Faverolles Thread!

[Silkie Princess]

Beautiful! Are they Bantams?

Yup!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I'm not an expert but I think they should. @LadiesAndJane what do you think?

Sorry for the delay in response I’ve been off-line for quite a while. I do not have any experience with SF, though thank you for the tag. They are lovely birds.

 

[jBabychickn]

Hello I have some young faverolles just starting to lay, they are 8 months old, in my experience favs can take a bit longer than other breeds. Im in the UK and it is short days and cold conditions but they are coming into lay slowly but surely, it will just be a case of when they are ready, mine have been squatting for quite a while so you may have a bit of a wait before you can expect eggs it will just depend on your line but all mine have been 7/8/9 months old. Look for very red combs and hens looking slightly restless (in and out nest box etc) fingers crossed you get some eggs soon

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and experiences! We are definitely excited for that 1st egg!

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

My first chickens were salmon favs. Babs and Marie. They were gorgeous, show quality girls with lovely temperaments. I have one now named Jolene. She is not as lovely but she's the boss hen just like her predessecors were

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

We have four SF, three hens and one roo. All have short little legs and the girls lay small almost bantam-sized eggs, so I’ve wondered if these hatchery birds are actually bantam SF? What sized eggs do y’all get from them?

They are described as winter hardy, but we had Snowmaggedon last year, and the SF roo (Fabio) had the worst frost bite on his comb. Fortunately, he did well with the frostbite. Also, the hens don’t seem to lay any better in winter than our other breeds. They all molt in fall and then stop laying for the winter.

Our SF are not fantastic egg producers, but I love their personality! They are super vocal, their muffs and beards so cute, and there extra toes and feathered feet adorable. If I didn’t care about egg production, I’d have a flock of silkies and SF for their fun, friendly personalities and calm ways!

 

[cherrynberry]

We have four SF, three hens and one roo. All have short little legs and the girls lay small almost bantam-sized eggs, so I’ve wondered if these hatchery birds are actually bantam SF? What sized eggs do y’all get from them?

They are described as winter hardy, but we had Snowmaggedon last year, and the SF roo (Fabio) had the worst frost bite on his comb. Fortunately, he did well with the frostbite. Also, the hens don’t seem to lay any better in winter than our other breeds. They all molt in fall and then stop laying for the winter.

Our SF are not fantastic egg producers, but I love their personality! They are super vocal, their muffs and beards so cute, and there extra toes and feathered feet adorable. If I didn’t care about egg production, I’d have a flock of silkies and SF for their fun, friendly personalities and calm ways!

Wow! Almost looks like the rooster's comb was dubbed!

Glad he survived.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Wow! Almost looks like the rooster's comb was dubbed!

Glad he survived.

Yes, it was very cold! I have six roosters and all three of the single combed roos self-dubbed or lost points. My black copper marans roo really looks odd! A roo with a modified pea comb lost a little bit of comb. Two roos with pea combs had no frostbite, and all 30 hens, even ones with big combs, did fine. The affected roos did not seem too upset about the frost bite. I just think it’s ironic that cold hardy breeds like SF and BCM are bred to have these big combs that are susceptible to frostbite…

 

[Silkie Princess]

@Mrs J

 

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I've always wanted some!! They are soooo cute! We had one, but she was killed by a dog that got into our yard. She was a gorgeous poop head.

 

[Silkie Princess]

I've always wanted some!! They are soooo cute! We had one, but she was killed by a dog that got into our yard. She was a gorgeous poop head.

Do you have pics of her?