Faverolles Thread

[hcammack]

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After reading it I had the same thought./ I am adding tons of new blood and not doing any line breeding but a lot of outcrossing. I have been asking Leisha Comer and Rose Isgrig about this and they said the genetic variance in favs is very small or at least in bantams and that outcrossing was good for them now becfause some lines are producing deformed chicks because of inbreeding. Right now my flock is just a big experiment I can't wait to hatch some of the outcrosses and see how they turn out. I really have no idea if what I am doing is right or wrong the/ plan so far is to m/ake my own line by crossing 3 or 4 closly line bred lines and then once I have an ideal cross linebreed from there. Its defently a question that needs lots of though and I want to hear others input on it.

 

[Imagesoart]

Can someone post a picture of an egg? I want to know it they are really pinkish?

 

[Bantimna]

Hi all,
I've not been here for a long time. (Maybe too long

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Any case the winning large fowl Pullet is:

Faverolles Large Fowl Pullet
Owned by the secretary of the KZN poultry club.

 

[EweSheep]

I EAT bantam eggs without any remorse they are delicious as they come! Excellent little layers too because every one of the bantams I got from Connie were everyday layers!

I am getting some regrets of having to give them away a few years back! Oh well I can always start up if I want to!

 

[chickenmeadow]

pasofinofarm: Thank you for sharing your honest & important breeding comments, so that others can learn from your experiences. It will help some new breeders to be more sellective & help to improve the breed of Faverolles, beit Bantam or Standards. We used to raise several hundreds of fancy cockatiels & found that our best chances for breeding strong, "perfect" birds was to "linebreed" good stock & avoid "inbreeding." The Favs have so many great traits, happy to have settled on them for the main focus of my flock. Just looked at your website, those are very beautiful Favs.
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hcammack: I envy (in the best sort of way) your opportunity to have such diverse breeding stock (that you are bringing in) to pick from. You'll be able to learn fast on what to look for & keep. You apparently have a keen eye & dedication with a strong goal in mind to benefit Faverolles. It will be a pleasure to watch your flock grow & improve through the many years ahead ( & others with the same plans).
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Regarding the size of egg issue my comments are: I only raise Bantams mainly because the roos are smaller/easier to handle & per sq. ft. I can keep more of the hens than the bigger Standards. My Favs roos have been so mild mannered (along with everyone elses that I've seen), so I no longer have to deal with any pesky, mean roos; it may be the same in Standards, I haven't had any of those roos. We just see the Bantam eggs as "crack two to make one" big egg, they are just fine to bake with too. Those petite pinkish tan eggs are great, we've enjoyed having them all through winter too.
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I recently saw a pic of how the toes are placed but can't find it, will keep looking. As I recall it was 4th toe down & 5th to up.

 

[hcammack]

I had some ok pictures of toe placment I will try and find them tonight. The 4th toe is down and the 5th toe goes up.

 

[thechickonthehill]

pasofinofarm: Thank you for sharing your honest & important breeding comments, so that others can learn from your experiences. It will help some new breeders to be more sellective & help to improve the breed of Faverolles, beit Bantam or Standards. We used to raise several hundreds of fancy cockatiels & found that our best chances for breeding strong, "perfect" birds was to "linebreed" good stock & avoid "inbreeding." The Favs have so many great traits, happy to have settled on them for the main focus of my flock. Just looked at your website, those are very beautiful Favs.

Here!Here! I am trying to be a sponge and soak up everything. I may never show them, but I want to raise the best possible Faverolles just for my own personal satisfaction. Thanks to all of you for sharing your experiences and knowledge.

 

[hcammack]

I am just in the begining phase of this project and I love that I can be engaged and learn new things about chicken breeding for the rest of my life! I am very happy I started learning so young and have so much time to keep going with them. I hope to have Faverolles for my entire life. Wouldn't be amazing to start a line of birds while in highschool and be able to work with them into your old age! That is why I hope I can either find a breeder who will take my flock and keep it going while I am in college, or bring them with me, or have my Mom keep a few of them. I love the learning curve and its seems like with Faverolles I can keep learning and striving for perfection in diffrent colors and sizen and all of that for years.

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

Henry and Pasofino, i didn't splint the chick's toe last night and today i just noticed that it is walking perfectly fine on it. it doesn't even show the bend like it did yesterday. i'm thinking that since he was fairly fresh out of the incubator yesterday morning that he wasn't very steady on his feet and still learning how to walk. should i still keep it separated later and not breed it?

 

[hcammack]

Chickie'sMoma :

Henry and Pasofino, i didn't splint the chick's toe last night and today i just noticed that it is walking perfectly fine on it. it doesn't even show the bend like it did yesterday. i'm thinking that since he was fairly fresh out of the incubator yesterday morning that he wasn't very steady on his feet and still learning how to walk. should i still keep it separated later and not breed it?

I don't know might have just been the picture but I would keep a close eye on it. Don't use him if he shows it at all later might have just been a walking thing who knows? If its a cockerel you said he was smaller anyway so you might not want to use him but if its a pullets you might get away with it as long as it doesn't show at all now.

Henry​