3 week old Salmon Faverolles

[BulldogsandChickens]

They may have gotten them from a breeder that got them from hatchery stock. Did you get to see the parents?

My first batch I raised with Sicilian Buttercups and the Faverolles were the calmer of the two by far. I don't remember mine being overly chatty, but I hear that from a lot of people on here. I do remember the hens making amazing mothers, the goofy way they "run", and that one of my males absolutely killed a Cooper's or Sharp-shinned Hawk when it got into the run after a broody and her chicks. He was flogging it when I arrived on the scene.

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Your birds are beautiful. I love the faverolle giving you the side eye through the muff. Amazing your rooster defended the flock against a hawk. I have had a problem with Hawks and my Cochin rooster was not any help. I did not get to see parents as was not alllowed on farm for safety and something was wrong with her phone when I picked the hatching eggs up so no photos either.

 

[BulldogsandChickens]

From my research these little chicks look like a pair to me but at three weeks old may still too soon. What do ya’all think? #2 is feathering in much slower.
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[ColtHandorf]

The birds above this post are both pullets.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

The birds above this post are both pullets.

I agree!