Faverolles Thread

[Alaskan]

Those splash Salmon Faverolles were BEAUTIFUL!!

I want them! Drool!

 

[appps]

Okay so gonna sound dumb lol but how is that splash hen different exactly to regular salmon? Just looks paler?

In fact looks the colour of two of mine which is why I'm curious

 

[appps]

I finally got my trio! SO happy right now! More pics are at this thread, https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/790825/mkk-farms-updates-pics-and-stories

Congrats on the new additions!

 

[keesmom]

Okay so gonna sound dumb lol but how is that splash hen different exactly to regular salmon? Just looks paler?

In fact looks the colour of two of mine which is why I'm curious

The blue gene does not affect the salmon coloring, it just dilutes black. So salmon, blue salmon and splash salmon hens will look very similar, as they will all be salmon. The difference is only in the underfluff, wing tips and tail tips. Salmon will have grey, blue salmon will have blue grey (often hard to tell from salmon) and splash salmon will have white. The only way to get a splash salmon is from a blue salmon x blue salmon, blue salmon x splash salmon or splash salmon x splash salmon breeding.

LF blue salmons are very rare in the US. Bantam blue salmons are difficult to find as well. Do you have them in Australia?

 

[tbird9]

blue/black/splash genetics

black x black = 100% black
black x blue = 50% black, 50% blue
blue x blue = 25% black, 50% blue, 25% splash
blue x splash = 50% blue, 50% splash
splash x splash = 100% splash
black x splash = 100% blue

Thank you for this. I have a salmon hen paired with a blue salmon male and was not sure if she was blue or black. So far I have hatched 5 salmon girls, 5 black roos and 2 blue roos from her eggs. I know that is a small sample, but I can probably assume she is black, given the lack of splash and high proportion of black roos?

I've also got a pure black hen. What happens if I mate her with either a blue or black salmon roo?

 

[keesmom]

Thank you for this. I have a salmon hen paired with a blue salmon male and was not sure if she was blue or black. So far I have hatched 5 salmon girls, 5 black roos and 2 blue roos from her eggs. I know that is a small sample, but I can probably assume she is black, given the lack of splash and high proportion of black roos?

I've also got a pure black hen. What happens if I mate her with either a blue or black salmon roo?

My guess is that she is a salmon. Some of the pullets you hatched this year could very well be blue salmon. Sometimes it is difficult to tell with the females since grey and blue-grey look so similar.

With the solid black hen you'll likely get blue or black offspring, possibly with some red/gold leakage. It will depend on what is under that black.

 

[appps]

The blue gene does not affect the salmon coloring, it just dilutes black. So salmon, blue salmon and splash salmon hens will look very similar, as they will all be salmon. The difference is only in the underfluff, wing tips and tail tips. Salmon will have grey, blue salmon will have blue grey (often hard to tell from salmon) and splash salmon will have white. The only way to get a splash salmon is from a blue salmon x blue salmon, blue salmon x splash salmon or splash salmon x splash salmon breeding.

LF blue salmons are very rare in the US. Bantam blue salmons are difficult to find as well. Do you have them in Australia?

Ahhh that makes sense . No idea if we have them in Australia though.

Ill have to get some photos but mine have a dark feather at wing tip and tail so not actually the same. And they haven't moulted yet so could change too I guess. Mind you, they may be moulting now as there are a lot of feathers on the ground and they seem a bit darker lately than I thought too.

I was told those dark feathers in the tail and wingtip were a fault?

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

The blue gene does not affect the salmon coloring, it just dilutes black. So salmon, blue salmon and splash salmon hens will look very similar, as they will all be salmon. The difference is only in the underfluff, wing tips and tail tips. Salmon will have grey, blue salmon will have blue grey (often hard to tell from salmon) and splash salmon will have white. The only way to get a splash salmon is from a blue salmon x blue salmon, blue salmon x splash salmon or splash salmon x splash salmon breeding.

LF blue salmons are very rare in the US. Bantam blue salmons are difficult to find as well. Do you have them in Australia?

Ahhh that makes sense . No idea if we have them in Australia though.

Ill have to get some photos but mine have a dark feather at wing tip and tail so not actually the same. And they haven't moulted yet so could change too I guess. Mind you, they may be moulting now as there are a lot of feathers on the ground and they seem a bit darker lately than I thought too.

I was told those dark feathers in the tail and wingtip were a fault?

That is definitely salmon. The Australian standard may be different, but in the US standard black is actually required in the wings. Black isn't mentioned in the tail, but is common.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

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Congrats on the new additions!

Thanks! They went out side in the run today for the first time. They like it but they are pretty timid.

 

[n8ivetxn]

Ok, I have to ask - Does anybody have splash salmons?