I have had salmon faverolles since May of 2010, and they quickly surpassed my love for all my previous breeds. I started with bantams, because that is what I found first, and have recently acquired three salmon LF pullets. Although the LF are still warming up to me, the bantams are wonderful, full of personality and a joy to watch. They are the most calm when being held, and tend to follow me around in the run. The rooster is the most spectacular of all the roosters I have seen, IMHO.
Unfortunately, their docile nature entices the other birds to pick on them, which is why I'll will have a flock of faverolles in their own section in the future. I highly recommend them as a first breed for young children, because of their gentleness.
The faverolles from the hatchery are quite different from the truebred birds available from breeders - they are worth the wait and the cost, as is true of virtually every purebred fowl.
Unfortunately, their docile nature entices the other birds to pick on them, which is why I'll will have a flock of faverolles in their own section in the future. I highly recommend them as a first breed for young children, because of their gentleness.
The faverolles from the hatchery are quite different from the truebred birds available from breeders - they are worth the wait and the cost, as is true of virtually every purebred fowl.