Faverolles Thread

[lesslea317]

Ok Mitch, where are more pics of your cute babies? Are they out and fluffy yet....can't wait! Lol

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Ok Mitch, where are more pics of your cute babies? Are they out and fluffy yet....can't wait! Lol

They aren't hatched yet! Ugh! lol Waiting...

 

[n8ivetxn]

Hi there

- I don't know anybody who breeds white favs, but if I'm correct, you have a rare bird! Not too many of them around..... Where did you get your eggs?

There are others here that know more than I about the whites and who breeds them, maybe they'll see this and chime in.

Oh yeah, I applaud your change of lifestyle! Farming is a lot of work, and there's never a dull moment

 

[lesslea317]

Yes, they can go broody although I haven't seen it in them yet. Yeah, I am quite happy about this!  

P.S Please, call me Mitch

Hi there - I don't know anybody who breeds white favs, but if I'm correct, you have a rare bird! Not too many of them around..... Where did you get your eggs?

There are others here that know more than I about the whites and who breeds them, maybe they'll see this and chime in.

Oh yeah, I applaud your change of lifestyle! Farming is a lot of work, and there's never a dull moment

Thank you for chiming in...I really appreciate the encouragement! It's been weird transitioning since a year ago I had no plan of being a farmer...lol not to mention, the dairy sheep were a big enough learning curve without an anomaly chick. I got them from McMurrays so I had low expectations, but since it's July, they never chilled and were all beautiful and healthy I just wanted a couple types of broody chickens that would reproduce on their own, showing rare birds isn't my thing really. I do have more rare meat rabbits too though so maybe it was meant to be...so far she's a beautiful bird and matches my other white farm animals

 

[appps]

That is so cute!! Would love to get a white one

I wonder how you sex white ones though? Are the roosters still coloured or white too

 

[lesslea317]

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That is so cute!! Would love to get a white one

I wonder how you sex white ones though? Are the roosters still coloured or white too[/quit
The males are white also, but I think she's a pullet because of her comb and wing fullness at 3 and a half weeks. She is a lil smaller and slower producing feathers than the other 9 tho. I'm praying all this smoke here doesn't affect their lil lungs!

 

[lesslea317]

I may as well also state how thankful I am with my pullet percentage on the straight run order for the favs... I only got 3 roos

 

[keesmom]

Hi there

- I don't know anybody who breeds white favs, but if I'm correct, you have a rare bird! Not too many of them around..... Where did you get your eggs?

There are others here that know more than I about the whites and who breeds them, maybe they'll see this and chime in.

Oh yeah, I applaud your change of lifestyle! Farming is a lot of work, and there's never a dull moment

Ron Patterson has LF whites. Unfortunately a predator got all but a juvenile pair last season so he's having to rebuild. I know that because Daniel (fancychickenlover) has a white LF hen and talked to him about getting some eggs. So now Daniel is using one of Sandy's Fav/Dorking males with her to try to get more whites. Haven't heard from him in a while so not sure how that is going.

Only other one I can think of who gets recessive whites from time to time is pasofinofarm in TX. I have no idea if she is still offering eggs.

 

[lesslea317]

I am a newbie to Favs as well. All I know is they are so cute and soft.

. We have a mixed flock and they do tend to be a little skittish/passive as far as working into the pecking order. They would rather just get out of the way than try to dominate. The only ones I see them standing up to is eachother. The only rule on this thread is that you must post pics as soon as possible.

What is your hatch date?

Ron Patterson has LF whites. Unfortunately a predator got all but a juvenile pair last season so he's having to rebuild. I know that because Daniel (fancychickenlover) has a white LF hen and talked to him about getting some eggs. So now Daniel is using one of Sandy's Fav/Dorking males with her to try to get more whites. Haven't heard from him in a while so not sure how that is going. Only other one I can think of who gets recessive whites from time to time is pasofinofarm in TX. I have no idea if she is still offering eggs.

I talked to Daniel and he hasn't had fertile eggs so far... :-(

 

[lesslea317]

I saw that Texasgal posting about the whites early in this thread, like a few years ago, maybe I'll look her up since Daniel is a no go for now... There was also a guy in Portland worth nice faverolles, he hasn't posted in a year though...