh well, these two will go for the pot, along with the other table birds.

vanessa · Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 1195 Location: Correze

If you're a really good girl, I'll bring some CLB eggs to the meet-up Wink

("Tweety still laying" permitting, of course, as we only have the one CLB layer at present!) Mine seem to be developing "by the book" so far Very Happy

NannyP · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:33 pm Post subject:

That's kind Vanessa, and I'll have to decline. We're off to the UK not long after and I can't leave housesitters with very young chicks.
Confused

I may be able to pick some up in the UK....so I am not giving up yet.
Very Happy

NannyP · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject:

Billy's for sale.....go to Poultry Mart Confused

Phill · Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 122 Location: Essex

are those funky crests typical of this breed? ^^

vanessa · Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 1195 Location: Correze

Yes, Phill ... all CLB's have the wonderful crests. Females have a full mob-cap, males have a slicked-back crest

CP · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:23 pm Post subject:

We only keep bantams & I'd love to have a Cream Legbar for the blue eggs but not if they're huge birds. Do they come in bantam size?

I've read through all the breed standards on this thread but none mention size.... Confused

CP · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:24 am Post subject:

Henwife - you keep bantams, so how do the CLB's compare in size to them? Confused

CP · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject:

Anyone? Please? Very Happy

Chris Kurzfeld · Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1230 Location: Carmarthenshire

I depends on the size of the bantams you keep CP. My CLB is about the same size as my Welsummers - which is about 1/3rd - 1/2 more in size to my Brahma bantams. Hope that helps.

tuzo2k · Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Posts: 179 Location: charente sw france

CP - knowing the weight might help you in making a comparison. Poultry Standards list the males as 2.70 - 3.40 kg (6-7.5 lb) and females 2 - 2.70 kg (4.5 - 6lb) Hope this helps. In the Standards is does list Bantam Gold or Silver Legbars as being - male 850g (30 ozs) and the female 620g (22 ozs) - but as I said this is for the Gold and Silver. Not even sure that miniatures exist in the CLB.

field-farm-rare-breeds · Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 11 Location: lincs

i have for sale some cream legbars please email me for more details. more breeds and eggs for sale