Cream Legbar
The Cream Legbar is a striking and unique chicken breed known for its beautiful plumage, friendly personality, and excellent egg-laying ability. Originally developed in the UK, the Cream Legbar is a hybrid of the original Legbar breed, crossed with other birds to improve traits like egg color and production.
Key Features:
Appearance: Cream Legbars have soft, creamy-colored feathers, often with subtle blue or greenish tones. Their plumage is slightly laced with darker streaks, giving them a unique and attractive appearance. They have a slim, medium-sized body with a crest on their heads, adding to their distinctive look. Their legs are yellow, and they have a single comb.
Size: Cream Legbars are medium-sized birds, with hens typically weighing around 4-5 lbs and roosters around 5-6 lbs. Despite their smaller size compared to some other breeds, they are hardy and active.
Egg Production: Cream Legbars are known for their excellent egg-laying ability, producing around 200-300 medium to large blue or green eggs per year. Their consistent egg production and colorful eggs make them a popular choice for backyard flocks.
Temperament: Cream Legbars are friendly, curious, and relatively calm, but they can be more active and independent than some other breeds. They are good foragers and enjoy free-ranging, though they are still social and can be easily handled with regular interaction.
Hardiness: This breed is hardy and does well in a variety of climates. The Cream Legbar is known for its resilience to cold weather, though they also handle warmer temperatures relatively well, especially when provided with shade and fresh water.
Summary:
The Cream Legbar is a beautiful, medium-sized chicken breed known for its soft, creamy feathers and excellent blue or green egg production. With a friendly temperament, they are active and good foragers, making them a popular choice for backyard flocks. Their hardiness and consistent egg-laying abilities make them a valuable addition to any flock.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENT
There is a minimum requirement of 3 PER BREED on females. No minimum requirement on males only. This applies to local pick up orders that are pre-ordered.
SHIPPING POLICY
Orders are shipping February 5th through October 29th every Monday and Wednesday (excluding holidays). We will do everything we can to get your chicks scheduled based on your preferred ship month and week, however, there is no guarantee your order will arrive during that time. An email confirmation will be sent as soon as your order is reserved. If you have any date restrictions, please note them in the checkout page. Please read through our Guarantee and Policies for more information.
PICKUP POLICY
Orders made for local pickup will be available for pickup Friday & Saturday the week your order is scheduled. We will do everything we can to get your birds scheduled for pickup based on your preferred month and week, however, there is no guarantee your order will be available at that time. An email confirmation will be sent as soon as your order is scheduled. If you have any date restrictions, please note them in the checkout page.
Orders must be picked up the week they are scheduled. Any orders not picked up will not be rescheduled and will be considered abandoned. We do not offer refunds on abandoned orders. This applies to orders that are shorted (not all breeds hatched out as expected). On orders that are shorted, remaining chicks on order will need to be picked up as scheduled.
There is no guarantee of mortality or morbidity once poultry leaves our store. Be sure to check your box of chicks before you leave.
