Are Faverolles good layers?

[sunshine ducky]

Hi everyone, I recently picked up some salmon colored faverolle from my local feed store. I never raised this breed before and I was wondering how good their egg production is. I quickly researched and saw it ranges from 180-240 eggs a year. How was everyone's experience of owning faverolle? Is their a breed of chicken that are similar to them in your opinion?

Thanks, I have no idea about this breed and some input would be nice.

 

[chickentrains]

mine is 1 year and hasn't laid one single danged egg and shes in perfect health

 

[chickentrains]

but shes the sweetest of the bunch, just a late bloomer. I wish I could answer your question. LOL

 

[sunshine ducky]

mine is 1 year and hasn't laid one single danged egg and shes in perfect health

I'm sorry to hear! They are beautiful birds so at least she serves as eye candy in the yard?

 

[chickentrains]

I'm sorry to hear! They are beautiful birds so at least she serves as eye candy in yard?

yes

 

[em530]

Mine are 6 months old and haven’t started yet but hopefully when the days draw out a bit they will start they are lovely birds and have great characters.

 

[Callender Girl]

I have two SF hens, and they are average layers.

But, as mentioned, they are lovely birds and mine are extremely personable. They share a coop with a BLRW and a Buff Orp, and while the Orp is the coop queen, the Faverolles are definitely the conversationalists. Camille and Celeste talk to me all the time -- usually to tell me they'd like more water, more feed, more treats and/or to alert me that they want to lay eggs in one of the other coops, and the girls there aren't willing to move.

I am a big Faverolle fan!