Faverolles Thread

[Fancy Favie]

I Just got my eggs yesterday from Piper set them Last night Awesome Packing job Thanks Piper

 

[appps]

Just thought Id share some more photos of my girls now they are a bit older.

They are approx 16-18 weeks now.

Carl has decided that the plant pot is the best spot to sit and nest. lol


Winry was all worn out after her big day getting the beak trimmed yesterday so she was snoozing. Her bottom beak is longer than the top and she was loosing condition and drinking constantly so I was worried she wasnt getting enough to actually go down when eating and drinking so I took her and got it trimmed. So far so good, she isnt dribbling as much water when she drinks anyway.

Colonel - Im actually a little concerned about her as well. Unlike Tuppence below when she stands you can see the breast bone on her front. I never thought anything of it till the vet mentioned Winry being thin yesterday because he could feel her breastbone. Should I be able to see the line down the front from the breastbone on a fav?

and tuppence. She is our biggest girl.

Should add the vet also said he found mites on winry so I gave the whole flock a dose of ivermectin yesterday so hopefully have de liced and wormed all in one in case its worms causing the thinness and I never wormed them when I bought them (dumb move probably)

Ive also spent the whole morning cleaning and spraying and powdering the coop and roosts.

 

[poularde]

Those look like you have some very nice girls growing out there. Where did they come from?

Pretty.

I just remembered your earlier post. Good decision on these birds. Congratulations!

 

[appps]

Those look like you have some very nice girls growing out there.  Where did they come from? Pretty.


I just remembered you earlier post.  Good decision on these birds. Congratulations!

Yeah I'm glad I got the older ones. It really made no differerence to how tame they ended up. They are still super friendly, in fact lots friendlier than the sizzles we got as 3 week olds.

Oh and I bought them from a guy in Sydney. They are second generation from eggs he bought from one of Aus top fav breeders.

Not sure they will be quite show quality but close enough for us

 

[n8ivetxn]

They're very nice looking girls, and it seems like you're taking very good care of them and meeting their needs head-on

Congrats on taking the older chicks!

 

[appps]

Quick question. Does anyone have an idea what a 4.5 month old fav would weigh?

I weighed all mine to worm and just curious if they are all underweight.

 

[Nambroth]

this is a good thread on a hatchery faverolle- the sweet temperment is there, just not the looks obviously
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/563302/derperella-the-weird-faverolles-friends

To everyone: Now that I've had them over two years, I can say that the hatchery Faverolles I have are overall the least vigorous and have the poorest constitutions of all of the hatchery breeds I have. They are sweet-- by far the sweetest girls I have-- but they have been on and off again sickly for the entire two years I've had them so far. I am not trying to say that a hatchery Faverolles is guaranteed to have less vigor. I'm just suggesting that they are NOT bred for good genetics and overall health the way that a good breeder might do. Some people do get very healthy and robust favs from hatcheries. I am not one of those people, is all.

I love my hatchery faverolles very, very much... and the truth is that I think Derperella's story (the goofy looking hen in the photo above) has helped increase awareness and interest for this breed on BYC, but were I ever to get more, I would personally absolutely only consider some from a good breeder.

I'm not trying to suggest that getting hatchery birds is bad, only that sometimes you don't get what you expect, and the health problems and vet bills have cost me far more than buying really top quality birds would have to start.

 

[miquwid]

at what age do they start to get the puff around their necks?

 

[heritagehabitatfarms]

they hatch with there beard and muffs... it tends to disappear when they are about to get the last of there feathers in but once the feathers grow in u can see it very well... sometimes the hatchery birds don't have one at all...

at what age do they start to get the puff around their necks?

 

[artsyrobin]

just wondering, i have chicks from Cloverleaf- adorable little buggers, black/blue favs- so can you sex those colors the way you do with salmons? most of them are black with white wing feathers coming in,