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I should clarify. All the hens were from one breeder and the rooster from a second breeder. He said that he had deliberately culled from the two groups so the hens would not be from the same breeder as the rooster in the hopes of having that much diversity in his original birds.

The cockerels could use deeper coloring. Some of the pullets are a little muddy. Temperament is very mild. A few of the pullets haven't been as thick as I would like. But all the cockerels have been deep and wide. Combs haven't been perfect on the boys by a long shot, but we eat the ones that...

I should mention that if these are hatchery birds, they are awfully nice ones. All toes are pretty much perfect and confirmation is good. Only 2 of the original flock had less than ideal coloring and all had nice beards and muffs. I've seen better, but not from hatchery stock.

I bought out a breeder who assured me that he had purchased all his original stock from two breeders and none were hatchery stock. Unfortunately, he couldn't remember who he purchased them from. He had deliberately started his flock with birds from out of state breeders, that is why I know they...

Mine go broody regularly, but this year, none have actually stayed broody long enough to hatch chicks. Last year 3 of them did hatch out chicks and all went broody at one time or another, but no one was interested in letting them hatch anything so I don't know if they would have stayed broody...

I tend to agree. I've never hatched bantam anything, but on my most successful hatches the LF eggs hatch at 19 days.

That's really good info. Thanks so much for sharing.

In the pics I've seen, some chicks show the problem with one eye and some with both eyes. I would imagine a blind chicken wouldn't live long, whereas we've had one eyed roosters for years and they seem to get along fine. I did notice that folks posting about the bug eyed chicks who had chicks...

Interesting. Kind of begs the question how the hen got it in the first place if it isn't passed on by chicks that survive. And if it spreads between adults in any kind of way.

I've been looking around this site and ran into several pics of newly hatched chicks that were bug eyed Faverolles. At least two folks responded in threads who had this with non-Faverolles, so apparently it's not just a Faverolles thing, but I'm wondering if anyone knows what causes this?

I've heard that incubator temps can be kept a little off (can't remember if it was low or high) for a few hours to kill off the developing male chicks because they die faster than the female chicks at that temp, but I'd be afraid of accidentally killing off the females.

Our Silkies went broody 3-4 times a year. The guy we got the Faverolles from said each hen went broody once and a few went broody twice this year. I don't have any personal experience to speak from, but at least this line of Faverolles doesn't sound as broody as the Silkies we've had. Me too! :)

Awassi?! In the US? How much did that cost and where did you get it?...or would you have one for sale at some point? I'd love to get my hands on one. That's a milk sheep that would actually thrive here in Texas... Although I would have to take up shearing.

Thank you. We must be really close to each other. Perhaps we can trade down the line or something. What kind of sheep do you raise? We raise Katahdins. Our farm name was what I ended up choosing for my handle here. I've got an abundance of decent toes in the girls. I haven't looked at their...

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I have so many pictures, but hardly any that are decent of the breeding group of hens. Here are a couple, although some of these girls are molting and Cotton has more tail in now (and a head when she isn't whirling around). The one in front is from the original 2012 hatched group, like Cotton.

Anything with an orange leg band hatched early 2012. Everything else hatched this year and is a son or daughter to Hoss. The rooster looking boy has sprigs on the back of his comb so he going to be eaten. Keep in mind that he only about 6 months old. Both of the younger cockerels are about 3...

This is Hoss. He is the original rooster to this flock, hatched in January or February 2012. The blurriness is because he wouldn't be still, but he's very light in the saddle with ivory hackles. He's broader and deeper than any rooster we've had of any other breed.

Thank you. I can tell uploading pics is my next task. :-) I just finished reading the entire thread. It's been a nail biter. I've felt the rush of excitement when Rose and Peter started making contributions to the thread. I've cried when sickness and predators took out prize birds. I've been...

Howdy folks! We recently acquired a flock of Salmon Faverolles from a local breeder who was leaving the country. He said all his birds came from an out of state breeder, but he couldn't remember who. The rooster is supposed to be out of different lines than the hens. I'd be really interested in...