Faverolles Thread

[mame1616]

Can't wait for the Congress show. In my years of showing birds around New England I was usually the only person showing large Faverolles. In the bantams my friend Eddie and I would compete. Sorry to say Eddie doesn't have them anymore. It's possible we could have five exhibitors showing large Faverolles. For years I have been breeding bantams in all kinds of colors. I don't have these anymore and starting this breeding season I will be concentrating on salmon bantams and salmon large. This is where my focus will be. I'm excited to start this breeding season. By right I should be hatching now. Reason being is to have your cockerels and pullets ready for the fall shows. By that time they should be through their first moult. By me hatching later, come the fall shows, a lot of my birds are going through their moult so it's impossible to show them.
Reason I don't hatch early is because it gets so cold up here and I feel you need to be their to pick up eggs right away so they don't freeze. One year I did try to hatch early but I had a lot of chicks die in the shell. I attributed that to picking up eggs that were to cold. I should be retiring in November so hopefully next year I can start to hatch early. My coops are old and need a lot of work. For the past 4 to 5 years I've just been raising my birds for my own enjoyment. I let a lot of things go on my coops, so now I need to apply myself to get things fixed. I have the bug to show again. Can't wait for the Congress show and I can't wait for the breeding season. I still have a ton of work to do with my birds. I feel the fun is in the journey of trying to get that perfect bird. But, as we all know there is no such thing.
Dick

Dick, meeting up with you is probably my biggest incentive for attending that show. I'm so excited to see your birds! You are a great teacher, and I've learned a lot in the couple of times we've met up there. Looking forward to that again, and meeting everyone else! (Oh, and showing off these beautiful girls!)

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

My christmas present from my faverolles, first egg! Laid christmas morning

first egg what a feeling now waiting on number 2

 

[keesmom]

Henry, here is the link to the flock block recipe I based mine on. You don't have to follow the recipe exactly, just use what you have on hand. I added flax seed, chia seed, overripe bananas, wheat berries, etc.

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/10/flock-block-substitute-recipe-healthy.html

 

[elizmartin]

Can't wait for the Congress show. In my years of showing birds around New England I was usually the only person showing large Faverolles. In the bantams my friend Eddie and I would compete. Sorry to say Eddie doesn't have them anymore. It's possible we could have five exhibitors showing large Faverolles. For years I have been breeding bantams in all kinds of colors. I don't have these anymore and starting this breeding season I will be concentrating on salmon bantams and salmon large. This is where my focus will be. I'm excited to start this breeding season. By right I should be hatching now. Reason being is to have your cockerels and pullets ready for the fall shows. By that time they should be through their first moult. By me hatching later, come the fall shows, a lot of my birds are going through their moult so it's impossible to show them.
Reason I don't hatch early is because it gets so cold up here and I feel you need to be their to pick up eggs right away so they don't freeze. One year I did try to hatch early but I had a lot of chicks die in the shell. I attributed that to picking up eggs that were to cold. I should be retiring in November so hopefully next year I can start to hatch early. My coops are old and need a lot of work. For the past 4 to 5 years I've just been raising my birds for my own enjoyment. I let a lot of things go on my coops, so now I need to apply myself to get things fixed. I have the bug to show again. Can't wait for the Congress show and I can't wait for the breeding season. I still have a ton of work to do with my birds. I feel the fun is in the journey of trying to get that perfect bird. But, as we all know there is no such thing.
Dick

HI, Thanks for your comments on the colder eggs ....i wanted to be able to share some of my eggs with a friend but many couldn't be picked up til i got home from work and were very cold so i worried about viability.....I will let her know...How about rooster viability?????

I have only had combs become frostbit once, they were very gray and narly.....I gently rubbed vit. E with Selenium (by Solaray) and after a week you would never had known. Alll my runs are now outdoor except a few youngsters and free range pets in the barn....

 

[sandiklaws]

I think the LAST place you want insulation is on the ceiling unless you have really good ventilation up high. Heat rises and with it goes some moisture. If it gets trapped at the ceiling, it is still in the coop.

