Faverolles Thread

[rbaker0345]

Thanks for all of the feedback. I was leaning toward better beard/muff/foot feathering also, but I wanted to make sure.

 

[elizmartin]

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Thanks, appreciate……..

 

[krosfyre]

So I have a question, my Fav cockerel (Chaps) now 15 weeks old is getting picked on by the older speckled sussex cockerel (Henry) who is now 6 months old I heard a horrid sound and when I went outside I saw my little Chaps squeezed partly between the fence and a propane tank and Henry was on top of him and pecking at him when I got Henry away, Chaps didn't move I fear the worst I picked him up and was very grateful that he was just frightened but as I was walking with him Henry was coming aggressively towards me and Chaps freaked out and flew out of my arms and Henry was right on him I was able to intervene enough to allow Chaps to hide but then I noticed blood on my shirt so I went and retrieved Chaps to look him over and found that his foot was bleeding after cleaning him up i could see that it was a bite from Henry and his nail is missing. Chaps is a very docile boy except when he needs to put his ladies in place for challenging each other, I also noticed that the 2 age group stay separate from each other like to flocks coexisting. I have never seen Henry Act like this before but the other day I was carrying out trash and I am pretty sure he tried to bite the back of my leg and he is trying to breed the six pullets that are the same age a lot, but he leaves the younger ones alone and they seem very afraid of him more recently which I also thought was strange, could this be a hormone surge and will level out or will he become more aggressive, and At this point will getting rid of Henry be a wise decision or should I wait it out and see if they work things out I would hate to come home to a bloody mess and I wasn't planning on Henry being a Henry in the first place. There is no possibility of building another run/coop.

 

[mame1616]

So I have a question, my Fav cockerel (Chaps) now 15 weeks old is getting picked on by the older speckled sussex cockerel (Henry) who is now 6 months old I heard a horrid sound and when I went outside I saw my little Chaps squeezed partly between the fence and a propane tank and Henry was on top of him and pecking at him when I got Henry away, Chaps didn't move I fear the worst I picked him up and was very grateful that he was just frightened but as I was walking with him Henry was coming aggressively towards me and Chaps freaked out and flew out of my arms and Henry was right on him I was able to intervene enough to allow Chaps to hide but then I noticed blood on my shirt so I went and retrieved Chaps to look him over and found that his foot was bleeding after cleaning him up i could see that it was a bite from Henry and his nail is missing. Chaps is a very docile boy except when he needs to put his ladies in place for challenging each other, I also noticed that the 2 age group stay separate from each other like to flocks coexisting. I have never seen Henry Act like this before but the other day I was carrying out trash and I am pretty sure he tried to bite the back of my leg and he is trying to breed the six pullets that are the same age a lot, but he leaves the younger ones alone and they seem very afraid of him more recently which I also thought was strange, could this be a hormone surge and will level out or will he become more aggressive, and At this point will getting rid of Henry be a wise decision or should I wait it out and see if they work things out I would hate to come home to a bloody mess and I wasn't planning on Henry being a Henry in the first place. There is no possibility of building another run/coop.

Sounds like hormones. You could try just caging him up in the coop for a few weeks, until his brain catches up to his hormones. It will also give the younger cockerel a break, and let him get his feet under him a bit. It's something all males go through. That being said, if he remains aggressive past a year, he's going to have to go. Aggression can be passed on in breeding, and aggressive LF males are too dangerous.

 

[FVRM]

So I have a question, my Fav cockerel (Chaps) now 15 weeks old is getting picked on by the older speckled sussex cockerel (Henry) who is now 6 months old I heard a horrid sound and when I went outside I saw my little Chaps squeezed partly between the fence and a propane tank and Henry was on top of him and pecking at him when I got Henry away, Chaps didn't move I fear the worst I picked him up and was very grateful that he was just frightened but as I was walking with him Henry was coming aggressively towards me and Chaps freaked out and flew out of my arms and Henry was right on him I was able to intervene enough to allow Chaps to hide but then I noticed blood on my shirt so I went and retrieved Chaps to look him over and found that his foot was bleeding after cleaning him up i could see that it was a bite from Henry and his nail is missing. Chaps is a very docile boy except when he needs to put his ladies in place for challenging each other, I also noticed that the 2 age group stay separate from each other like to flocks coexisting. I have never seen Henry Act like this before but the other day I was carrying out trash and I am pretty sure he tried to bite the back of my leg and he is trying to breed the six pullets that are the same age a lot, but he leaves the younger ones alone and they seem very afraid of him more recently which I also thought was strange, could this be a hormone surge and will level out or will he become more aggressive, and At this point will getting rid of Henry be a wise decision or should I wait it out and see if they work things out I would hate to come home to a bloody mess and I wasn't planning on Henry being a Henry in the first place. There is no possibility of building another run/coop.

definitely hormones. mine are starting to crow and chase the hens. fav roos are very docile so they can only be with other fav roos in a pen

 

[krosfyre]

Okay thank you, Chaps is not trying to defend himself that is also what's got me worried, It happened again about a half hour after posting my last message. I got outside faster this time but by then the sussex male, Henry, already had Chaps pinned up in the corner against the house and fence, I don't want to lose my Chaps. There are a lot of farms around here maybe someone will take Henry off my hands, or I guess he could be dinner but I don't think I can cull him myself he is not one to be handled easily, he is so pretty and has a beautiful crow as well I was really hoping they would be okay together, and I don't want him to be aggressive, but coming after me just for holding Chaps was a little weird.

 

[elizmartin]

definitely hormones. mine are starting to crow and chase the hens. fav roos are very docile so they can only be with other fav roos in a pen

Think its a case by case, even though some breeds or bloodlines deviate a bit. I have had mixed pens before and been ok. i do recommend if a cockerel/Roo comes after You to *grab* him any way you can right then, and what i do is hang upside down holding by the feet and dumping him in a corner. It doesn't hurt them and lets them know your watching. I have been challenged by many, mostly during hormonal times when penned close to other boyz or they think somehow their girls are threatened. Only twice have i had a male really try to fly at and hurt me consistently, both EE. both dinner.

Speckled Sussex can be wonderful…..Am thinking its hormones, but if he was not planned to be, it doesn't hurt to find him another home..

 

[elizmartin]

Came across a Cackle hatchery Catalog from last year…..I have not ordered from them for many years but noticed that the pictures of the birds they carry are actual photographs…..The Salmon Faverolles pictures look fairly decent and colored nicely….Has anyone ordered from them lately? If so how have your birds turned out???? I just looked at their website and the Faverolles page shows a pic of their daughter with a hen at a poultry show…...

Any thoughts regarding Sandhill nursery???? A few years ago i ordered the Salmons and the Mahoganies who were ok…

 

[keesmom]

I have never ordered birds from Sandhill so I ca't say what they look like. I do know if you want certain breeds from them it can be a long wait.

 

[SkylineFarms]

I have a batch of 5-month-old pullets from Cackle. IMO they're OK, could be better but could also be a lot worse. Most of mine look like the nicer ones in this video of their breeding stock.