Faverolles Thread

[keesmom]

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Nine out of 10 of their bantam blue salmon eggs have hatched so far. I haven't given up on the last one yet either. Best hatch rate I've ever had from shipped eggs!

 

[JodyJo]

Does anyone have any pics from about 6 days old? I have a mystery chick I can't identify and I think this is it...thanks!

 

[NapoleanGoose]

I have a question! Whats the difference between blue and regular salmon faverolles? I think one of my hens might be blue, but I'm not entirely sure. Thank you.

 

[keesmom]

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The underfluff of a salmon hen is grey. It is blue-grey on a blue salmon and white on a splash salmon.

 

[NapoleanGoose]

Oh! I thought the underfluff only had to do with how dark/light the hen was! I've got to go check all of my hens! What would a splash salmon rooster look like? Only out of curiosity. Would he be fully splash w/o the salmon pattern, or would the area that is usually black on a salmon be splash colored?

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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The area that's black is splash colored.

Somewhere on this thread there are pics of one....

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

I have six pips in my buff project eggs!!!!

They are actually due tomorrow....

 

[NapoleanGoose]

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Congrats! Please post pictures when they hatch!

 

[NapoleanGoose]

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The underfluff of a salmon hen is grey. It is blue-grey on a blue salmon and white on a splash salmon.

What if the underfluff is not consistently one color? Is there an area I should check specifically? I have a hen who has white underfluff across some of her back, but it is a very light grey on the rest of her back.

Also, I'm not sure. But I might have a blue hen as well. Her underfluff is darker and possibly has a blue tint (how blue should it look? Grey looks sorta blue to me already. :\\ ) And then I have several hens who look plain grey. Does anybody have photos? Or I could take photos if I can get my camera to work today.

I might look into buying a plain black rooster to test their colors. I wouldn't know what to do with blues and splashes. I would have to get more roosters and expand my breeding project. What a terrible shame! More birds!

Haha

Thank you!

 

[keesmom]

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Here is one. This is Sammy.

And a splash salmon hen.