Faverolles Thread

[snazzyboots]

my lone faverolle egg hatched.

please please please be a girl

 

[hamilton3475]

Beautiful birds

 

[snazzyboots]

so this is my just hatched salmon fav's feet. the toes look strange. i'm new to the breed. is this normal? looks like it will be able to walk ok. i'm not going to breed. i'm just curious. thanks all both feet look like the one visible in pic

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

do yo have a pic of it standing on it's own feet? that would help give us a better look at how it is walking on them. the 4th and 5th toes do not get walked on when they know how to walk on their own.

 

[snazzyboots]

No it really just hatched. Still sleeping mostly n not standing much. I will post some when it does. Maybe tomorrow. Thanks

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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I guess I'm not understanding what you think is strange about them...is it that the 4th and 5th toes are fused?? That's only an issue if you are wanting to breed them, but since you don't want to breed, it's a non-issue.

 

[keesmom]

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I guess I'm not understanding what you think is strange about them...is it that the 4th and 5th toes are fused?? That's only an issue if you are wanting to breed them, but since you don't want to breed, it's a non-issue.

Favs are one of the few breeds with 5 toes, like silkies, dorkings, sultans, etc (not sure if you knew that or not). The 4th and 5th toes on this chick are fused but I've seen worse!

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

Chickie'sMoma :

D'Angelo N Va. :

I have a question re: egg size of the faverolles. I have had them now for 3 years. They are Great layers, but their eggs don't seem to really get large even after all this time. The other chickens eggs all seem to increase in size over the years. Is it just mine or what??? Don't get me wrong it's fine if they are always small, I was just wondering.

i have noticed that when i've received eggs from other people that they seem very small and almost white compared to my original 2 girls that i still have. one girl has been consistent in giving me medium to large sized eggs about every day and she is about 5 years old. her niece is not as large yet but she is about 2 years old and i have noticed her egg size has been getting larger lately.​

Thanks for responding. I was wondering if it was just me getting smaller eggs or not. They are like I said, Very gentle and excellent layers.​

 

[AyeUpChuck]

Buff favs??!?!?!

 

[buffbeauty]

Annslee won 1st place for the 3rd grade animal division of her school's science fair with her chick project!!!

She gets to go to regionals tomorrow!