Faverolles Thread

[artsyrobin]

an update on my guys from dinahmoe 's eggs, 5 months now, and the sweetest tempered birds!! They have stolen my heart- am wanting to buy some more bantam eggs to add some diversity to them-




mary is testing out the nest box



Martha and Sam aren't sure about that flashy thing



Love this one of Sam

 

[hcammack]

an update on my guys from dinahmoe 's eggs, 5 months now, and the sweetest tempered birds!! They have stolen my heart- am wanting to buy some more bantam eggs to add some diversity to them-




mary is testing out the nest box



Martha and Sam aren't sure about that flashy thing



Love this one of Sam

They look good. Glad your liking them! I think dinahmoe got her start from birds I had a while back. I think I sent her eggs.

 

[chickendales]

Here is a pic of my 4 month old salmon Faverolle rooster

he really nice boy but im going have teach you take pic lol

 

[chickendales]

what are your thoughts on non bearded faverolles

 

[sandiklaws]

what are your thoughts on non bearded faverolles

cull them, they will only lead to more beardless wonders

 

[chickendales]

cull them, they will only lead to more beardless wonders

is that bad thing

 

[sandiklaws]

...and glad to see your post JJ

 

[chickendales]

cull them, they will only lead to more beardless wonders

could you show them as AOV non beardeds

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Quote: Many of us think so, yes. We're working hard on a breed that needs conservation. If someone starts breeding for traits that are breed DQs, like being beardless, that goes directly against what we're all trying to do...

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Thank you both Patty and Jeanine for posting the pics. None of the males in question are even 8 months.... (not meant to be offensive at all) I think there's some expectation on a line that until 2010 had not been seen nor worked with by anyone else any where and only a small handful even currently since '03 that they should be more filled out at the current age. As stated many times, my birds do not mature as early as others but in the end at age 3 will be bigger, stouter and thicker than anyone else's I've ever seen. Most newer breeders just don't keep breeding stock around long enough to see it.

For those that show, you may know who the judge Tim Bowles from OH is. At one time he had a lf OE that was still laying everyday at 14. They can and as advised to me by Mr. Bud Hudson from IL "you keep a few excellent older birds to remind you of what a really nice one is and then if you have to try and recapture something you've lost along the way you can".... Because you still have them.

Jeanine - the top cockerel is a spitting image of his granddad Pubert when young - Daniel (another male I had), being by Rupert was more like his uncle Pubert. The second cockerel has his fathers (Marcel) wingbow coloring which at least did not turn claire after 9 months. Patty, yours would be the youngest of the group of eggs sent out in '12. Beards are impressive though.

Thanks so much for your thoughts JJ

Yeah, I was just surprised at how light the one male was by comparison to his brother, since he isn't much smaller in stature...his brother is a beefcake!!

I'm super happy with both of them...can't wait to see how they turn out!!