Faverolles Thread

[elizmartin]

I didn't look too far but thepoultrysite.com mentioned:

stress
defective or immature shell glands
Disturbances causing eggs to be laid before the calcification of the shell is complete
poor nutrition
saline water
some diseases will cause this

How old is the other hen, is she dominant, how long have they been together? Maybe when she was sick it affected her egg laying ability…..

 

[smokeysmokey100]

Hi,
thanks for the reply! My hen was only sick due to an egg breaking inside her which she couldn't get out. that one we had to flush out over several days, since it was so crusted inside her when we found it. She has been with the other hen since she was 10 weeks old, so she is very used to her. She is the dominant hen out of the two of them. She gets plain water, and other than her egg laying issues, she is a happy, curious hen who loves to scratch around all day and visit with us
Maybe her shell glands are defective...... I'll have to look into that
Thanks!!

 

[SkylineFarms]

Hello everyone! I just wanted to introduce myself and my LF Salmon Faverolles. This is "Derp" the rooster. He earned his name as a chick, long before I found out about "Derperella"

This is a picture of Derp and Penny. Unfortunately we lost Penny a few months ago...


....but not before hatching out some of their offspring!


This pretty girl doesn't have a name yet!

Right now the only Faverolles I have is Derp and his chicks (2 Girls, 4 Boys), but I've got 2 dozen Faverolles eggs coming in the mail next week! Hoping to hatch these out then hatch out some nice blue wheaten Ameraucanas to add to the flock so I can also also breed "Favaucana" Easter Eggers.

 

[djkCR14]

Hi, I'm Donna from Costa Rica. I am new to this forum also - but I am trying to get to know chicken breeds better and more about what I have. As close as I can figure, my chickens must be Faverolle mixes and some Australorps too. My Faverolle's don't have the 5th toe, but seem to fit all the rest of the descriptions.

I just put in a video of my chickens on the video contest - it shows my birds and I made it like my rooster, "Buddy" is showing everyone around.

Anyway, I want to add some pics of some of my chickens here too to introduce them and see what you think ...

This is my rooster - Buddy


This is Lady - she's very sweet & cuddly


This one we call Rosy - she's a bit more skittish


This one is Gaby - she's always talking



These are some of the 3-4 month old chicks ...


I have some blacks - I think they are Australorps, but one of them looks like a Faverolle, but I don't have a picture of her. She's really big in the body, and she has the beard & muffs too. Her feather's are beautiful, black with blueish tinge to them and slightly curly. I call her Ebony. I'll have to get a picture of her.

Anyway, hope I didn't go overboard with my chickens. Hope you enjoy ...
Thanks for letting me share them with you ....

 

[schnebbles]

hi - I'm hoping to get a couple bantam faverolles pullets very soon.

Does anyone know why faverolles are listed as a rare breed? Someone asked that question somewhere else on facebook and It got me wondering as well. They are so cute and supposed to be one of the sweetest birds, I can't imagine why they would be rare with as many chicken breeders as there are.

 

[elizmartin]

Hi, I'm Donna from Costa Rica. I am new to this forum also - but I am trying to get to know chicken breeds better and more about what I have. As close as I can figure, my chickens must be Faverolle mixes and some Australorps too. My Faverolle's don't have the 5th toe, but seem to fit all the rest of the descriptions.

I just put in a video of my chickens on the video contest - it shows my birds and I made it like my rooster, "Buddy" is showing everyone around.

Anyway, I want to add some pics of some of my chickens here too to introduce them and see what you think ...

This is my rooster - Buddy


This is Lady - she's very sweet & cuddly


This one we call Rosy - she's a bit more skittish


This one is Gaby - she's always talking



These are some of the 3-4 month old chicks ...


I have some blacks - I think they are Australorps, but one of them looks like a Faverolle, but I don't have a picture of her. She's really big in the body, and she has the beard & muffs too. Her feather's are beautiful, black with blueish tinge to them and slightly curly. I call her Ebony. I'll have to get a picture of her.

Anyway, hope I didn't go overboard with my chickens. Hope you enjoy ...
Thanks for letting me share them with you ....

Hi, thanks for sharing Your feathered friends…..They are very colorful….enjoy, eliz

 

[mame1616]

hi - I'm hoping to get a couple bantam faverolles pullets very soon.

Does anyone know why faverolles are listed as a rare breed? Someone asked that question somewhere else on facebook and It got me wondering as well. They are so cute and supposed to be one of the sweetest birds, I can't imagine why they would be rare with as many chicken breeders as there are.

There actually aren't as many breeders as you might think. Certainly not the numbers of people who breed, say, wyandottes or orpingtons or Ameraucanas. Many of the true heritage breeds are listed as more rare than these breeds. Also, it may be because they are difficult to breed to standard, with so many pieces to get right.

But, they are the sweetest birds! They have more personality than all of my other breeds. Nothing not to like!

 

[schnebbles]

seems like more people would breed them since they are so sweet. I'm not into breeding so I can't speak on breeding to standards. I'm sure hoping I get a couple bantam pullets. I have 2 d'uccles and 2 silkies, I think they would all be great together.

 

[sandiklaws]

hi - I'm hoping to get a couple bantam faverolles pullets very soon.

Does anyone know why faverolles are listed as a rare breed?  Someone asked that question somewhere else on facebook and It got me wondering as well.  They are so cute and supposed to be one of the sweetest birds, I can't imagine why they would be rare with as many chicken breeders as there are.

Partly because they are a challenge to raise and breed, partly because modern breeds perform better in regards to production, and partly because the big hatcherys don't breed them to the standard and those flocks cannot be considered truly pure... at least many serious breeders don't consider them to be.

 

[schnebbles]

That's too bad if they are as sweet as I hear. I'm so hoping the person has a couple for me. I would breed but my flock has mareks so no go on that. sucks!