I've only been working with this breed for a few years now so any advice is taken. My birds all came from Jaynese Knight (Knights Chicks) from AL. I guess she got her stock from Leisha. All salmons, no blues here at all... I don't believe any of them have vulture hocks, must have just had the pic snapped at a funny moment. I still have the old school mentality of using selective matings, raising as many chicks as possible from that, and culling hard in the fall. May show a few this fall if some are in condition.
I remember Jaynese's birds they were nice. I think she did get her start from Leisha. Hmm I wonder where that odd coloring is coming from then. That makes it even more strange. Who knows something strange must be popping up from one of yours breedings. I guess it was just the butt fluff being distorted by the picture. I like that old school mentality I hope its working well for you. Hope you get a chance to show I think your birds would do well!
Glad to hear you did well with them. I think well bred faverolles can be very competitive. I am always happy to hear when the faverolles beat out silkies or cochins (I know your a silkie person). I just think that means the faverolles are really good. Hope you can brings some well conditioned birds to those show and show people what faverolles can do. Hope you have a good showing to.
After putting about 50 of these through the growout pen this summer I noticed a few weird abnormalities. I don't have pics since the boys are over at another farm, but a handfull of the boys have this weird splash coloration going on. The oldest were a February hatch so should almost be colored out by now. They will probably be just heading to the stewpot.
I have this younger pullet in a growout pen that has a tuft of reddish feathers on her head. Its not a full crest like on a Polish, but something weird cropped up... Anyone else ever seen this?
Ooooooh I like him, So sad to lose one.....I lost a most beautiful boy myself a few months ago...elizI was using another cock early in the year too, so some of the older babies are out of this male too. He met an early grave due to a dog in about March though.
Really? Mine are pretty calm, except when they see a bug. Then they get moving. One caught a grasshopper yesterday. No "chicken football" though. She nonchalantly meandered back into the barn "Don't mind me girls, nothing to see, move along" and none of the other chickens knew she had it. Smart bird!
