The Poultry Keeper

Fenn · Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 2292 Location: Shrewsbury

Well my Cream Legbar is as noisy as a cockerel and gets into everything Shocked

She's very lovely, but I'm glad I've only got the one! Very Happy

mojo · Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:08 am Post subject:

funny that our CLB girls are no noisier than any other hen ...............but the coq could sing for wales and france at any rugby match

Pyxel · Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 70 Location: Carlisle, England.

It'd be nice to see some pictures of other people's cream legbars. I'm really glad I chose to specialise in this breed now - great looks and personality. Just waiting for my first egg now! She's 26/27 weeks' old now and not a thing from her yet.

Henwife · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 3228 Location: Monmouthshire

First I got snitty about Cotswoldlegbars and I am now getting snitty about this theory that there are two types of Cream Legbar. The autosexing Cream Legbar is a crested bird - no crest, not a Cream Legbar. It's as simple as that. Gold and Silver Legbars are crestless - and lay white or cream eggs. Cream Legbars can lay Blue, Green or Olive eggs. Now I know why I keep a copy of British Poultry Standards beside the machine.

NannyP · Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 9:39 am Post subject:

Could someone enlighten me please......can I tell what sex mine are at hatching?
So far, I have one wet chick, with a pale spot on it's head.

mojo · Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 5:38 pm Post subject:

easy pesy.........dark for dames ....pale means male.................well nearly always

NannyP · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject:

OKay, bearing in mind I have fostered out my chicks for the moment...haing looked again this morning...the dark chick has prominent pale spot on head, and the lighter chick doesnt'.
Either I have completely misunderstood, but dark is Dame...yet, is headspot male????
Confused

rara007 · Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 11 Location: Essex

I have a cream legbar hen, shes lovely and she has show with some success. She always enters large fowl light breed rare breed AOV as she never has a class just for her. She has been to 4 shows and got 3 1st and 1 2nd. She is called Joaner as baby she never had any friends!

Haz

mojo · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:53 pm Post subject:

rara can you post apicy please??

rara007 · Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 11 Location: Essex

Ill get one tomorrow. Unfortunately she broody atm. I dont breed from her as her eggs are not very green/blue, more white!!

Haz

rara007 · Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 11 Location: Essex

Does this work??

Hazza

rowingbeau · Joined: 29 May 2007 Posts: 37 Location: Devon

Hi I was just wondering if anyone can advise about mixing cream legbars in the same coop with marans.... I am just about to get 8 marans and 4 legbars and assume that is ok as long as they are same stage? (will be 12 weeks) Any tips?
Thanks Question

debcat · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject:

thats fine, the easiest way to introduce hens is all at the same time Very Happy

rowingbeau · Joined: 29 May 2007 Posts: 37 Location: Devon

Thanks - I am prob just worrying too much x

debcat · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject:

If they are all young you'll be fine,
it's harder to integrate one or two when they are older and you already have an established flock