Legbar chicken
The Legbar was the first British autosexing breed, created at Cambridge from Leghorn and Barred Rock; the Cream Legbar lays blue eggs.
The Legbar is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Soft Feather Light class. Its origin is given as Cambridge, UK. It appears on the RBST Watchlist as a priority breed, so keepers of pure stock help conserve it.
It is kept in large and bantam forms. Recognised colours: Gold, Silver, Cream. Typical adult weights: cock about 2.7–3.4 kg and hen about 2–2.7 kg.
It lays white/cream eggs. It is mainly kept for eggs.
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Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Soft Feather Light
- Origin
- Cambridge, UK
- Kept for
- Eggs
History
Developed in 1929–30s at the Cambridge Genetical Institute by Michael Pease and R.C. Punnett.
Appearance
Light, upright, single comb; gold, silver and cream (crested). Autosexing: chicks can be sexed at hatch by down colour and pattern (males paler, females darker with clearer stripes).
Recognised colours
Gold, Silver, Cream
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large, Bantam
- Cock
- 2.7–3.4 kg
- Hen
- 2–2.7 kg
Eggs
- Egg colour
- White/cream
- Notes
- High-laying: white/cream eggs for Gold and Silver, blue-green for Cream.
Temperament
- In short
- Active, can be flighty
- Keeping notes
- Active, alert.
Hardiness
Hardy
Broodiness
Rarely broody
Flying
Good flyer
Suitability
- Beginners
- Suitable for beginners
- Good to know
- Many strains have lost clear autosexing.
Conservation status (RBST)
A priority breed on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist.
Breed club
- Autosexing Breeds Association, umbrella · Website
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