Egyptian Fayoumis Thread!

[JimArcher]

I have seen gold Fayoumis. Campines also have silver and gold.

 

[Chicken-Eye]

I just read up on APA standards. Only the silver variety is allowed for standards. Oh well. I like goldens better.

 

[RobG7aChattTN]

So I was looking at this breed to possibly free range. I have 6 breeds and I keep them all confined as the neighbor's dog is a serious bird killer (killed all my guineas on MY land years ago). Well, I've just fenced in about an acre for my daughter's horse and I'm going to build a small barn. We have 5 acres and there is a vacant 10 acres next door and a 35 acre horse farm behind us. Across the road is another 100 acres or so of field and woods. At any rate, my big concern is just the neighbor's dog and I was hoping that Egyptian Fayoumis would be predator aware enough that when they leave the horse pasture that they can survive. I liked the idea that they can find most of their own food and that you can run extra roosters with your hens for more protection and backups for predator losses. So...will they return to their roost in the barn or will they end up roosting in the trees (and food for owls)? Will they lay eggs in their egg boxes in the barn or will they lay everywhere else...like in the neighbor's woods? I've seen them listed as laying 300+ eggs a year but also 150-200 and seasonal. Also, are there better lines or is the gene pool small enough that Cackle and Murray McMurray are just as good a source? It seems like most of the folks on this thread have only a few birds or haven't had them long and I worry that a lot of folks might have loved them at first but then found them not to be all that great after all. Thanks for any and all responses to my many questions and long-winded post!

 

[FlutterbyChicks]

Hello all! I recently purchased 4 new chicks, and one of them was an "assorted rare breed". Of the possibilities, one was an Egyptian Fayoumi. Out of the 4, I have one that is just a bit smaller than the others. I think, looking at the MPC photos of them, that I may have a Fayoumi. Does this look like one? She does have a pointed single comb (can't really see in the photos though).







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[UrbanEnthusiast]

Any tips on how to prevent Fayoumis chicks from eating poop in the brooder? They fight over each turd as soon as it drops. I've already got one with cocci out of five. :/

 

[JimArcher]

What are you feeding your chicks? Most chick starters have coccidiostats in the formula. They may have a diet deficiency, but eating feces is not so uncommon. I hope you don't lose them all. Do you have medication for them?

 

[JimArcher]

Could be a Fayoumi. They have grey legs and grey skin, but not sure if it is obvious in young chicks. The down pattern is Fayoumi, but there are other breeds with the same pattern.

 

[FlutterbyChicks]

Could be a Fayoumi. They have grey legs and grey skin, but not sure if it is obvious in young chicks. The down pattern is Fayoumi, but there are other breeds with the same pattern.

Thanks for the response. Now, at 3 weeks, there is no doubt in my mind she is a Fayoumi.

 

[UrbanEnthusiast]

I do have medication, and the sick one has definitely improved, but they are still eating poop.

 

[paigenv1]

I have these two fayoumis and I believe one is a roo and one is a female. The comb is much bigger on one and the size is bigger too.