I don't have any documentation but I assume the Faverolles would be a modern breed? I like the categories set up this way. Very helpful and more meaningful then just heritage.
There egg production is good I say I average between 180 and 220 eggs a year per hen. They lay well during the winter as well. Not vary broody at all. Have had one hen hatch chicks and raise them successful and none of the others have ever been broody.
Posted these over on the heritage thread but didn't get much of a response as they seem to be in some sort of disagreement over there. Just thought I would come over here and post some pictures of my breeding group of salmon faverolles and ask for some opinions/ discuss a bit.
Hop everyone's...
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I think that may be true for Faverolles a long time ago the two types were separated and used to be both in france but now there is only light in france. Its a complex thing the Faverolles were really just farm duel purpose birds and were really inconsistent. Our standard reflects both...
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No not even three and yes they are all related those are the three main breeders. There is one strain from the initial importations (not sure who) they are all related. Then there was the importation of one or two British birds that provided us with a new influx of blood. Dick, Ron, and...
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No not even three and yes they are all related those are the three main breeders. There is one strain from the initial importations (not sure who) they are all related. Then there was the importation of one or two British birds that provided us with a new influx of blood. Dick, Ron, and...
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No not even three and yes they are all related those are the three main breeders. There is one strain from the initial importations (not sure who) they are all related. Then there was the importation of one or two British birds that provided us with a new influx of blood. Dick, Ron, and...
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Ok since I was so tired I will answer this question in more detail now.
I don't have any Faverolles right now. The major lines are Dick Boulanger, Peter Merlin, and Ron Patterson. They are the major breeders of LF salmons and whites in the country today.
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Well you guys got the point across on the other thread that you guys dont want to breed the older breeds and you are just saying the same thing over and over agian.
exactly, and now a new thread on the same arguement !
Everyone breed what you want and put your best into it is what I...
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Currently I don't have any faverolles right now as my dogs got to them and I am away at college. I am going to hatch for a 4-H project and may retain a trio or two Well I am the vice president of the Faverolles Fanciers of America right now. We are an organization that want to preserve...
Back to birds here are some real faverolles
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5353781#p5353781
Post 5521 Peter Merlin wrote that article I posted a bit ago and he has some of the best Faverolles around but doesn't sell.
Henry
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Ha ha I agree about spelling I am offal.
Yep sheds a bad light on young people I am only 18 and I know better ha ha. Well hope we can just agree to disagree and leave it there. Glad its ok to disagree I do love a good discussion with people who don't share my view as long as they are...
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We are not a very old country but for us RIR, buckeyes, Plymouth rocks ect. They are OUR heritage birds I really dont care as much about other countrys breeds I care about the USA bred birds. You are doing a very good thing by keeping them alive here but how many people on here will...
I agree with you most of these "heritage fowl" were just mixed breed farm birds brought over here by the settlers. I also sometimes wonder about calling them heritage when there are european breed and asian breeds that have existed for thousands of years. But they are American breeds and are...
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Henry,
I know you have a Faverolles thread going too (570+ pages: awesome!), but I appreciate you dropping in.
If a person wanted to try out Faverolles as a new addition to their flock where would you suggest they acquire stock?
There are some very good breeders of Faverolles on this...