Favorelle

[ClapperCounty]

Has anyone had females that started with this coloring?? 2 weeks old

 

[redrooster99]

never had faverroles but that looks like some mighty dark feathers and the males have black feathers.

 

[ESofVA]

It appears to be a roo unless it is a black Faverolles

 

[ClapperCounty]

"She's" supposed to be a salmon favorelle. Wing feathers still coming in dark...

 

[keesmom]

Any shoulder or chest feathers yet? Those are usually more reliable in verifying sex.

 

[ClapperCounty]

Not yet. She's 3.5 weeks and still has no tail feathers. Wing feathers still coming in slowly but still black. I noticed today that her leg feathers are starting to look black and there's a dot on her little tail nub that is also black. Waiting game stinks!

 

[Studio2770]

I'd say too because of the dark feathers and if you have others that are the same age and breed and they're feathering quicker w/ lighter feathers than that could be a male. If it was a black faverolle I would think black faverolles would start out black?

 

[ClapperCounty]

Some from the same batch at a friends house-wings are also darker but legs are yellow on hers.

 

[keesmom]

Black leg feathers mean cockerel.

For those who metioned black Faverolles, those chicks look like penguins. They are very rare. I can think of only 3 breeders with LF blacks. There are a few more breeders with the bantam blacks.

 

[ClapperCounty]

From this evening