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Salmon Faverolle chicks -- boys or girls?

post #1 of 13
4/11/12 at 7:48am
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I have 6 Salmon Faverolle chicks.  They are just 2 weeks old today, but my understanding is that you can differentiate between the sexes by color.  These guys are hatchery chicks, not SQ, so I don't know how correct their coloring is.  I think I have 3 pullets and 3 cockerels.  I don't know if you can feather sex SF or not, but the 3 girl suspects have longer wing feathers.  The 3 "boys" have shorter wings and darker feathers.  Thought I'd see what you experts out there think!  big_smile.png  Oh, and even though it's hard to tell in the pics, they all have that crazy 5th toe, feathered legs and adorable little muffs.

 

First is "Luna."  She is the only one I can tell apart because she had really deformed feet when we got her.  I taped them and it really helped one foot.  The other foot is still pretty crooked, but she isn't walking on it like a fist anymore and doesn't seem bothered by it. 

 

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Next up, pullet suspect #2:

 

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And the third "girl" --

 

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And now "boy" #1 (see what I mean by the difference in wing feathers?)--

 

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"Boy" ? #2 --

 

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And last "boy" --

 

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Can't wait to hear what everyone thinks.  Please tell me I have at least ONE pullet, lol!!  fl.gif

 

Heather

 

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post #2 of 13
4/11/12 at 7:55am

Well I think you are correct on what you have, you seem pretty knowledgeable about what's what. I agree last one looks a lot like a roo, and #3 looks a lot like a pullet to me. thumbsup.gif

 

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post #3 of 13
4/11/12 at 8:19am
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Well, I'm still pretty new to chickens, so all my knowledge has been gained from surfing sites and lurking here.  big_smile.png  I'm really glad someone else agrees so far!!  celebrate.gif

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post #4 of 13
4/11/12 at 8:23am

I know this is a silly comment but that expression on that third "girl's" face is adorable!  She's like, what cha doin' mom?  I love it!

 

 

Since that's your avatar pic I guess you loved it too!

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post #5 of 13
4/11/12 at 8:30am
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Exactly!  She was so cute.  Everyone else was less than thrilled with the photo session.  She was a little diva!  wink.png

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post #6 of 13
4/11/12 at 9:02am

Faverolles can be gender ID'ed fairly early on by coloration.  Your chick with solid black in it's primaries is the male.  The other chicks with brown-only primaries are females.  It'll become REALLY apparent when their body feathers start coming in, as the males continue to feather black.

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post #7 of 13
4/11/12 at 6:35pm

Did you order pullets or straight run, and from which hatchery? I see some pullets but the exact number depends on where they came from.


Edited by keesmom - 4/11/12 at 6:38pm
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post #8 of 13
4/11/12 at 7:10pm
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They are straight run and I got them from my local feed store.  They get their chicks from Estes Hatchery (https://www.esteshatchery.com/index.php?cPath=22).  Hope this helps!  Which one(s) are you guessing as pullets? Thanks!!

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post #9 of 13
4/11/12 at 7:31pm

I think you are correct in all your guesses :) The ones with black are males. Salmon Faveroles are the best woot.gif

I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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post #10 of 13
8/12/12 at 5:44pm

I used this rule when I brought mine home.  I have two of them that I've had since a week old.  One had the wings of the rooster and one had the wings of the hens.  Now I'm not so sure.  My hen is very dark.  She has lots of black on her.  The other is a rooster and he is really starting to look like the pictures of the roos that I see.  His saddle is brown, where as the other is not. 

So I believe this one is the rooster.  He always had the black on his wing.

 

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Below is what I thought was the hen.  She always had the salmon color on her wings as the chick.  Then she has a lot of white and black in her here. 

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Now here they are at 10 1/2 weeks old.  First the one I thought was a hen.

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And here is Philip:

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So what are your opinions?

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