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[Leicester_H]

Hi

 

We got 3, 13 week old cream legbars, 7 weeks ago - so now 20 weeks old.

One now has a well developed comb and ear lobes but the other 2 don't seem to be developing much.

The photos below aren't brilliant but show what I mean.

 

Kitty in front with comb (and long ear lobes), Janie behind with tiny comb

 

Kitty behind Millie with tiny comb

 

Any ideas - should I be worried ??

 

H

[miller30]

Hi are they suppose to be pure crested cream legbars? that may be why the combs are different leanne

[Random_Girl66]

My cream legbar cross is now 19 weeks and she has comb and ear lobes - not quite as impressive as your Kitty but more developed than the other two. Maybe they are a few weeks younger than you thought? Are they laying yet?

[Leicester_H]

Hi are they suppose to be pure crested cream legbars?

 

Not sure - we got them from here

 

They are primarily pets so we weren't worried about how pure bred they were.

 

They should all be the same age - they are about the same size - so maybe just natural variation in development.

We were told they should start laying at around 24 weeks - which is fine - so no eggs yet.

 

H

[Egluntyne]

Are you certain that Kitty isn't a cockerel?

[miller30]

Hi just had a nose on that site they are not legbars but the hybrid version they breed called columbines I thought they looked a bit reddy in colour for legbars so my next question would be the same as egluntyne are you sure shes not a he can you get a full pic to see if there are any saddle or hackle feathers but may just be big combed as they are hybrids leanne

[Leicester_H]

Hi just had a nose on that site they are not legbars but the hybrid version they breed called columbines

 

Oh - where did you glean that? - I thought that the page listed PURE breeds and that's what she (she better be a she) is.

 

are you sure shes not a he can you get a full pic to see if there are any saddle or hackle feathers but may just be big combed as they are hybrids leanne

 

I REALLY hope she's a she - I'll get a full picture when/if it stops raining - thanks all

 

H

[miller30]

Hi if you go on the site it has a purebreeds section and a hybrid section have a look at the columbines on there leanne

[Leicester_H]

Yes - its difficult to tell them apart.

I was sold all 3 as a cream legbars.

Supplier had pure breads (of similar/same age) in one set of pens & hybrids in another set of pens.

H

[cloud]

Supplier had pure breads (of similar/same age) in one set of pens & hybrids in another set of pens.

When we were there a a couple weeks ago they mentioned that the hens had been getting between the pens by going through the gap at the top. I don't know how long hey had known this. Maybe when you had your three they hadn't yet realised. At the time I was sceptical as although the gap was just about big enough it was 6 foot up, but they clearly had a few hens in the wrong pens at the time, so I took it at face value.

 

It might be worth giving them a call.

[Leicester_H]

Hi

 

Thanks all. I have now emailed Jenna asking her re-assure me that we did indeed leave with 3 cream legbar female hens.

 

I shall be extremely disappointed if this is not he case. We can't keep a cockerel and we wanted pure breeds for longevity (to 'balance out' emotions of having ex-bats )

 

When she put them into our box, she gave them a quick check-over - would you expect her to have been able to spot that they were NOT Cream legbars ? (pictures look very similar to me but I'm not an expert)

 

H

[Cat tails]

Hopefully she can reassure you and you can keep pretty Kitty.

[sjp]

I've got a female CLB that's 19 weeks old tomorrow her head gear is as red as your Kitty's but not as spikey but I'm not sure that she's a boy as my CLB crosses at that age are normally crowing

I do have 2- 8 week old CLB cross chicks 1 boy 1 girl the girl has a very small pink comb the boy is 6 or 7mm high and as red as a post box and all of his older brothers were the same by 8 - 10 weeks old

I think that kitty is a week or 2 older than your were told and the other one is a bit younger is she a bit stroppy at the moment mine's been doing Violet Elisabeth tantrums for a couple of weeks now she'll just stand in one spot a scream for no reason it's a trait that my last CLB had plus one or two of her daughters and grand daughters have my new one as far as I know is not related to them

I do have 2- 8 week old CLB cross chicks 1 boy 1 girl the girl has a very small pink comb the boy is 6 or 7mm high and as red as a post box

[Leicester_H]

I think that kitty is a week or 2 older than your were told and the other one is a bit younger is she a bit stroppy at the moment mine's been doing Violet Elisabeth tantrums for a couple of weeks now she'll just stand in one spot a scream for no reason it's a trait that my last CLB

YES - she is doing exactly that! Kitty is by far the most vocal.

 

Thanks so much sjp - I don't mind if she's a few weeks older.

I have everything crossed that's she's a hen and preferably a cream legbar.

We've had them 7 weeks now, and I couldn't bare to lose any yet (the whole idea of getting them was to have some stability)

 

Thanks again, all, H

[jennja73]

Hello everyone,

As the seller of these chickens, I thought I should clear some things up so people don't get a bad opinion of us!

 

I understand that there is some supposition that the hens may be Columbines not Legbars? This is not possible as although we stocked Columbines last year, we have not been able to get hold of any from the supplier to sell this year. As our website says 'sold out' (this will teach me for not deleting the breed altogether from the website)

 

We have our own breeding group of Legbars from our own stock. 1 boy and a group of girls, who are housed at my own home, away from the business. They are kept in their own pen so the breeding is true.

 

Legbars can have different colours/shapes and sizes, so they are not all identical, although there are enough similarities and characteristics to distinguish them as Legbars.

 

In terms of hens flying into one anothers pens, this does happen. We have a six foot fence with a 30cm gap at the top to allow air to circulate between the pens, and occasionally the more flighty hens decide to pop in to the pen next door for a visit. However, as an owner of a business that sells chickens, and someone who has kept chickens for a number of years, I can tell the difference between a Legbar and a Gold ranger...Or any other breed for that matter, so I wouldn't have 'mistaken the breed' for another.

 

In terms of the question about the hen being a cockerel - I agree, she does have a nice big comb and good wattles, especially compared to her feathered friend, but there's no doubt that she's a hen. Im sorry if this offends anyone, but as Legbars are autosexing at day old, we cull the boys immediately. If we do let the odd one grow on from any reason, they are distinct in their colours as they are predominantly grey. I think this is just a case of one hen growing on quicker and possibly stronger than her sisters.

 

I hope that clears things up for everyone.

[Leicester_H]

Dear all,

 

I have now had a full and detailed reply from Jenna which is very reassuring

 

To reassure you- - the hens are definitely hens. There is no question about this. Legabrs are autosexed as day olds and the males are culled. Secondly there is no chance that they are Columbines because Columbines are commercially reared and are the product of two other breeds of hen, I have not purchased any this year therefore have not had any in any pens this year.

 

The legbars we breed ourselves and have one pen with 7 hens and one cockerel, whom all the offspring come from. In terms of hens escaping between pens, this has nothing to do with breeding? I can tell one hen breed from another regardless of what pen it is in. I have not had and will not have any Columbines this year. Our breeding groups are kept at a separate location from our hens we sell, so there is no chance of any 'muddling up here'

 

It's just a case of some hens (like humans) developing at different rates.

 

So I was panicking over nothing. All Jenna's hens appeared to be in very good health, and she gave the ones we chose the once over before we left. Prior to purchase she could not have been more helpful.

 

I thoroughly recommend this supplier.

[jesschicken24]

I have three hens that are sisters and the same age but the wattles vary a lot in size at the moment (they don't really have combs) so I don't think it's unusual for some to mature or grow faster.