Faverolles Thread

[chicknadventure]

Cloverleaf! I am so sorry that you are selling off all your ams. I am on this thread and the ams thewad...please continue to halp me o i both

Next week i am getting mu quad....i am so excited. I also picked up 3by lavs and one nlu ams this weekend and 6there black eggs. Woot! So in about 2a weeks i am going feom 4the chickens to almost 30....after they all hatcj lol! I fot about the heritage rir i picked up a o make mo.ey with

 

[hcammack]

Hey everyone,

Just waned to give youa quick update. I have a few backyard chickens again at my college apartment in Burlington VT. I have four ready to lay pullets. I am crossing my fingers for eggs any day . I have one Rhode Island Red, One Barred Rock, One Easter Egger, and one Austrlorp. I have two 5 week old pullets one Faverolles that I hatched and one Marans that I got as a companion for her from my friends. Cannot wait for them to get past their flighty youngeter phase and turn into sweet hens. The older birds are much friendlier. I also have a big backyard garden and decided to try my hadn at raising ducks. Not enjoying it as much as I thought. I have four two week old ducklings. They are much messier then chickens adn because they are not imprinted on me are very flighty. They are blue swedishX MallardX Roune crosses. Hopefully they calm down adn i have a few females so that I get duck eggs to eat. May end up processing and eating them all haven't decided yet. Hope all your Faverolles are happy and healthy and the young birds are growing well. My pullet sure is. I will try and keep you guys updated on her progess .

All the best,
Henry

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Hey everyone,

Just waned to give youa quick update. I have a few backyard chickens again at my college apartment in Burlington VT. I have four ready to lay pullets. I am crossing my fingers for eggs any day . I have one Rhode Island Red, One Barred Rock, One Easter Egger, and one Austrlorp. I have two 5 week old pullets one Faverolles that I hatched and one Marans that I got as a companion for her from my friends. Cannot wait for them to get past their flighty youngeter phase and turn into sweet hens. The older birds are much friendlier. I also have a big backyard garden and decided to try my hadn at raising ducks. Not enjoying it as much as I thought. I have four two week old ducklings. They are much messier then chickens adn because they are not imprinted on me are very flighty. They are blue swedishX MallardX Roune crosses. Hopefully they calm down adn i have a few females so that I get duck eggs to eat. May end up processing and eating them all haven't decided yet. Hope all your Faverolles are happy and healthy and the young birds are growing well. My pullet sure is. I will try and keep you guys updated on her progess .

All the best,
Henry

Good to hear from you Henry! Glad you've finally got some birds again. I need to take pics of my splash pullets...you're gonna flip!!

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Cloverleaf! I am so sorry that you are selling off all your ams. I am on this thread and the ams thewad...please continue to halp me o i both

Next week i am getting mu quad....i am so excited. I also picked up 3by lavs and one nlu ams this weekend and 6there black eggs. Woot! So in about 2a weeks i am going feom 4the chickens to almost 30....after they all hatcj lol! I fot about the heritage rir i picked up a o make mo.ey with

Always willing to help! I am keeping a trio of Ams that I am attached to, but won't be breeding them, they'll just live out their days as pets...

 

[hcammack]

Can't wait to see them. Thanks Glad to have some birds again. The ducks may be looking for greener pastures eventually. My one fav pullet is great. Obvisously one of my favorites haha.

 

[chicknadventure]

omg! I just re-read my most recent post! that was horrible...so sorry to inflict that spelling on you guys I will try harder in the future, but those phones are ridiculous!

 

[bstarr20]

My eggs go on lockdown today

Not sure what I'll get after the rough handling they had at the PO. So if anyone has eggs and or Ships chicks I might be in the market. I want Favs.

 

[elizmartin]

Exactly! LOL I'm even selling off the last of my Ameraucanas to open up space for the bantam whites I'm getting. That'll make 8 varieties of bantams, and 3 varieties of large fowl...

At least the LF buffs aren't staying here, they're going to a friend's house...LOL

Too Funny, VBG, After trying tons of varieties Im getting closer to having mostly Favs, Rosecomb Anconas, maybe keep the Barnevelders and a mixed fun-egg group. I think its neat to see all the Fav. colors become more available. I am thinking of cutting back on my bantam Favs. in favor of the large fowl, Salmon-blue Salmon, Mahogany and eventually blacks.

To answer what is not to love about them.....the very thing that we love most...Their personality, sweetness.....because they are so gentle they are an easy mark for the dominant ones. The buckeyes i have are kinda similar except not so cute, VBG eliz

 

[elizmartin]

Seems to me there should be a more flock friendly, blue egg layer....I'm glad to hear mine are the rule, not the exception.... For a long time I wasn't sure if it was just my little group...

When I brought home my first SF quad, the "hench-hens" would peck at him mercilessly. And, he just sat on the roost and passively took it from them. I don't think they do that anymore, in any case, they didn't injure him, but it sure looked humiliating!

Anyone know how the personality of the Legbar is???? They lay blue eggs,also there is a duck that lays them also,,,,,don't remember but saw the eggs at a show once.,,,,Most folks think only of the Ameraucana's, Aracanas & EE. eliz

 

[gootziecat]

Do the bantams exhibit the same skiddishness/flightiness at a young age as the LF?