Faverolles Thread

[hcammack]

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[hcammack]

This was posted by Bordy's broodelo on the silkie thread
"YES he had a head injury! Chickens with wry neck is very rare! Rabbits are more prone to it. Wry neck causes an inner ear imbalance thus causing the critter to turn the head SIDEWAYS for balance. The animal will eventually start rolling sideways, like a dog rolling over. It progresses, over days. Not overnight!I have had a rabbit that had this, and was treated, leaving a permanent tilt showing the effects of wry neck. Silkies with head injuries, tuck there heads under their butts, they can go so far as doing forward rolls. The main thing is help the get water, and eat. The brain will start to heal, in really bad cases, they down recover. If it makes you feel better you can treat with vitamins. But I never do & they get better on their own. The worst cases, will when older & recovered, can show signs by doing the bobble head shaking, when under stress, like at a show. You can walk down the rows at a show & pick out the birds that have had head injuries. The worst one I had would start to bobble after the second day at the shows, she won tons even BV at the ohio national, but by the time to coop out, she would start to shake her head alot. So was retired to the breeding pen, and have never had a problem since. So I guess the jist of what I am saying is, if you have silkies, expect head injuries often, especially as chicks, just help them out with food & water, and they will 95% of the time recover on their own"

 

[thechickonthehill]

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Thanks for posting the link Henry. Wow - she has some very nice birds! Is it just me or does anyone notice that Kate's roosters look different, as far as color goes? The red/mahogany looks much darker to me and there seems to be a lot more of it than I have seen on any of the pics posted on this thread. I also notice that her hens are quite uniform from head to tail in their coloring (thank you Dick

for teaching me to look for that). And her blues . . . lovely! Nice site for drooling.

Also, regarding the hatchery Faverolles - my rooster, Emmet, came from Meyer. He didn't turn out too bad.

That picture is from Spring 2010. I need to get a new pic but he is currently recovering from a beating. I moved him to the rooster pen for the winter to grow back his beard, which the hens pull out regularly. He and the other 3 boys got along fine for several weeks but evidently, one of his sons decided on the last day of 2010 that he wanted to be the boss in the new year. We were gone all day that day and when I went out to feed on Jan 1, poor Emmet was on the roost with a very swollen, blood covered head. He couldn't see because the blood had run into his eyes and dried them shut. I was worried that he would lose his left eye for a while because the swelling was so bad. I had to soak it open every morning for a week as it was draining mucus and would dry shut every night. He is recovering nicely though and both eyes are fine but he still looks like Rocky after a fight! Needless to say, he is now in his own private accomodations and his son (a huge GL Cochin cross) is destined for freezer camp just as soon as the weather permits butchering.

Peter, I too spent yesterday working on coops. I am adding 5 (!) new ones (one just for Emmet) this spring. I am limiting myself to no more than 50 birds on the place at any given time. Fortunately there is a good market around here for the "cute" Faverolles pullets that don't make the cut. They are something of a novelty around here and I've already had people asking me if I will have some extras this spring for them to add to their layer flocks. And, of course, the cockerels make good eating.

Last year my limit was 30 and that sounded like a lot. Now 50 doesn't sound like very many ( I have 37 right now). Have to watch out for that "chicken math" - it sneaks up on you! I've told my husband that I will only ever have as many as will fit into my 20 x 20 shed. Technically though, that's about 100 birds . . .

 

[hcammack]

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Thanks for posting the link Henry. Wow - she has some very nice birds! Is it just me or does anyone notice that Kate's roosters look different, as far as color goes? The red/mahogany looks much darker to me and there seems to be a lot more of it than I have seen on any of the pics posted on this thread. I also notice that her hens are quite uniform from head to tail in their coloring (thank you Dick

for teaching me to look for that). And her blues . . . lovely! Nice site for drooling.

Also, regarding the hatchery Faverolles - my rooster, Emmet, came from Meyer. He didn't turn out too bad.

http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww265/pbroner/Faverolles/Emmetweb.jpg

That picture is from Spring 2010. I need to get a new pic but he is currently recovering from a beating. I moved him to the rooster pen for the winter to grow back his beard, which the hens pull out regularly. He and the other 3 boys got along fine for several weeks but evidently, one of his sons decided on the last day of 2010 that he wanted to be the boss in the new year. We were gone all day that day and when I went out to feed on Jan 1, poor Emmet was on the roost with a very swollen, blood covered head. He couldn't see because the blood had run into his eyes and dried them shut. I was worried that he would lose his left eye for a while because the swelling was so bad. I had to soak it open every morning for a week as it was draining mucus and would dry shut every night. He is recovering nicely though and both eyes are fine but he still looks like Rocky after a fight! Needless to say, he is now in his own private accomodations and his son (a huge GL Cochin cross) is destined for freezer camp just as soon as the weather permits butchering.

Peter, I too spent yesterday working on coops. I am adding 5 (!) new ones (one just for Emmet) this spring. I am limiting myself to no more than 50 birds on the place at any given time. Fortunately there is a good market around here for the "cute" Faverolles pullets that don't make the cut. They are something of a novelty around here and I've already had people asking me if I will have some extras this spring for them to add to their layer flocks. And, of course, the cockerels make good eating.

Last year my limit was 30 and that sounded like a lot. Now 50 doesn't sound like very many ( I have 37 right now). Have to watch out for that "chicken math" - it sneaks up on you! I've told my husband that I will only ever have as many as will fit into my 20 x 20 shed. Technically though, that's about 100 birds . . .

Yes that mahogany is what we should all shoot for in my opinion he is a beautiful male very well bred. If you look at Nikki's (british Faverolles society) birds they are amazing as well. I think Kates pullets are particularly beautiful and she has got those blacks and blues very nice as well.

Thats great sounds like your making more room wish I had that type of space all in good time ha ha.

Sorry to hear about emmet hope he recovers well for you and is up and breeding in the spring.

Thats good you have a market for culls.

 

[faverolles]

Got a call from Pam Menard. Her large black Faverolles won Best Continental and Reserve Continental. I asked her to post pictures on this thread.
Dick

 

[hcammack]

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I saw on her Facebook and she posted on the Fanciers site and here last night! I hope she can post pictures they are some amazing birds to have placed so high as a new color. First step to APA recognition!

 

[barngodess]

Hey you guys! I'd love to post some pics of them, but don't know how. Can anyone help me?

Dick! LOL It's Pamela MYNARD LMAO

 

[hcammack]

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I spelled Dick's name Bourlanger for about a month

1.To post pictures you go to the Upload button at the top of the screen.
2. select "choose file" and pic the picture you want to upload
3. check the resize image and select the message board option
4. then click submit
5. the image will load and then you can copy the IMG load (second both under the picture) into this thread and your picture will appear. Then go back and upload the next one.
6. you can also just upload one and then go back and upload the next and then after you have uploaded all of the ones you want go to "my uploads" at the bottom of the Uploading screen. Then you copy and Paste the IMG codes for all of the pictures you want and post them here.


ALSO if you have a photo bucket you can copy and paste the IMG codes from you photobucket pictures on here.

 

[junebug7334]

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Hi Pam it's Scarlett from Virginia- (junebug) I had emailed you a while back. Glad you are still around in the chicken world! Congrats on your win.

 

[barngodess]

Here are some pics: