Faverolles Thread

[mame1616]

Thought I'd share a pic of my "Red, White

Nice painting, will it be auctioned at the next fowl show?

LOL well, I'm just getting started, and if they don't sell well at the swap, I may have some extras

I call firsties!

 

[n8ivetxn]

LOL well, I'm just getting started, and if they don't sell well at the swap, I may have some extras

I don't think you'll have any problem selling a few of those! - I like the tail feathers, nice lines

 

[ashandvine]

A judge told me that bantam Favs are darker in color- the blacks deeper in particular, than on the large fowl. When I had some of Kees birds I didn't think that was true-- I had seen bantams before all that. Do you experienced folks agree and why do you think he said this? I respect him greatly. I didn't argue just listened but its got me curious.

 

[keesmom]

A judge told me that bantam Favs are darker in color- the blacks deeper in particular, than on the large fowl. When I had some of Kees birds I didn't think that was true-- I had seen bantams before all that. Do you experienced folks agree and why do you think he said this? I respect him greatly. I didn't argue just listened but its got me curious.

I do not think this is true. Has he seen mostly bantams at shows, and fewer, poorer quality LF? Is this a ME judge or one in NH?

Of course I've never had bantam salmons, and I haven't attended many shows so I'm not sure how valid my opinion is.

 

[n8ivetxn]

I don't think I've ever heard that before, but like Keesmom, I don't make it very many shows....

 

[Fancy Favie]

Hey all...just popping in for a minute before I head back over to the fair...

I've thought long and hard about whether or not to post on a certain subject, and I have tried to ignore it, but it keeps gnawing at me. There isn't a super nice way to put this, so I'm just going to do the best I can...

Recently I saw a post from someone, which I believe was on Facebook, stating that she had chosen a farm name, that is VERY similar to mine. This person lives less than an hour away from me, and also raises large fowl salmon Faverolles. I am not pleased.

The real reason I am throwing this out there, is to clarify for people that are new to the Faverolles breed, and also to put the word out there to people that already know me. I get A LOT of traffic on my Facebook page and my website from people that were just doing an internet search, or from word of mouth. I don't want people to get confused by this, if they start typing in "Clover" and "Oregon" and "Faverolles" if multiple farm names start coming up. I do NOT want her name associated with my birds, or my name associated with hers. There is a huge difference in our lines.

Bottom line here for the newbies is: do your research and make sure you know where your birds are coming from. And I ask that, of the rest of you, if you hear of someone getting stock from "Clover-something" in Oregon, PLEASE ask and make sure they know whose birds they are getting.
Thanks.... :/

 

[Fancy Favie]

Susan, I'm sorry, it's my bad for not talking to you first, I came here because I needed someone to tell me what I should do, and wasn't getting anywhere asking for advice from other people, because they truly don't "get it" with the Fav aspect of things. And I was trying to keep my gut-reaction in check.
This was also a way for me to make sure that people knew there were two "Clover-something's" in Oregon, with Favs.
Please don't be discouraged, that was certainly not my intent, nor the intent of anyone else, I am sure.

 

[Fancy Favie]

Hello all, I saw this thread a couple of days ago and finally decided I needed to set the record straight. My name is Susan Akins, I live in Estacada, Oregon. Cloverwood Farms is a family farm name that I took over when my dad passed away in 1986 - I have been using it since then. I am proud of the name and have raised some quality animals under it. I currently raise Soay Sheep. I have also raised polish and dutch rabbits and exotic birds (finches and parrots).

I bought my first Faverolles 3 years ago (fell in love with them from the first day) from a hatchery and quickly learned that what I had was not show worthy and decided that I would start trying to improve my flock so that I could start attending poultry shows. So far I've only shown at the local county fair just to get some experience showing, since I don't yet know what I'm doing....

I do not personally know Jeanine or Cloverleaf Farms, although I have heard of her and do know she is the president of the Faverolles club and well respected. Of course I noticed the name similarity however did not really think much of it. I have been wanting to talk to her about Faverolles since she does have really nice birds and I need some expert advise on the breed (and hopefully get some birds from her). Jeanine did contact me through Facebook and I explained my farm name to her. She seemed to understand and I plan on talking to her in person next month at a local poultry swap.

Truthfully, after reading the posts about this I have felt sad, discouraged and upset. I was so excited about these chickens and now it seems not worth the effort. I would never try to pass myself off as someone else or try to sell my birds as theirs. That is not who I am and wanted the people on this forum to know that.

Respectfully,

Susan Akins
Cloverwood Farms
Estacada, Oregon

 

[ashandvine]

Well, for what it is worth it is a Maine judge. Its very likely he hasn't seen many LF Favs. But this is a man who travels to other countries to judge and view birds so ... who knows, but I had to ask. I didn't agree either but that might just be because I had fabulous Favs in the first place?

 

[n8ivetxn]

Ok, here are the pics of my broody fav and her solitary chick! She dotes on it.....seriously! In about a week, I'll have more chicks