Faverolles Thread

[keesmom]

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Hi! I'm glad he found a good home. I was sorely tempted to bring him here. I already have 3 standard size roos. It's not like I really need another, but he would have been welcome. I'm sure he would have got along fine with my old handicapped BLRW roo. I would have just worried how my cranky old hens would treat him!

 

[hcammack]

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Hi! I'm glad he found a good home. I was sorely tempted to bring him here. I already have 3 standard size roos. It's not like I really need another, but he would have been welcome. I'm sure he would have got along fine with my old handicapped BLRW roo. I would have just worried how my cranky old hens would treat him!

Im glad he has a good home. Now the tractor is less crowded and I bet he is happy to be out from under the watchful eye of the other rooster

 

[keesmom]

Funny, I hatched out 3 bantam fav roos this spring. All three of them crowed, while together and with pullets too (some hatchery buff orps).

I just wish I could have hatched some fav pullets, then I would have kept at least one roo.

 

[hcammack]

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I think it may have been that the rooster is at least 1 year old while the splash boy is maximum 4 or 5 months old. He never crowed while with me and the hens kindof ruled over him to.

Henry

 

[keesmom]

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That would do it. For some reason I thought both boys were the same age.

 

[hcammack]

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That would do it. For some reason I thought both boys were the same age.

Nope the flock ranges from 4months to a year and a half old now. I think its three hens and three pullets and the rooster.

they are amazing birds I think at least 5 of the girls are laying now so they are probably older than 4 months but that is with no artificial light I got 4 eggs today!

Henry

 

[keesmom]

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That's great! I have 25 girls and no one is laying. Older ones are in various phases of featherlessness, younger ones are too young (even though they're huge and 6 months old). Great, during the holiday baking season when I need eggs most.

 

[seminolewind]

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Solanje

Cherry

Cherry in the front, Spook in the back

 

[hcammack]

Beautiful birds seminol! I really am in love with favs

are your girls a speacial color or just super light salmon I have one light hen maybe they are splash salmon. The other one almost looks mahogany very pretty.

Henry

 

[seminolewind]

Thanks, Henry. They are LF, got the eggs from Pasofinofarms. They were all supposed to be salmon. The white ones were a genetic throwback. The dark one, LOL , you know how you're supposed to know how to tell males from females at 2 weeks? She was tough since she was so dark. I'm glad I took that chance. The white ones were hard to sex as well, so I just picked the 2 with the longest tail feathers. I love them. They have great personalities, and really soft poofy feathers for those who love to cuddle their chickens!