Faverolles Thread

[lesslea317]

I noticed peter merlin's page link about the faverolle "types" is no longer working, I understand he has left the breeding scene...unfortunate for a newbie to faverolles like me. I was hoping to gain from his knowledge, does anyone have a better link for his resources or maybe a copy you could repost for me?

 

[keesmom]

From what I'm seeing, they are all pullets, but none of them are going to be what you are expecting...Sorry...

I agree with Cloverleaf - they are all pullets. I thought Meyer was working to improve their Faverolles but maybe not. And my birds do tend to be bonkers when young, but outgrow that as they near maturity. They are quite docile after that.

 

[mame1616]

Quote: Same here - they're all ballistic until they grow a real brain, then they're great. I used feel rejected over it, until I realized it wasn't me!

 

[appps]

Can third that. We didn't get ours till 10 weeks old and they had no human contact before except refilling of food and water. We just spent lots of time with them and within two weeks we were holding them and one would perch on my arm. At 8!weeks they are definatly not past making pets.

 

[n8ivetxn]

x4

Most of mine have fallen into that same category and then, suddenly, they start camping out around my feet when I sit in the lawn chair.....strange how they suddenly realize you're not going to eat them...

- I have a broody with 4 chicks right now, they're about 5 weeks old.....However, mom is teaching them well, when they see me coming out with something in my hand or the feed bucket those little chicks come running, stretching their necks out and cheeping at me

They're so adorable I keep finding excuses to take scraps out to them!

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

x4 Most of mine have fallen into that same category and then, suddenly, they start camping out around my feet when I sit in the lawn chair.....strange how they suddenly realize you're not going to eat them...

- I have a broody with 4 chicks right now, they're about 5 weeks old.....However, mom is teaching them well, when they see me coming out with something in my hand or the feed bucket those little chicks come running, stretching their necks out and cheeping at me They're so adorable I keep finding excuses to take scraps out to them!

LOL Rita' s gonna have the fattest chicks around!

 

[ashandvine]

I am no biologist so forgive me if this is an irritatingly 'obvious' question, but

If you breed a white bantam with a salmon is the white dominant? I ask because LF whites would be soooo lovely.

 

[lesslea317]

I also would like to know this ash and vine because so far I can't find a rooster too go with my white LF and a Banty white rooster may help genetic diversification if the size issue isn't too big..?

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

White will be recessive, so you would make salmons that carry white, then you could start getting some whites in the next generation. The first few white generations would likely have some salmon bled through.


There is a huge size systems between bantam and large fowl, but it's been done before....

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Difference, not systems...stupid auto correct...