Faverolles Thread

[n8ivetxn]

I'm hoping mine establish a pecking order as they grow. Sometimes they do, sometimes not so much..... I have a bachelor pen for them.... We'll see what happens...

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Thanks, nice talking with you. Got to go check my neighbors farm. They are on vacation and have hired my kids to dog, cat, chicken, turkey, quail, chucker, and pheasant sit. Lots of water to be poured!

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Cloverleaf, what are you going to do with all these babies?

LOL Grow them out for a while, since the mamas are going to be doing all the work!

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Hi, I have posted here a few times. You guys have been very helpful in helping me determine that my hatchery Salmon Faverolle was indeed a pullet.

My next question. At what age do they develop their "beards" (is that the proper name?). Is it possible that some hatchery SF never do?

She is almost 12 weeks old and still looks like a bald eagle. LOL

Thanks again.

Yes, it's possible that hatchery birds may be clean faced, or possibly less "well endowed" than other birds. But if you've had them since they were very young (a few days old) and they had face fluff then, they will get it back after their ugly phase. IF they were clean faced as chicks, they will be clean faced as adults.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

This was our first hatch and our first time with boys. When should I worry about them really fighting eachother? Or since they grow up together will they estabish a pecking order like the girls and the fighting be minimal?

I always grow boys up together, so I have the option of having 2 boys in one pen at any given time if I choose too. That being said, once they've been separated, I never put boys back together, because then all bets are off.

I knew it! Mine are being shy! Maybe the other, mature roos are intimidating them!

I had a 2 cockerels together a few years ago, and the subordinate male (also a bit younger) NEVER crowed, and actually didn't develop his comb until after the dominant male was removed from that pen.

 

[keesmom]

Cute kids! - how old is the cockerel that's crowing? - I have one that's 3 months. I haven't heard anything, yet! - Maybe he's just not letting me hear his singing voice

He's about 3 months, and was in the first hatch of the year. They're also next to one of my salmon pens, with the one boy who really likes to hear himself, so they're getting a lot of lessoning. He won't be the last to sound off! I counted tonight and I still have 25 or so other males ranging in age from 1 week to 10 weeks. It's tough to get an accurate count when they keep moving around.

I must still have 40-45 pullets too, and some project chicks tossed in too.

 

[keesmom]

I always grow boys up together, so I have the option of having 2 boys in one pen at any given time if I choose too. That being said, once they've been separated, I never put boys back together, because then all bets are off.

I usually keep my boys together and generally they get along fine. I did have a problem this past winter where 2 brothers (project males) one day decided they hated each other and from that point on I had to keep them separated. No idea why, the flock dynamics had not changed at all. Here they are when they could get along.

 

[RedBugPoultry]

Can anyone tell me if there is a place where I can see what good feet should look like on my Faverolles? I would love to see a picture....

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Wow - that just made me realize how few foot / toe pics I have! LOL I guess I need to take some...

First pic is a juvenile cockerel foot from the bottom....




This is one of PiperOmar's hens....



And a few of my chick pics....

 

[RedBugPoultry]

Wow, this is great! Thank you for taking the time to do this!

I have one other question on the feet. When the bird is standing should the forth toe touch the ground or is it up in on the leg a bit? Looks from these picture like it is up on the leg a bit. I really appreciate you time with this!

Wow - that just made me realize how few foot / toe pics I have! LOL I guess I need to take some...

First pic is a juvenile cockerel foot from the bottom....




This is one of PiperOmar's hens....



And a few of my chick pics....

Your chicks are so big! I do not think mine were this big when they hatched and they did not have such nice leg feathering....