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Description
Breed History
The Cream Legbar was first introduced at the London Dairy Show in 1947 and received a written standard by the Poultry Club of Great Britain in 1958. They grew in popularity to fill a niche market in the British egg industry for pastel eggs produced by free-range birds. Today a variant of the Cream Legbar produces eggs that are marketed under the name of the Cotswold Legbar –borrowing the name of Britain’s productive and beautiful pastoral region—and are viewed as the pinnacle of locally produced gourmet eggs in that country. Click here for more about the Cotswold Legbar. https://www.legbarsofbroadway.co.uk/index.php/our-hens/cotswold-legbar/
Appearance and Behavior
Cream Legbars are excellent foragers and thrive when given free range time on a regular basis. The roosters are vigilant and protective of the hens, and the hens busily enjoy finding grubs, seeds, and insects from their environment. In 1952, seven Legbar hens in England were monitored for a year. On average they each laid 260 eggs. On our farm we monitor the laying numbers of all our breeders and the Cream Legbars produce more than this number. Their eggs can be deceptive in appearance as they tend to be more spherical than most chicken eggs, so look shorter and smaller. When weighed they nicely compare to other breeds easily rate between a medium and large under USDA egg sizing standards.
The hens occasionally go broody, and they are protective of their eggs so tend to peck your hand when collecting eggs from under them. Hens are renowned for laying steadily up to three and four years old, making them a truly wonderful addition to your flock and putting a large number of gorgeous colored eggs in your basket.
Notes
Nickelbeak Hollow secured breeding stock directly from the first importers of this breed into the United States and are pleased to bring this incredible layer to you.
Egg Color: Blue to green
Egg Size: Medium to large
Average number of eggs per year: 200+
Gamefowl: No
Country of Origin: Britain
Cold Tolerant: Yes, with additional protection to mitigate frostbite to their combs
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