brissybee

I appreciate this has the potential to be a "niche" thread but I've just discovered the existence of the cream legbar.

A chicken which lays blue eggs!




Anybody got them? I want one! Also a silver campine please.

Dashie

Americaunas do, don't they?

old.sparkles

https://www.omlet.co.uk/breeds/chickens/cream+legbar/

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/li...0campine%20hen

brissybee

I had to look them up. Yes, it does look like they lay the blue eggs too. Amazing I think. Would be great for Easter!

Thanks for the chicken links. I might look up all sorts of things on the preloved site.

old.sparkles

scot47

What colour are the yolks ?

brissybee

From what I can gather they're a slightly lighter colour yellow.

Not mauve.

Editha

After we move to Devon in July, I'm planning to get a couple of chickens and keep them in an eglu. The eglus are quite pricey, but they are easy to clean and portable.

I haven't decided which breed yet. I might give a home to some ex-battery chickens, or get one of the ornamental breeds. The Cream Legbar is a bit dull looking. I think I'd prefer one of the laced bantam breeds because they are the prettiest.

brissybee

I would like a few of the rare breeds but really like the idea of including a couple of ex battery chickens in my "one day" chicken collection.

The battery hens have such a hard time it would be lovely to see them spend their final days pecking free range.