Faverolles Thread

[hcammack]

So far it looks like two blues and a black they are still drying and there are lots of other eggs moving around and pipped ! Looks like this ones going to be a good one

 

[hcammack]

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Congrats hope you get some good ones!

 

[hcammack]

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I wish it would have been a better hatch. With the ones that hatched and the birds you have now should give you a good breeding season for next year.
Dick

Dick,
I am going to try and get pics of those white chicks I was telling you about today. The 3 silvers were all pullets but got 2 really nice cockerels too. Also going to take a couple pics of the buff chicks

Can't wait to see them after seeing Dicks beautiful buff hen I really would love to work with buffs down the line. I really want to recreate the buff LF.

Henry

 

[hipeatall]

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LF Buff... oh my... oh my... that would be so cool!!!

 

[hcammack]

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LF Buff... oh my... oh my... that would be so cool!!!

You should do it!

We used to have them or at least Dicks friend did but they weren't popular enough.

 

[FluffyColor]

I'm hoping to get an order of Favorelle eggs sometime this month.

 

[hcammack]

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Great who are you getting them from?

 

[hipeatall]

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LF Buff... oh my... oh my... that would be so cool!!!

You should do it!

Oh my Henry! I haven't a clue how to make a Buff... but, I would absolutely love to learn how.

You wouldn't happen to have a "recipe" handy would you?
So, I posted a few days ago that none of the eggs from my Splash and Black hen made it to lockdown. I was a little disappointed. I was so hopeful that I might be able to replace my Black roo. Honestly though, there were so many unknowns with these eggs... it's probably better to start from scratch (no pun intended!). Since I'd just acquired the trio... I wasn't even sure the eggs were fertile and then what if they had been exposed to a different roo - eek! Also my hatching track record hasn't been so great. I'm not blaming my incubator (a pretty good one, Genesis 1588)... but, I think I may need Santa to bring me a Brinsea. The way I look at it is that an upgrade in that department sure couldn't hurt anything.
I do love keeping chickens and I can see myself really enjoying breeding and hatching more - but, goodness do I ever still have so much to learn!

 

[comerspoultry]

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You should do it!

Oh my Henry! I haven't a clue how to make a Buff... but, I would absolutely love to learn how.

You wouldn't happen to have a "recipe" handy would you?
So, I posted a few days ago that none of the eggs from my Splash and Black hen made it to lockdown. I was a little disappointed. I was so hopeful that I might be able to replace my Black roo. Honestly though, there were so many unknowns with these eggs... it's probably better to start from scratch (no pun intended!). Since I'd just acquired the trio... I wasn't even sure the eggs were fertile and then what if they had been exposed to a different roo - eek! Also my hatching track record hasn't been so great. I'm not blaming my incubator (a pretty good one, Genesis 1588)... but, I think I may need Santa to bring me a Brinsea. The way I look at it is that an upgrade in that department sure couldn't hurt anything.
I do love keeping chickens and I can see myself really enjoying breeding and hatching more - but, goodness do I ever still have so much to learn!

I love sitting in my computer/incubator room and listen for peeps. It is the best sound in the world, besides my grandkids.
I only have 3 more days of work and then I am off work for 2 months. The birds are going to get tired of me messing with them all day long.

 

[hcammack]

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You should do it!

Oh my Henry! I haven't a clue how to make a Buff... but, I would absolutely love to learn how.

You wouldn't happen to have a "recipe" handy would you?
So, I posted a few days ago that none of the eggs from my Splash and Black hen made it to lockdown. I was a little disappointed. I was so hopeful that I might be able to replace my Black roo. Honestly though, there were so many unknowns with these eggs... it's probably better to start from scratch (no pun intended!). Since I'd just acquired the trio... I wasn't even sure the eggs were fertile and then what if they had been exposed to a different roo - eek! Also my hatching track record hasn't been so great. I'm not blaming my incubator (a pretty good one, Genesis 1588)... but, I think I may need Santa to bring me a Brinsea. The way I look at it is that an upgrade in that department sure couldn't hurt anything.
I do love keeping chickens and I can see myself really enjoying breeding and hatching more - but, goodness do I ever still have so much to learn!

I love my Brinsea I have a hovabator and a Brinsea.

Here are the LF Buffs we used to have! Dick also emailed this to me.

I do have a recipe for buff bantams I assume its the same for LF Dick emailed this to me a while back.
Buff bantam:
buff orp bantam male x salmon hen
all you need to keep is one male from this cross and 9 out of 10 this male will be mostly white.
Take this male and breed him to a bunch of salmon hens.
All your going to keep are the light colored pullets discard the males.
Next cross would be salmon male on light colored pullets; hatch a lot
All you will keep is the light colored males and females with the best beard and best toes. ( here is where a few mahoganies should pop.)
Next you will breed brother to sister, you should just about be there with this matting.
You will go through a lot of culls. Some salmons will come out of this but don't keep them. You will screw up your salmon line.