Faverolles Thread

[LadyCluck77]

I need help sexing the chick on the back left of the first pic. I originally thought female, but it's gotten so dark. No black though. Also seems to be feathering at the same rate as the male chicks.

It is a bit darker brown in color than you would typically see. Something still says pullet to me on that chick- it doesn't have any of the black you would see in a cockerel. Maybe it's a very dark female?

 

[rafu]

@LadyCluck77 Thanks for the opinion. That's what I was thinking myself.

 

[Brookshire11]

Some of my chicks at 7 weeks:

I need help sexing the chick on the back left of the first pic. I originally thought female, but it's gotten so dark. No black though. Also seems to be feathering at the same rate as the male chicks.

Purely curious: How old are they? I have 2 babies I'm watching anxiously for any signs of black

 

[Angiebubs]

My chicks were around 10 weeks in these pics. I believe it was around 3 weeks that it was pretty obvious which was which (although I was in denial for a week or two that 10 of 13 were boys-I swear I kept seeing possibilities of females!)

 

[rafu]

My chicks are 3 weeks old.

 

[elizmartin]

I need help sexing the chick on the back left of the first pic. I originally thought female, but it's gotten so dark. No black though. Also seems to be feathering at the same rate as the male chicks.

HI, kinda hard to see, am thinking that it is a non or cross Fav. or depending where the chicks originated, a Mahogany Fav? lil girls look like that. developing different. others are very boy or girl.

 

[rafu]

I bred her myself from this trio. My hens are on the dark side so I am thinking she is going to be an exceptionally dark pullet.

 

[elizmartin]

I bred her myself from this trio. My hens are on the dark side so I am thinking she is going to be an exceptionally dark pullet.

Nice colored male

The hen in the back looks more the coloration of a Mahogany Fav. female. They are the rusty brown with a white muff….mystery solved…..Am sure that your chick should be a girl…

 

[rbaker0345]

Hi,
I have started my own little flock of Faverolles and I am looking to add. I am only looking for show quality birds. I will be making a trip up to NY from here in NC and I was wondering if there was anyone on my route who would have some nice birds or chicks for sale (VA, MD, DE, NJ or NY).

 

[ochochicas]

Here is a genetics question for all of you who follow Faverolles traits. I couldn't find the answer anywhere.

Is the gene for 5 toes dominant? If you cross a Faverolles with another breed with 4 toes, will the the resulting chicks have 5 toes? Thanks in advance!