Faverolles Thread

[comerspoultry]

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Hey look it is my old gang. Henry they look great. Have fun on vacation.

 

[hcammack]

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Henry
Hey look it is my old gang. Henry they look great. Have fun on vacation.

Thanks Leisha. I am excited they look good now these splashes are filling in nicely! I can't wait to see how these chicks turn out and what the splashes produce next spring. I am planning on setting over winter break and then again spring break and then early summer. Thanks for breeding suck pretty girls!

 

[buffbeauty]

Three chicks in the bator. Fourth egg hasnt done anything yet. Fifth didn't make it.

Of the three, I think they all have at least one foot with fused toes.

My baby eagle heehee

With BO chicks, yes they are the same age between 5 & 6 weeks

 

[hcammack]

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Thats really to bad who are these eggs from? or do you think it was an incubator problem.

Henry

 

[buffbeauty]

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Thats really to bad who are these eggs from? or do you think it was an incubator problem.

Henry

Not really sure what happened. No temp spikes, humidity OK. Who knows?! The one that didnt make it pipped a bunch of times in the same place and ended up dying in the shell. I'm still waiting on the fifth one since today is just 21. We'll see. Eggs from chickie'smoma. On a good note the ones that did make it are strong and healthy looking.

 

[comerspoultry]

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Thats really to bad who are these eggs from? or do you think it was an incubator problem.

Henry

Not really sure what happened. No temp spikes, humidity OK. Who knows?! The one that didnt make it pipped a bunch of times in the same place and ended up dying in the shell. I'm still waiting on the fifth one since today is just 21. We'll see. Eggs from chickie'smoma. On a good note the ones that did make it are strong and healthy looking.

You guys have to remember, an old breeder once told me if when you set eggs, if you get 30-40% hatch rate you are doing good. So when you said you got 3 out of 5, that is very good. Of course we all want everyone to hatch, but maybe there is something wrong with that chick and you be less heart broken if it didn't hatch, then latr one dying.

 

[hcammack]

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Not really sure what happened. No temp spikes, humidity OK. Who knows?! The one that didnt make it pipped a bunch of times in the same place and ended up dying in the shell. I'm still waiting on the fifth one since today is just 21. We'll see. Eggs from chickie'smoma. On a good note the ones that did make it are strong and healthy looking.

You guys have to remember, an old breeder once told me if when you set eggs, if you get 30-40% hatch rate you are doing good. So when you said you got 3 out of 5, that is very good. Of course we all want everyone to hatch, but maybe there is something wrong with that chick and you be less heart broken if it didn't hatch, then latr one dying.

I agree I was more talking about them all having curled of fused toes. I was happy with 50% but there was a problems when I got 10% or less on my last two hatched probably the heat though. They got cooked because the incubator was set the same and the temperature in the room were fluctuating.

 

[buffbeauty]

Thanks Leisha. I havent had the best luck in hatching but have done OK going by that 30-40% rule for sure. Probably 50-60% maybe. Guess it's just disheartening when people have 70, 80, and 90% hatches. I just can't figure out what is going on because on all my hatches I candle before lockdown and all are moving around then, so they are dying within last 3 days and several on the last day because I get pips and such. I calibrated hygrometer so I know that humidity was OK, and like I said no temp spikes. Same rates apply basically between shipped eggs and my orp eggs. I just don't want it to be something I'm doing wrong that is causing them to die. Especially when I get eggs from other people, I don't feel very "dependable" that I cant get better results than that. OK I know its stupid! I guess thats why you don't ship!

 

[birdsNbeesNseeds]

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Try Ron Patterson. He is in Jamestown, Indiana

Thanks for the info everyone! I am sooooo happy with the faverolles

I will send in my dues to the club ASAP. If we were closer I would take you up on one of those roos right away, Cloverleaf! I think Jamestown is only about 1 1/2 hours or so away from me, and if I'm able to get ahold of Ron Patterson (and he has any available) I'm going to try him.

I don't see where he has a website though

Maybe his number is listed.

P.S. Nice Birds Henry! Too bad I don't have more room for blues.....

 

[buffbeauty]

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You guys have to remember, an old breeder once told me if when you set eggs, if you get 30-40% hatch rate you are doing good. So when you said you got 3 out of 5, that is very good. Of course we all want everyone to hatch, but maybe there is something wrong with that chick and you be less heart broken if it didn't hatch, then latr one dying.

I agree I was more talking about them all having curled of fused toes. I was happy with 50% but there was a problems when I got 10% or less on my last two hatched probably the heat though. They got cooked because the incubator was set the same and the temperature in the room were fluctuating.

I guess you posted while I was writing mine! No curled toes on this batch, but they're fourth and fifth toes are fused. Wouldn't that be a genetic issue instead of incubation issue?