kindred spirits!!!
DS and I fell in love with bantam Salmon Favs at a big show several years ago, and while looking for them I found BYC, and Barnevelders, of which we bought 6. I finally found some Standard Salmon Faverolle eggs in August. 6 of 15 eggs hatched, by two banty broodies, one of whom had 2 others trying to take over her nest the first week.
One chick stopped growing at 5 days, but ran around with the others just fine; on day 10 he didn't wake up. At 2 weeks their colors began to look like 3 pullets, a roo, and a mystery (a lovely cinnamon but not clear roo or pullet).
The cockerel met with a sad end two nights ago when an older cockerel attacked him and excited the dog, who grabbed him for just a sec, and broke his poor neck. He died fast. 
We're still in shock. We've been offered a Bantam Salmon Fav roo. 
Has anyone crossed LF and Bantam Favs? I will let him be with them but I don't plan to hatch their eggs 'til I hear back from y'all. 
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11/16/09 at 7:52pm
I'm right here!! I also have a LF salmon Fav... Her name is Sammy... Poor girl was quite sad looking when I got her, but she is big and beautiful now!
) It sounds like Hampshire and Dickinson my top two choices probably will let me bring the flock because they have really beautiful on campus organic farms.
