Faverolles Thread

[chickiesmommy]

There's always a loud one...mine is Lucy. Top of the pecking order and the mistress to my rooster. She's a red sex link.

 

[elizmartin]

I just wanted to let everyone know that I received absolutely beautiful pair of Faverolle pullets from Matt Hemmer of Smoky Butte Ranch. They arrived healthy and happy and even laid eggs in the box for me! The girls are beautiful and so very sweet.
Matt was excellent to deal with and very helpful in waiting for the right time to ship.
So if you are looking for non hatchery stock of Faverolles, consider Matt!

Would like to also say that the trio of Mahogany Favs. that i just received from Matt appear very healthy and were sent with great care and i too had the treat of an egg in the box. Thankyou….Matt raises LF Salmon, Mohogany Salmon and Eminettes ( spell).

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Would like to also say that the trio of Mahogany Favs. that i just received from Matt appear very healthy and were sent with great care and i too had the treat of an egg in the box. Thankyou….Matt raises LF Salmon, Mohogany Salmon and Eminettes ( spell).

Pics, please!

 

[elizmartin]

Maybe Matt will see this and post pics of his birds, the ones i just received are in the barn for quarentine and we are in a very messy possibly scary storm this weekend….( i live north of Seattle, Wa. )
If you would like to see what Mahogany Faverolles look like go to my profile here and check pictures at the bottom…i have a mahogany trio, some black and Salmon….my Avatar is a Blue Salmon….

 

[mhemmer]

Thanks both of you for your kind words. It makes my happy hearing how much you like those birds. It makes the effort of selecting and breeding that much more rewarding. Thanks to you two and others, I have sold out of Faverolles for this year.
I will be hatching both Salmon and Mahogany Favs for sale next Spring, starting in March. If you are interested in learning more, you can go to smokybuttesranch.com or spnusa.com.
Thank you very much,
Matt

 

[mhemmer]

Here are some pics of the Mahogany's I was selling.

 

[chickiesmommy]

I was 100% certain CheepCheep was a boy based on his personality. He has stood up to a 5 week old brooder mate when he was 2 days old and he's never backed down for any of his 12 brooder mates.
But he's 13 days today and his wings are not black.

What do you guys think? I'm not seeing any dark colorings on his chest, neck or feet.

 

[Amelia Egghart]

I was 100% certain CheepCheep was a boy based on his personality. He has stood up to a 5 week old brooder mate when he was 2 days old and he's never backed down for any of his 12 brooder mates.
But he's 13 days today and his wings are not black.

What do you guys think? I'm not seeing any dark colorings on his chest, neck or feet.

Give it a bit more time, when the leg feathering and chest feathers start to come in you'll know! That's about 10-14 days, as I recall.

 

[chickiesmommy]

Hi,
10-14 days from today? He's 13 days today and I was told you can start seeing black by the 2nd or 3rd week. I don't mind a cockerel thought a pullet would be great . He must be the slowest growing chick ever! He has NOT a hint of a tail and when his wings are against his body, you can barely tell he has any wing feathers! He looks more like a 7 day old chick...very little feathering unlike his Ameracauna brooder mates who are 17 days old and are feathering quite nicely. He still looks like a chubby fat chick. Adorable as heck

 

[Amelia Egghart]

Hi,

10-14 days from today? He's 13 days today and I was told you can start seeing black by the 2nd or 3rd week. I don't mind a cockerel thought a pullet would be great . He must be the slowest growing chick ever! He has NOT a hint of a tail and when his wings are against his body, you can barely tell he has any wing feathers! He looks more like a 7 day old chick...very little feathering unlike his Ameracauna brooder mates who are 17 days old and are feathering quite nicely. He still looks like a chubby fat chick. Adorable as heck

slow grower! Haha. Supposedly 14 days of age they should get some feathering on the feet (not just fluff) and on the chest but maybe yours will need some more time. I'm assuming he/she is a Salmon variety, of course. I think you said that earlier? Patience! Time will tell