Cream Legbar
Standard, Auto-Sexing, UK import and AU line
- Originated from UK
- Mature weight is under 2.3 –3.2kg
- Fast growing, early maturing – first egg around 6- 7 months
- Large– Extra large sized pastel blue coloured eggs, expected to lay around 200 -220 per year.
- Broodiness – Low
- Maintenance – Low
Cream Legbar : Egg colour genetic *Updated 22/07/2025*
“My Legbar hen was hatched from blue eggs, why is she laying white eggs?”
This is a question we see quite often, and it’s a known issue within the Australian Cream Legbar community. Unfortunately confirming the genetics behind the blue egg colour is not as simple as it seems. The blue egg gene is dominant over white, meaning some birds may still carry the recessive white egg gene (they are heterozygous). As a result, although the hen may lay blue eggs, she can still pass on the white egg gene to her offspring.
We experienced this issue ourselves when we first started our Cream Legbar breeding program. Although all of our birds were hatched from blue eggs and originally sourced from a small number of reputable import-line Legbar breeders in Australia, some still ended up laying white eggs. These birds were removed from our cream legbar breeding program.
With our 2024/25 breeding stock, we received reports from customers who purchased chicks and fertile eggs that some of their hens, once matured, unfortunately laid white eggs. We’ve tried to address this challenge in many ways. Accurately tracking each hen’s genetics—by collecting eggs, hatching them separately, labelling, raising the chicks, and waiting to see what colour eggs they lay-is incredibly time-consuming and, quite honestly, not realistically possible for a small-scale breeder like us to achieve consistent and gather reliable results.
In early 2025, we took a major step forward by deciding to genetically test all of our Cream Legbar breeding stock for their egg colour genotype. This was a significant investment of time, effort, and cost, but we felt it was important. Our goal is to gain a clearer understanding of our breeding birds and to provide more reliable and consistent offspring for future generations. Producing blue eggs is, after all, one of the key features of the Cream Legbar breed.
As of 22nd July 2025, our Cream Legbar breeding group consists of birds that have been confirmed by genetic testing to be homozygous carriers of the blue egg gene.
While we’ve done our very best to minimise the chances of white-egg-laying gene through genetic testing, no method is 100% foolproof. Human error, sample contamination, or natural limitations in testing accuracy may still result in unexpected outcomes. We believe in full transparency, so our customers can make informed and confident decisions. Read more about blue egg genetic (Click to view)
Cream Legbar Chicks
Cream Legbars are an auto-sexing breed, meaning chicks can be sexed upon hatch based on their color and markings.
Female Cream Legbar chicks hatch with defined eyeliner and distinct back markings. In contrast, male Cream Legbar chicks typically have a more noticeable white dot on the top of their head shortly after hatching. These visible differences make it possible to accurately sex the chicks immediately after they hatch.
Related post – Cream Legbar Sexing Tips