I might need to do that for the Anconas' wattles. Their combs seem fine but I think they are getting occasional frostbite from drinking from the nipple waterer.

Did Santa bring that new camera Sandra?

Bruce

sadly no I must have been a bad girl LOL took this today from my phone though:

these gals were drying off from their spa day, three will be shown at Congress

 

[sandiklaws]

Can't wait for the Congress show. In my years of showing birds around New England I was usually the only person showing large Faverolles. In the bantams my friend Eddie and I would compete. Sorry to say Eddie doesn't have them anymore. It's possible we could have five exhibitors showing large Faverolles. For years I have been breeding bantams in all kinds of colors. I don't have these anymore and starting this breeding season I will be concentrating on salmon bantams and salmon large. This is where my focus will be. I'm excited to start this breeding season. By right I should be hatching now. Reason being is to have your cockerels and pullets ready for the fall shows. By that time they should be through their first moult. By me hatching later, come the fall shows, a lot of my birds are going through their moult so it's impossible to show them.
Reason I don't hatch early is because it gets so cold up here and I feel you need to be their to pick up eggs right away so they don't freeze. One year I did try to hatch early but I had a lot of chicks die in the shell. I attributed that to picking up eggs that were to cold. I should be retiring in November so hopefully next year I can start to hatch early. My coops are old and need a lot of work. For the past 4 to 5 years I've just been raising my birds for my own enjoyment. I let a lot of things go on my coops, so now I need to apply myself to get things fixed. I have the bug to show again. Can't wait for the Congress show and I can't wait for the breeding season. I still have a ton of work to do with my birds. I feel the fun is in the journey of trying to get that perfect bird. But, as we all know there is no such thing.
Dick

count me in for a hen and 2 pullets at the show, probably won't place as the pullets still have a few pins from their moult and the hen has a digger on her beak (

no idea how that happened) but it will be great to see everyone, I can hardly wait!

 

[sandiklaws]

so... if you are going to the Congress show, who has what to sell, Fav or whatever? I will have a few started (2 weeks) chocolate and black English Orpington chicks, w/ heat packs available for their boxes if anyone is interested. I would be interested in Calico Cochin bantams, Salmon Favs LF, Black Cochin bantam pullets if type is very good... otherwise hatching eggs or chicks would be dandy

 

[keesmom]

As far as I know I'm going, but I don't have anything entered. Just going to look around.

 

[ashandvine]

No offense taken. I was just mentioning my experience with the buildings I have here. The only birds I ever had that lost their comb tips were in my coop that is actually a shed (I took it over when no one was looking). It's almost too enclosed and it doesn't allow for enough of their respiration moisture to escape (it was condensing on the windows). I have to make sure the windows are cracked open to let some of that moisture out, and as long as I do there's no comb issues. The main coop on the other hand, is actually designed for birds. It has great ventilation up high. As a result I've never had a problem with any combs in there. Not even down to -18.

Well, I suck. I am trying to do the best thing I can and this explanation with Sandiclaws make some sense. Some. This was a shed. The rafters are wide enough apart that the insulation doesn't actually fill it all and then there are all the eaves that are open. I thought there was enough ventilation and I thought that the drafts were something to watch out for so I was trying very hard to close it all up but allow for air exchange. Grr. I feel so bad for the cockerel. Where his comb is so tall I thought it meant he was freezing and now...

I might be at Poultry Congress. It would be nice to see a few of you.

 

[sandiklaws]

Well, I suck. I am trying to do the best thing I can and this explanation with Sandiclaws make some sense. Some. This was a shed. The rafters are wide enough apart that the insulation doesn't actually fill it all and then there are all the eaves that are open. I thought there was enough ventilation and I thought that the drafts were something to watch out for so I was trying very hard to close it all up but allow for air exchange. Grr. I feel so bad for the cockerel. Where his comb is so tall I thought it meant he was freezing and now...

I might be at Poultry Congress. It would be nice to see a few of you.

http://www.nortoncreekpress.com/fresh-air-poultry-houses2.html
might explain it better then me