Faverolles Thread

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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Do your hens and rooster have all 5 toes on both feet?

Yes, they all do.

Where did your birds come from?

 

[Lifesong Farm]

I just hatched some on Fri and I was wondering... how long does it normally take for the girls to start laying?

 

[mame1616]

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Yes, they all do.

Where did your birds come from?

The 5 chicks I hatched a little over two weeks ago had the same issue. One of them had four toes on both feet, one had four toes on only one foot, ad the other three had five, in various levels of acceptable separation. Both of the parents are fine - I don't get it, either.

My birds are Rose Isgrigg's line, but not directly from her.

 

[chickendales]

it in the back ground somewhere u just have breed to the 5 toed babies and cull the rest

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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Depends, hatchery or private breeder? My breeder flock started laying all around 7-8 months. My one hatchery girl started around 5-6 months.

 

[comerspoultry]

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genetics somethings also pop up in later generations.

 

[thechickonthehill]

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Well, I've had a whopping total of 3 Faverolles pullets until now. The two hatchery girls started laying at 22 weeks and the one from a breeder started at 25 weeks. I have 2 pullets right now out of my hen that came from a breeder. They are 22 weeks and have not begun to lay although they are starting to squat so it won't be long I'm thinking.

 

[jennifersmith326]

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genetics somethings also pop up in later generations.

Some don't have feathered legs either.
I think a buff might have got in there with them. I had some buff roosters but they were in separate pens. They guy I got them from told me they were in separate pens too. I bet he lied to me!!!!!

 

[jennifersmith326]

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Yes, they all do.

Where did your birds come from?

I got them from a guy at 6 months old. I think he got them from a hatchery, Ideal I think.

 

[keesmom]

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It does sound like a buff (Orp?) roo may have gotten in the pen, or he hasn't had them separated long enough. He may not know that there's a chance for a hen to lay a mixed breed egg for up to 3 weeks even after penning them separately.