The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Cream legbars??!          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers Author Message chickens rock your sox Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 131 Location: Kildare-Ireland Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:50 am    Post subject: Cream legbars??! I know that cream legbars have both araucana and white leghorn in them but if you crossed them , they would obviously not be cream legbars, but would you get a good layer that lays blue eggs?? because that's what the cream legbars are supposed to be!!! Back to top Henwife Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 3540 Location: Monmouthshire Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:11 pm    Post subject: Cream legbars are Brown Leghorn x Barred Plymouth Rock (which eventually gives you Gold Legbar) then further crossed with white araucana to give the green/blue egg. Cross almost anything with an araucana and you'll get some shade of green egg as the colour is dominant. Back to top chickens rock your sox Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 131 Location: Kildare-Ireland Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:17 pm    Post subject: oh right!!!I thought it was what i said 'cos Thats what it said in country smallholding!!but your the expert since you keep them!! Back to top Henwife Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 3540 Location: Monmouthshire Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:58 am    Post subject: If you really want to have fun & produce autosexing Gold Legbars, try this: Brown Leghorn M x Barred Plymouth Rock F. Cross the black barred males with brown leghorn hens, discarding all black unbarred pullets. Then cross the brown barred males with the brown barred pullets, discarding all black chicks, barred & unbarred and also the unbarred brown pullets. From the results of this cross you will get pure barred brown males (Legbars) and barred brown pullets (Legbars) discarding all impure barred brown males and unbarred brown pullets. As you will see, you need to start with several lines of pure bred birds to get that far, because the wastage is pretty high, and you need unrelated foundation stock. Quite how/when the araucana is introduced I haven't yet discovered - only that contrary to the widely held belief that it should be a black/red, it was a white that was used. Back to top strangey Joined: 16 Jun 2008 Posts: 71 Location: Cumbria Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:16 pm    Post subject: WOW Back to top chickens rock your sox Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 131 Location: Kildare-Ireland Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:06 am    Post subject: whoa!!!!the only breed in that starting line I have are brown leghorns!!!and is the finished product pure??! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group