Cream Legbar

Historical Origin

England · European

The Cream Legbar is a British auto-sexing breed that lays beautiful sky-blue eggs reliably. Developed in the 1930s, they are active foragers with a curious, alert personality. Their blue eggs and autosexing trait (chicks can be sexed at hatch by color) make them highly sought after.

Temperament & Behavior

This breed is classified as active with a noise level of moderate and excellent foraging ability. Broodiness tendency: rarely.

Biological Reference

"Phenotypic analysis of Gallus gallus domesticus (Cream Legbar) supports a metabolic feed efficiency of 0.27 lbs/day at a standard body mass of 5.5 lbs. Egg production frequency approximates 4.4 ova/week under optimal lighting conditions (14h photoperiod)."