Frost White Legbar Project

[GlicksChicks]

Hello all! This thread will be for documenting my Frost White Legbar breeding journey. These will be the first breed I will be focusing on pure breeding to the SOP.

On April 24, 2024 I bought 2 Frost White Legbar chicks, not knowing much about their rarity at the time. If I had known, I would've bought more of them. Both of them were pullets, which was easily identified because the chicks of Frost White Legbars are sexlinked. The pullets are now almost 9 weeks old. (For the life of me I thought they were older than that. I don't know why )

Yesterday (August 8, 2024) I purchased an 11 week old Frost White Legbar cockerel from a kind lady on Facebook who needed to get rid of them because she couldn't have roosters. She had 2 Legbar eggs, but both of them ended up being boys, so she had no female chicks to compare them to.

Now, I have the 3 chickens in a dog kennel until I finish their much larger breeding pen. It will be a while until I can start getting chicks from them, but it is good to let them grow up together. If the rooster becomes very adament about breeding with them when they aren't ready, I will put him back in the kennel, but the kennel will be inside their breeding pen so they aren't truly seperated.

 

[2ndTink]

The pulets are adorable. Good luck with your project!

 

[GlicksChicks]

The pulets are adorable. Good luck with your project!

Thank you! They are such sweet girls too!

 

[SunshineMeadows Homestead]

How are your white legbars coming? I just had a white pullet hatch from my mixed pen of Cream and Opal, and went looking for info on white legbars. How do you sex them at hatch? The only way I could tell this one is a girl was by wing feathering, she matches the other pullet chicks. Interested to hear more!

 

[GlicksChicks]

How are your white legbars coming? I just had a white pullet hatch from my mixed pen of Cream and Opal, and went looking for info on white legbars. How do you sex them at hatch? The only way I could tell this one is a girl was by wing feathering, she matches the other pullet chicks. Interested to hear more!

The Legbars are doing well! 2 hens and 1 roo. Just hatched out 2 sons a few weeks ago.

You can sex them by stripes! The females have dark stripes down their backs. The boys do not, and they have a white spot on the head.

 

[BarbaraShaffer]

Howdy! I'm new here (and to forums in general). I wanted to share an idea I've heard floated in one of the Facebook groups Cream Legbar Breeders of America (the "chat" feature can be a bit more active if you'd prefer that type of platform - I certainly do and Curtis and Rachel are in it as well).

As everyone knows, the legbar is not yet recognized in the US and lacking an SOP. Many simply try their best to follow the UK SOP which seems like the best bet. Due to a lot of terminology within the colors getting confusing for folks, even breeders....it's just not been made any easier. So here's the idea, instead of trying to get the Cream legbar recognized, it would likely be much easier to get a white legbar recognized as there isn't so much coloring terminology that will need to be clarified. I think it's an excellent idea to at least get us going on the right track more quickly. Several of us can get together and discuss a plan, I find it easier on Facebook chat, personally. There's a few of us already planning to go this direction. Curious as to everyone's thoughts!

 

[GlicksChicks]

Howdy! I'm new here (and to forums in general). I wanted to share an idea I've heard floated in one of the Facebook groups Cream Legbar Breeders of America (the "chat" feature can be a bit more active if you'd prefer that type of platform - I certainly do and Curtis and Rachel are in it as well).

As everyone knows, the legbar is not yet recognized in the US and lacking an SOP. Many simply try their best to follow the UK SOP which seems like the best bet. Due to a lot of terminology within the colors getting confusing for folks, even breeders....it's just not been made any easier. So here's the idea, instead of trying to get the Cream legbar recognized, it would likely be much easier to get a white legbar recognized as there isn't so much coloring terminology that will need to be clarified. I think it's an excellent idea to at least get us going on the right track more quickly. Several of us can get together and discuss a plan, I find it easier on Facebook chat, personally. There's a few of us already planning to go this direction. Curious as to everyone's thoughts!

That would be awesome! I plan to show my trio at the next poultry show in my area to get them out there! Count me in!

Here are some pics of my beauties.

 

[GibsonFamilyFarm]

Hello! I am coming in to ask a couple questions. Last spring I purchased 4 white legbars from TSC. At the time I had no idea they were rare or what they were except yay to more blue eggs!!
I did a quick search to see if you can sex them. I did see the strip and picked the best I could. I actually did well and picked all girls. Although I was hoping for one male so I could breed.
A couple months later, I noticed my cream legbars were producing white chicks. Only 1-2 per hatch of a couple dozen. I did some research and was told one of my hens and my roo had the gene.
Now I have a rooster from them with my 4 girls from TSC. I’m going to breed them this year but was wondering if they will breed true white or if I’ll have bleed through or possibly regular cream legbar chicks from them.
Has anyone tried or have an idea? I’ll know if a couple months but just wanted to ask.

 

[Amer]

That would be awesome! I plan to show my trio at the next poultry show in my area to get them out there! Count me in!

Here are some pics of my beauties.

Wow! Those are lovely. The rooster is in just beautiful feather.

 

[Amer]

Hello! I am coming in to ask a couple questions. Last spring I purchased 4 white legbars from TSC. At the time I had no idea they were rare or what they were except yay to more blue eggs!!
I did a quick search to see if you can sex them. I did see the strip and picked the best I could. I actually did well and picked all girls. Although I was hoping for one male so I could breed.
A couple months later, I noticed my cream legbars were producing white chicks. Only 1-2 per hatch of a couple dozen. I did some research and was told one of my hens and my roo had the gene.
Now I have a rooster from them with my 4 girls from TSC. I’m going to breed them this year but was wondering if they will breed true white or if I’ll have bleed through or possibly regular cream legbar chicks from them.
Has anyone tried or have an idea? I’ll know if a couple months but just wanted to ask.

White to white will produce all white.