Faverolles Thread

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Just an FYI, my computer's going to be down for a few days. But hopefully when I get it back, not only will I have sound, but my SD card reader should work, so I can take GOOD pics and upload them right away - no more cell phone pics!

 

[hcammack]

That might be what happened.

 

[hcammack]

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That will be great! See you in a few days I am headed to a funeral in upsate NY so I won't be on for a little while.

 

[Laurieks]

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Thanks Jen

BooHoo... but at least now I know... I must have misremembered the calculator
Sooo.... if I use the barred half fav boys on a fav hen, I'd be getting somewhere...

for pullets
I don't have a pen for those, but would put one of these boys in with a few girls for a few days to see what I get to add to the 'laying flock'

 

[call ducks]

Ok here are some side views

I think the rooster is just regrowing his feathers as he is missing some tail feathers.

 

[faverolles]

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Don't take this to heart but I'm quick on looking at defects. Always looking for that perfect bird, Ha, but as we know there isn't any perfect bird. Are these bantams or large? You won't know how good they are till you can see how the offspring look. The male is smutty on his chest, which could be there because of his age. I've noticed in my birds males tend to get lighter in color as they get older. To get a male that stays all black in the front is rare, at least in my birds. I think I've had one bantam that stayed black in the front after each molt, I had him for about six years. His back looks flat but could be a little longer, I wish his tail was fully out, I think it would make him look different. The hens back looks a little longer, a plus and a minus, it's possible the length of the backs on the young could even out. If you look at the hen closely you will see her neck feathers are a little darker than the rest of her. It should be an even salmon color from her head to her tail. Not that easy to achieve. I still have some two tone salmon hens. An issue I have with mine is usually from the head to the beginning of the saddle is one color and from the saddle to the tail is a lighter color. My feeling is this comes from males that have very little red on top of their saddle. I have one big male here that I'm planning to breed to one hen, his color is way off base and he only has a few red feathers in his saddle. I really want to see how the pullets are going to look. It'll be a learning experience. On your hen, seeing her neck is darker she could give you some young males that will carry the "burn spots" on their neck, and looking at your male who seems to have just a little "burn spots" could give you pullets with more even color. Again, you won't know till you breed them. I feel sometimes your young will come out better when you breed pluses and minuses. You would think by breeding best to best you would get better young but it doesn't always work that way.
Dick

 

[call ducks]

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Don't take this to heart but I'm quick on looking at defects. Always looking for that perfect bird, Ha, but as we know there isn't any perfect bird. Are these bantams or large? You won't know how good they are till you can see how the offspring look. The male is smutty on his chest, which could be there because of his age. I've noticed in my birds males tend to get lighter in color as they get older. To get a male that stays all black in the front is rare, at least in my birds. I think I've had one bantam that stayed black in the front after each molt, I had him for about six years. His back looks flat but could be a little longer, I wish his tail was fully out, I think it would make him look different. The hens back looks a little longer, a plus and a minus, it's possible the length of the backs on the young could even out. If you look at the hen closely you will see her neck feathers are a little darker than the rest of her. It should be an even salmon color from her head to her tail. Not that easy to achieve. I still have some two tone salmon hens. An issue I have with mine is usually from the head to the beginning of the saddle is one color and from the saddle to the tail is a lighter color. My feeling is this comes from males that have very little red on top of their saddle. I have one big male here that I'm planning to breed to one hen, his color is way off base and he only has a few red feathers in his saddle. I really want to see how the pullets are going to look. It'll be a learning experience. On your hen, seeing her neck is darker she could give you some young males that will carry the "burn spots" on their neck, and looking at your male who seems to have just a little "burn spots" could give you pullets with more even color. Again, you won't know till you breed them. I feel sometimes your young will come out better when you breed pluses and minuses. You would think by breeding best to best you would get better young but it doesn't always work that way.
Dick

These are a starting point and i think the only line in the martimes. But i have a line on some in ON. A judge i was talking to said that the pair should produce good Chicks (he was not the breeder but his friend was)

Smutty is whiteish grey?

 

[faverolles]

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Don't take this to heart but I'm quick on looking at defects. Always looking for that perfect bird, Ha, but as we know there isn't any perfect bird. Are these bantams or large? You won't know how good they are till you can see how the offspring look. The male is smutty on his chest, which could be there because of his age. I've noticed in my birds males tend to get lighter in color as they get older. To get a male that stays all black in the front is rare, at least in my birds. I think I've had one bantam that stayed black in the front after each molt, I had him for about six years. His back looks flat but could be a little longer, I wish his tail was fully out, I think it would make him look different. The hens back looks a little longer, a plus and a minus, it's possible the length of the backs on the young could even out. If you look at the hen closely you will see her neck feathers are a little darker than the rest of her. It should be an even salmon color from her head to her tail. Not that easy to achieve. I still have some two tone salmon hens. An issue I have with mine is usually from the head to the beginning of the saddle is one color and from the saddle to the tail is a lighter color. My feeling is this comes from males that have very little red on top of their saddle. I have one big male here that I'm planning to breed to one hen, his color is way off base and he only has a few red feathers in his saddle. I really want to see how the pullets are going to look. It'll be a learning experience. On your hen, seeing her neck is darker she could give you some young males that will carry the "burn spots" on their neck, and looking at your male who seems to have just a little "burn spots" could give you pullets with more even color. Again, you won't know till you breed them. I feel sometimes your young will come out better when you breed pluses and minuses. You would think by breeding best to best you would get better young but it doesn't always work that way.
Dick

These are a starting point and i think the only line in the martimes. But i have a line on some in ON. A judge i was talking to said that the pair should produce good Chicks (he was not the breeder but his friend was)

Smutty is whiteish grey?

What I meant by smutty is the front of his neck. Males should be totally black from the beard straight down to underneath. I also have a problem with it especially with my bantams. I'm planning to do some strange breedings this year to see if I can rectify it.
Dick

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Hey all, my 'puters working again! woo hoo!!!

 

[hcammack]

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Pictures?