Salmon Faverolle Sex Question

[seanengler]

Hey everybody, thanks in advance for your answers. I bought four salmon faverolles, one didn't make it, I have three left. Out of the three, they all look a little different so it's hard for me to say with certainty who I heard roosting this morning. Two have beards, one does not. One with a beard and the one without a beard have neck feathers that look different than the other one with a beard. Take a look:

Bearded:


Bearded, but similar looking neck feathers to non bearded:


Non Bearded:


What do you think? Who was trying out their crow this morning?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Your sf are all pullets, crower is someone else

 

[Keeperofmunchkins]

Your sf are all pullets, crower is someone else

Thank goodness you said this because I was thinking I was crazy, not seeing any boys...

 

[EggSighted4Life]

#2 if I had to venture a guess.

They should all be bearded. Are they just missing from mini molts or the other grooming them? What is their age? Salmon Faverolles have major difference in feather color between cocks and hens. They look like pullets really... male should have a black chest by now...

 

[ColtHandorf]

They are all pullets of hatchery quality which explains the lack of full beards and the dark coloring.

 

[seanengler]

Your sf are all pullets, crower is someone else

My existing flock is all hens and the blue ameraucanas I got with the SF I'm certain are pullets. Now I'm doubting what I heard this morning haha! I haven't heard anything since the couple crows this morning.

 

[seanengler]

They are all pullets of hatchery quality which explains the lack of full beards and the dark coloring.

Thanks! Second guessing what I heard now

 

[Sequel]

Hey everybody, thanks in advance for your answers. I bought four salmon faverolles, one didn't make it, I have three left. Out of the three, they all look a little different so it's hard for me to say with certainty who I heard roosting this morning. Two have beards, one does not. One with a beard and the one without a beard have neck feathers that look different than the other one with a beard. Take a look:

Bearded:
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Bearded, but similar looking neck feathers to non bearded:
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Non Bearded:
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What do you think? Who was trying out their crow this morning?

I have a Salmon Faverolles hen who crowed. She did it for about 5 minutes one time and one time only so far. I hope you're as lucky. Mine is two years old though, yours look pretty small to be doing that but who knows? Chickens be chickens! They do what they want!

 

[seanengler]

Ta

#2 if I had to venture a guess.

They should all be bearded. Are they just missing from mini molts or the other grooming them? What is their age? Salmon Faverolles have major difference in feather color between cocks and hens. They look like pullets really... male should have a black chest by now...
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This is what has me so confused, the roosters are SO different than the hens I figured it would be so easy to tell by now. They were hatched April 22, almost 8 weeks.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

They are all pullets of hatchery quality which explains the lack of full beards and the dark coloring.

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My hq sf pullets are what I would call "bearded" .....very scraggly, incomplete bearding