I would say overall LF faverolles don't go broody often. True Ameraucana and Auracanas as well as cochins go broody. As a rule breeder stock as opposed to hatchery stock goes broody more often I think. But it varies a lot from line to line.
Interesting, thanks for the info!
I need your educated help. About 6 weeks ago I hatched out what was supposed to be Salmon Faverolles eggs. I got four chicks and anxiously waited to see what sex they would be, believing that coloring would be the answer. Often I am able to tell by the emergence of tail feathers, with pullets developing them before cockerels. To my dismay, the "darker" chicks developed tail feathers first, and the lighter ones, later. However, using the salmon coloring, it appeared that I had one pullet (small tail feathers) and two dark cockerels (with longer feathers). But then there was this chick:
In the bottom right corner you see a cockerel, eating pasture with long tail feather against the water. To the left, you see this brownish faverolles, with short tail feathers and lacking the black coloring of the cockerel. This is Chick X.
Here is what the clearly salmon pullet looks like:
Easy to tell this is a Salmon Faverolles pullet. To her immediate right, another cockerel.
So, can anyone tell me if Chick X is a pullet or a cockerel? Is this an off Salmon? Or another color that got into my eggs?
Thank you in advance!
-Brice
