How close to breed standard is my salmon faverolles?

[kmpcfp]

One of salmon faverolles pullets decided to pose for me the other day. She hatched on 3/26, so she is definitely not full grown yet, but I like how she is feathering is so far. She seems "necky" to me, but maybe that's the shorter legged genetics coming in to play?

 

[fluffycrow]

@Amer

 

[Bertram]

She does not seem to have an overly long neck to me and her muffs and beard are a nice shape and color. Her head is thin though, not broad like it should be. Her color is not uniform. The head and tail should be the same as her back. Her breast is also not as light as I would like it but her color might improve as she matures. And she she has feather stubs on her middle toes.

 

[kmpcfp]

Thanks! I didn't know feather stubs on the middle toes were a fault. Do you have a copy of the APA that you are looking at? Is it the shape of her head itself or the feathering on her head? I am hoping that her color will improve as she matures, as she is still quite young.

I bought hatching eggs from 4 different breeders trying to find a good base stock. I got chicks from 3 of those shipments, and only two of those shipments look promising. (I had a few from one "breeder" hatch out very mis-colored, and/or muff-less that are going into my egg laying flock) This is one of the three oldest from the first shipment(all pullets that hatched/survived).


It's been difficult to find quality stock to say the least.

 

[Bertram]

Thanks! I didn't know feather stubs on the middle toes were a fault. Do you have a copy of the APA that you are looking at? Is it the shape of her head itself or the feathering on her head? I am hoping that her color will improve as she matures, as she is still quite young.

I have a copy of the book. It looks like her scull is narrower then is should be.

I bought hatching eggs from 4 different breeders trying to find a good base stock. I got chicks from 3 of those shipments, and only two of those shipments look promising. (I had a few from one "breeder" hatch out very mis-colored, and/or muff-less that are going into my egg laying flock) This is one of the three oldest from the first shipment(all pullets that hatched/survived).

It helps if you can see the parent birds for yourself. Then you can see the linage. A good breeder should also have records of the different birds parentage.

It's been difficult to find quality stock to say the least.

Yes it can be hard.
I would try to find more then just my opinion before you decide if you want to breed her or not though.