Hatchery Salmon Faverolle...

[Andora]

I have BO's from Ideal also. One of them has a very very tiny comb. The other one has a huge comb that flops over! Both of them are yellow, and have huge feet, and are totally hateful without any sign of normal over friendly BO personalities.

 

[Illia]

I got all my chickens from Murray McMurray, and, well. . . Personally I wouldn't get a Favy from a hatchery. Or any other bird. Like mine, hatchery chickens are sweet and good as pets, yes, but no where near as beautiful, pure, and reliable as breeder stock. But, that's my opinion. I would agree and admit that my Brahmas, most of my Polish, most of my Wyandottes, and so on aren't show quality, and I do love them - But next time I'm getting chickens from a breeder. Not trying to party crash, but I just like quality birds, and not ones with mothers raised in factory-like conditions or with mixed breeding with a claim that they are pure-bred.

 

[Goose and Fig]

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I think most of us agree with you. My hatchery birds are my layers- eggs, pets, and bug catchers. I wouldn't use them for breeding unless it was a project of some sort. I am really happy with my dark cornish however-don't know if I'd get anything better elsewhere.

 

[Andora]

Mine are just pets also, and egg layers. Sometimes I hatch their eggs, but just for fun.

I got a Polish from a local breeder, and my hatchery Polish are so incredibly sad in comparison. The bred Polish is BEAUTIFUL!!

 

[ChickenWisperer]

Strange! My Faverolle girl from Ideal looks much better than that - actually, looks pretty decent to be a hatchery bird.

Here are my girls, all from Ideal -


Salem, the Black Langshan. She actually looks MUCH beter now that she has filled out.

Gem the EE, sold as an "Ameraucana".

Pumpkin, the Salmon Faverolle

Raine, the Blue Cochin

Holly, the Speckled Sussex

 

[Goose and Fig]

How old is Holly? Do you have a sussex roo? Reason I ask- I have a young sussex hen with way too much white like that. Alohachickens is doing a version of a "swedish flower hen" project- bet she'd love some of her eggs too.

 

[Baybrio]

This is one of the Faverolles from Cackle hatchery.

She is not "show quality" but she is pretty and has a lovely temperament. The Favs I saw at the Illinois Poultry show were very pale, which is no doubt correct, but not any more attractive to me than my girls.

 

[EweSheep]

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That type of Faverolle is much better than most hatchery bred Favs. What a lucky find! Despite of her color, enjoy her as a pet Faverolle.

 

[hcammack]

I had a beautiful faverolle and a not so beautiful faverolle from Meyer hatchery. I do think that one of my hens was breeder quaility if not show quality. That girl is really ugly I feel bad but can't stop from laughing at the same time.

Henry

 

[sloallie10]

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WELL, i think she is "cute" :]