Chicken Breed Focus - Faverolles

[larson]

My "runt", Patty Pan, who is really turning out to be a lovely, social, pretty girl! View attachment 2212996

She has a refined, elegant look.

 

[April0617]

She has a refined, elegant look.

Every once in awhile, mostly, she is just silly

 

[April0617]

Any estimates as to when these ladies usually start laying? I have one who's definitely become more chatty, her comb is getting pretty red, and she's started squatting, but she's only 5 months next week. Seems early? Not that I'd complain

 

[feliciadawn]

Does anyone breed Favs within a few hours of Philadelphia (SE PA)? I want to put in an order for early Spring (unless someone happens to have pullets now.)

 

[deidreg]

Vermont may be too far, but Sugar Feather Farm has Faverolles. I'm picking up my Faverolle pullets on Friday. (They do ship.)

https://www.sugar-feather.com/

 

[feliciadawn]

Vermont may be too far, but Sugar Feather Farm has Faverolles. I'm picking up my Faverolle pullets on Friday. (They do ship.)

https://www.sugar-feather.com/

Is it even possible to ship pullets?

 

[deidreg]

Is it even possible to ship pullets?

Many hatcheries do.

 

[Leelynn]

Does anyone breed Favs within a few hours of Philadelphia (SE PA)? I want to put in an order for early Spring (unless someone happens to have pullets now.)

Check with sugar feather farm in Vermont. She may have some.

 

[Miami Leghorn]

My focus is on Leghorns,but when we ordered our Leghorn chicks from Murray McMurray, I showed my wife pics of the Salmons, she fell in love with them, so we ordered a quad.We breed parrots as a hobby and we have our Salmons inside the parrot enclosure areas,since from the get-go, we noticed that they were not as pushy and calmer during feeding time than the Legorns.
I have to say that these chickens are by far the sweetest, most docile, most friendly, the most amusing and entertaining to watch chickens we have.
Besides their feed they also enjoy any treats that the parrots; being messy eaters; drop to the ground.The hens are starting to lay eggs and we couldn't be happier with them. The rooster is a gentleman he's never aggressive but he's always been vigilant of his girls,especially when we carry one of them.
There's even one female that will follow me and stand on top of my boot as I am spreading out the feed to the the chickens.
A+++!
Great starter birds for anyone especially children as they are very approachable and not flighty.

 

[Miami Leghorn]

Any estimates as to when these ladies usually start laying? I have one who's definitely become more chatty, her comb is getting pretty red, and she's started squatting, but she's only 5 months next week. Seems early? Not that I'd complain

Mine at 6 months started slowly laying.