Howdy folks!
We recently acquired a flock of Salmon Faverolles from a local breeder who was leaving the country. He said all his birds came from an out of state breeder, but he couldn't remember who. The rooster is supposed to be out of different lines than the hens. I'd be really interested in knowing if anyone sold around 7 sexable pullets and 2-3 cockerels in January or February of 2012 to someone in Texas.
Anyway, we didn't know a thing about this breed until the last month and now we have 8 hens, 10 pullets, a rooster (father to all the pullets and cockerels) and a total of 8 cockerels, most of which are destined for freezer camp.
We've had chickens of various breeds for years, but we sold everything before buying these Faverolles. Our interest in the breed is extremely practical. We want hens to provide our family with eggs to eat who also go broody often enough to raise young pullets for future layers and cockerels for the freezer. The docile nature of Faverolles and lovely color is a great bonus since we have young children running around and any mean crittur goes in the freezer directly.
ETA: clarification on date original birds were obtained.
We recently acquired a flock of Salmon Faverolles from a local breeder who was leaving the country. He said all his birds came from an out of state breeder, but he couldn't remember who. The rooster is supposed to be out of different lines than the hens. I'd be really interested in knowing if anyone sold around 7 sexable pullets and 2-3 cockerels in January or February of 2012 to someone in Texas.
Anyway, we didn't know a thing about this breed until the last month and now we have 8 hens, 10 pullets, a rooster (father to all the pullets and cockerels) and a total of 8 cockerels, most of which are destined for freezer camp.
We've had chickens of various breeds for years, but we sold everything before buying these Faverolles. Our interest in the breed is extremely practical. We want hens to provide our family with eggs to eat who also go broody often enough to raise young pullets for future layers and cockerels for the freezer. The docile nature of Faverolles and lovely color is a great bonus since we have young children running around and any mean crittur goes in the freezer directly.
ETA: clarification on date original birds were obtained.
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