Faverolles Thread

[Nambroth]

Thank you for the very informative posts! I didn't realize that there were so few breeding good Faverolles these days. If I ever come into any money, I would like to consider setting up to do it myself... but I only want to consider it if I can do it properly, which will require quite a bit of research and money to set up a completely separate area just for favs. I really love these birds and even though my birds are from a hatchery (I'd never breed them, don't worry!) I have come to appreciate them a great deal.

 

[artsyrobin]

a smile for the day- i am new to these favs, and am falling for them, mine are bantams, and have just started laying- i thought i had lost one of the faverolle hens- the coop is 4 x 8, so i am going all over looking- panicking of course- go back in and she is on the tarp i had hung to keep them dry from the drippy roof...laying an egg! She sees me, hops into my hand and lays the egg!! gotta love these birds!

 

[n8ivetxn]

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

I picked up the decals today! They are awesome!! I will find envelopes this weekend, and will post a shipping cost by Monday!

SO...the decals will be available at the Eastern National...Jonathan Patterson will have them. ...I should probably let him know that! LOL

 

[hcammack]

I picked up the decals today! They are awesome!! I will find envelopes this weekend, and will post a shipping cost by Monday!

SO...the decals will be available at the Eastern National...Jonathan Patterson will have them. ...I should probably let him know that! LOL

Can't wait! Very excited to get mine. Glad they look good.

Glad to here they will be available at nationals.

 

[mame1616]

i didn't mean to poke a nest, I was just saying that after looking at Peter Merlin's site It was clear to me how hard breeding for one type could be when he has pics of three up there and then I looked at some of the pictures and they were all a little different... I kept hearing how hard they were and may not breed them at all but was glad to have a moment to understand that there are reasons behind the 'ooh they are tough' saying. I am a very visual learner. As for the Marans, there is a very clear standard on them and its rigorous. I love the girls I have and they are pretty good for type. One girls has a fault I know about and neither is at pol so I can say nothing about that BUT I will say they are aggressive foragers and friendly and broad and I even think they are pretty. (for some of us that matters) I don't need anyone to cater to me when it comes to this thread. I will ask as I know to (isn't that always the catch.)The trio I have are from Dr Bramwell's stock and are likely to be pretty good but I am eager to send in pictures and get feedback. I think I will learn a lot more that way. After having seen that awful SF at the fair a week ago I know there is plenty of poor quality out there and I don't need to help that along. If I am lucky enough to get a breeding trio then I won't cull because I believe I can start where I am. Not everyone does that but it has to do sometimes. I did see the pics of your girls Henry and they are what I am used to seeing color wise and general type at least. Hence my disappointment in the one at the fair. It really was ugly. Oh, did I tell you that my favs like bugs too??? Fed them grubs yesterday and after the first observation and then scream because it was moving when they pecked it the babies gobbled those buggers up!
Henry... I have plenty of bugs here you can pin. Been collecting for a while. lol

No nest has been poked - it's how we all learn! I'm a visual learner as well. My personal chicken guru breeds Jersey Giants, and I am after him at every show to show me the points between each of the entries, and describe why one wins over another. After all these years I still can't tell them from Australorps unless I see the bottoms of their feet! It's VERY hard to look at a bird and tell if it meets the standard. Broad? Short? Medium? Compared to what? It takes years of observation to look at a bird and judge it as meeting the standard. My hope is by the time I can et up my own breeding pens that I have learned enough to be a credit to the breed. Until then, I have a lot of shows to visit!

 

[KMHunter]

So I have a question for anyone that has experience with multiple roos.
I have two SF boys. One is around 26 weeks and the other is almost 15 weeks. I have them and the pullets that hatched with them in seperate areas of the same run. Today I let them all out to forage together.

Other than the older pullet and one other Sex link hen I have they all seemed to just get along and let each othe be for the most part.

Does anyone have roos together in the same pen? Do they get along ok? Do they ever really fight and things get nasty?

I was kind of astonished today. I thought I would have to break up a fight. The whole thing kind of happened by accident, but that it too long of a story for me to type. But I was pleasantly suprised that they barely gave each other a second look. Just sort of like "Oh, Hey there".

Eventually I am looking to seperate them into pairs and breed them, but it would be nice if they could all be in the main run together for the winter.

What are some of your experiences? Do you keep all your cockerels/cocks seperate from each other?

 

[Cynthia12]

Well, I may as well come on here and check out pictures. I have some babies hatching. They are the bantam size. First one out.. a blue. Now that made me smile.

I am so excited to see what other colors I get. This breeder has many colors in different pens. I have three more pips..Sat. being the actual due date.

 

[heritagehabitatfarms]

i keep all mine together from adults to any young ones that are old enough to go outside... exept for my breeding pens... Fav's are better than most breeds at getting along but ive never had any bad problem with any of mine...

So I have a question for anyone that has experience with multiple roos.
I have two SF boys. One is around 26 weeks and the other is almost 15 weeks. I have them and the pullets that hatched with them in seperate areas of the same run. Today I let them all out to forage together.

Other than the older pullet and one other Sex link hen I have they all seemed to just get along and let each othe be for the most part.

Does anyone have roos together in the same pen? Do they get along ok? Do they ever really fight and things get nasty?

I was kind of astonished today. I thought I would have to break up a fight. The whole thing kind of happened by accident, but that it too long of a story for me to type. But I was pleasantly suprised that they barely gave each other a second look. Just sort of like "Oh, Hey there".

Eventually I am looking to seperate them into pairs and breed them, but it would be nice if they could all be in the main run together for the winter.

What are some of your experiences? Do you keep all your cockerels/cocks seperate from each other?

 

[Snozzle]

So I have a question for anyone that has experience with multiple roos.
I have two SF boys. One is around 26 weeks and the other is almost 15 weeks. I have them and the pullets that hatched with them in seperate areas of the same run. Today I let them all out to forage together.

Other than the older pullet and one other Sex link hen I have they all seemed to just get along and let each othe be for the most part.

Does anyone have roos together in the same pen? Do they get along ok? Do they ever really fight and things get nasty?

I was kind of astonished today. I thought I would have to break up a fight. The whole thing kind of happened by accident, but that it too long of a story for me to type. But I was pleasantly suprised that they barely gave each other a second look. Just sort of like "Oh, Hey there".

Eventually I am looking to seperate them into pairs and breed them, but it would be nice if they could all be in the main run together for the winter.

What are some of your experiences? Do you keep all your cockerels/cocks seperate from each other?

I let my younger guys forage with the older ones every evening. The only reason why they are put up away from the main flock is because I am afraid something will eat them if I don't fence them in. One of my hens pecks some of the young males, my big roo will actually get in between and break up fights. I think he will do just fine with the other males when they get a little older, I will just stick them in the coop one night when they are asleep, that usually works well.
One time they were out with the younger ones and he started chasing a young male and I picked the big guy up and cuddled and petted him in front of all the others to see. After I sat him back down he left them alone and pecked at a small shrub very embarrassed looking