Egluntyne Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Found this and thought it informative and worth sharing. http://hometown.aol.co.uk/cbj287/sexingcreamlegbar.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 Thanks for that Egluntine - I was going to go off to Practical Poultry to see if there was anything on Cream Legbars and it was on here instead. When I looked further at that site, I found it belongs to the person who sold us the ducks and the Cream Legbar cockerels! - one of which is the father of our little chicks! Small world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melcotton Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 Lesley - do you use your cream legbar cockrels for meat? Are they any good as a dual purpose breed? Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 When we went to pick up the ducks and one cockerel, the breeder asked if we had room to take the spare cockerels as they are difficult to sell and she has no room/neighbours won't want cockerels crowing. We took all 8 and kept just 2. The other 6 were not what you'd class as a dual purpose bird - not much meat on them but a reasonable meal for 4 at 18 weeks. The flavour was excellent though. I noticed today on the Legbars of Broadway site that they are selling Cream Legbar cockerels for £45 Our Cream Legbar hen came from there and cost £25 - hens are now £35 Perhaps I should have tried selling the cockerels before eating them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 That's an expensive lunch Lesley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 mm yes, but they did taste good A few people have said how difficult it is to sell cockerels - even expensive, rare ones. I might give it a go with the baby cockerel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Our latest one - hatched in the incubator, is a cockerel as well Any one need a Cream Legbar cockerel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...