Faverolles Thread

[appps]

I had this problem with a fav.  Its glaucoma but it can be caused my avian viral meningitis.  The virus is passed from hen (who usually shows no signs) to the chick through the egg.  Once the chick gets over the virus, the glaucoma will remain but it usually just clouds over and becomes non-functional while the bird lives on to be just fine.  I am lead to understand that the virus does not become latent, so its okay to use the bird as a breeder, but my vet recommended that I not buy eggs from that person again. 

Is that the same as when they are bug eyed though? There are photos here where their eyes are sticking out and I thought they said it was fatal?

 

[FleurDeLisChick]

I got these 2 girls yesterday and was told they are both "salmon", but their colors are so very different. Any input?

 

[sandiklaws]

Yes. The big gal looks a lot like the cockerel breeder girls I have used in the past to darken pigment on my males, the light girly is closer to standard... but she could use more size and leg feathering

 

[Fruitful Acres]

I had this problem with a fav.  Its glaucoma but it can be caused my avian viral meningitis.  The virus is passed from hen (who usually shows no signs) to the chick through the egg.  Once the chick gets over the virus, the glaucoma will remain but it usually just clouds over and becomes non-functional while the bird lives on to be just fine.  I am lead to understand that the virus does not become latent, so its okay to use the bird as a breeder, but my vet recommended that I not buy eggs from that person again. 

Interesting. Kind of begs the question how the hen got it in the first place if it isn't passed on by chicks that survive. And if it spreads between adults in any kind of way.

 

[Fruitful Acres]

Is that the same as when they are bug eyed though? There are photos here where their eyes are sticking out and I thought they said it was fatal?

In the pics I've seen, some chicks show the problem with one eye and some with both eyes. I would imagine a blind chicken wouldn't live long, whereas we've had one eyed roosters for years and they seem to get along fine.
I did notice that folks posting about the bug eyed chicks who had chicks that grew up seemed to pretty consistently have chicks who only had one eye affected at hatch.

 

[FleurDeLisChick]

Yes. The big gal looks a lot like the cockerel breeder girls I have used in the past to darken pigment on my males, the light girly is closer to standard... but she could use more size and leg feathering

Thanks for the reply sandiklaws. The lighter one is quite a bit younger than her counterpart, so I'm thinking she will catch up in size and her leg feathering should come in nicely. I'm not breeding them or showing them so I'm not so concerned about their adherence to the breed standard--I just wanted to be sure I was correct in calling them both "salmon".

 

[rbaker0345]

In the pics I've seen, some chicks show the problem with one eye and some with both eyes. I would imagine a blind chicken wouldn't live long, whereas we've had one eyed roosters for years and they seem to get along fine.
I did notice that folks posting about the bug eyed chicks who had chicks that grew up seemed to pretty consistently have chicks who only had one eye affected at hatch.

Glaucoma is the bug eyed thing. There are a couple of other things that can cause bulging eyes and you might be able to narrow it down with some research, but what you're describing sounds like glaucoma. My vet didn't seem worried at all that I was keeping a chick with the aftereffects of the virus, so I guess its just a horizontal passage of the virus.

 

[Fruitful Acres]

That's really good info. Thanks so much for sharing.

 

[mame1616]

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In my experience, those legs will not feather-out any more than they are - there are no feathers in the toes. These feathers are there right from hatching, and do not come in later. Cute face on the darker one! reminds me of my girls.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I got these 2 girls yesterday and was told they are both "salmon", but their colors are so very different. Any input?

the one on the left looks identical to one of my girls, her name is tuna. Cute chickens