Faverolles Thread

[hamilton3475]

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Looks like I'll have to wait a little longer for mine

Are they as awesome as I think they are Aleisha?

I am pretty partial to them, if I say so myself. But thank you for the compliment on my birds. Means alot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well.......... They're awesome

 

[Favulous]

Looking at all these wonderful photos makes me so envious!
As I have mentioned before, we have a very small gene pool in Australia.
To make it more difficult I live in the island state, so it is difficult for me to attend the large shows and try and charm a breeder or two into selling me some eggs from show quality stock.
There is only one other person that I know of with large salmons here, and he does not breed selectively. I won't gain anything by trading with him, I don't think
So I will try and explain my problem and ask my clever friends here for advice.
From the first lot of eggs we were able to get, we selected the largest and best coloured rooster. He looks quite good now except for the fact that he has distinctly cochin wattles with hardly any muff.
Most of his female offspring from this year are looking good, but the males are a mixed lot. One female chick threw back to bantam.
Because it is the end of the breeding season here, I will have to wait and try and contact people who show up as winning prizes in mainland shows by next year.
My thinking is that in the meantime I will have to choose the best of the males from this year and put him back over the best of the hens and try and stabilise the features in my flock.
Perhaps we can use this as a collective exercise in breeding...and I will try and work out how to post pics so you will know how we are getting on.

 

[Favulous]

...and this Napoleon as a youngster,
(I know his comb is faulty too)
Where do I start? What is the most important thing to look for in his replacement?]

 

[cubakid]

Definately needs more beard to him.

 

[keesmom]

Have you tried contacting any of the breeders here?

http://sites.google.com/site/faverolles/breederspage

The club's website has a lot of good articles, and the Australian standard.

http://sites.google.com/site/faverolles/home

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

i still

over those cuckoo favs! those buffs look awesome too! nice full looking beards!

 

[magnolia-1971]

Hi, I am in Southeastern Wisconsin. Does anyone know of somewhere local I can get some Favs? I am looking for 2 baby chicks in the spring.

Thanks

 

[Favulous]

Welcome Magnolia, I am sure you will enjoy those chickens when you find them.

Keesmom: Yes, we are members of the faverolles breeders here, I like the site as well. Did you see the article in one of the old newsletters about breeding cuckoo?
I will just keep on checking to see who is winning prizes in the shows and trying to find email addresses for them. Perhaps one day someone will take pity on me...
or more likely, sell me some eggs just to get rid of this pest ;-)

Meanwhile I will keep on trying to improve my flock. I hope one of the cockerel chicks shows a little less leg and wattle. Is this where I should start? I don't know what is dominant in those things.
What about if I got a buff rooster and added that into the mix (if he shows better faverolle features?)

 

[java girl 2]

I GOT MY FIRST EGG TODAY !!!!!

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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Using a buff roo with salmons will give you mahoganies....I would say skip that, and just use the best birds you can find. You can use the roo you have if the girls all have nice beards, the offspring will improve, and so on....