cream legbar with poof

[500Chickens]

is it rare for cream legbars to have poofs on their head?

 

[MommyGirl]

is it rare for cream legbars to have poofs on their head?

I thought all cream Legbars had poofs on their head

 

[500Chickens]

I thought all cream Legbars had poofs on their head

oh, i dont know. i thought some didnt. maybe the ones without poofs are th rare ones

 

[NatJ]

is it rare for cream legbars to have poofs on their head?

It may depend on what you mean by "poof."

Here is an article with pictures of Cream Legbars:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/reviews/legbar.11436/
I would consider that they have a normal size crest for their breed.

Here is an article with pictures of Polish chickens:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/keeping-polish-chickens.72138/
That amount of crest is normal for Polish but is much bigger than would be normal for Legbars.

 

[thespurredhen]

There are single and double crest. The crest is tricky to breed for males so yes sometimes the gene is lost while trying to mute the crest so the comb will stand.

 

[Jeff_Stone]

is it rare for cream legbars to have poofs on their head?

If you don;t mind me fielding this a little... As far as my knowing goes, yes, it’s unusual. (and no offense to anyone on this planet regarding what follows).

True Cream Legbars should have a sleek, backward-sweeping crest (like one of those stylish 1920s flapper hats), not typically a full "poof."

Can cream legbars ever have poofs? Short answer: Yes, but it’s almost typically a red flag.

when a poofy legbar isn't a legbar scenarios: ​

1. The "Oops, We Mixed the Eggs" Scenario....Hatcheries (especially TSC-style ones) frequently mislabel chicks.

2. That "poof" could mean Polish, Silkie, or Appenzeller Spitzhauben genes snuck in. Now then the Genetic Glitch. Technically, a pure Legbar could throw a mutant poof, but it’s rarer than a polite internet debate. (I should know). If it happens, it’s a fault (not a feature) per most breed standards books. Brings us to the "I maybe have accidentally bought a false positive" special. Some sellers slap "Cream Legbar" on any blue-egg-layer to just charge extra.

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Testing Your Poofy Suspect​

1, Comb Check: true Legbars have single combs (if it’s rose/v-shaped, not a Legbar).
2. Egg Color: If it lays blue/green, be happy, at least you got the fun part.
3. Feet Feathers: If it’s got fluffy feet, you’ve been most likely Silkie-scammed.

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Final word: if you wanted a show-quality Legbar? That poof is a "crime." If you just want blue eggs and a funny-looking chicken? Name it ‘Almost’ and enjoy.

Either way, it is often the case of the chicken-industrial complex has struck again.

 

[500Chickens]

Final word: if you wanted a show-quality Legbar? That poof is a "crime." If you just want blue eggs and a funny-looking chicken? Name it ‘Almost’ and enjoy.

 

[500Chickens]

thank you @Jeff_Stone

 

[Jeff_Stone]

thank you @Jeff_Stone

You're welcome! Hope it helps.

People really in search of a proper Cream need to help get TSC and such to stop faking it.

 

[ChickenShepherd_6116]

I thought all cream Legbars had poofs on their head

me too, mine did