6sablehens
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- Mar 27, 2017
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Hi all
I recently purchased a Faverolle chick to add to the flock. At the time, the chick only appeared to be a few weeks old. She had pure white feathers sprouting from her wings. I thought the breeders only sold Salmon Faverolles, and remembered reading that light feathers = female. So, as soon as I saw that chicken the decision was made and we brought her home. (Who can resist those little fluffy cheeks, anyway?)
It was that evening that I started to wonder if it was normal for a salmon chicks feathers to be so light. I looked at pictures on the internet and saw that even female Salmon Faverolles around the same age already had cream/salmon coloured feathers. So I then made the assumption that I had a white Faverolle.
Many weeks later, the chicks nearly fully feathered out, and I start seeing beautiful light salmon feathers coming through in between the white. I couldn’t believe this, and am quite exited because the chick has started to look more like a Salmon Faverolle, and a female!
Does anyone know if this normal for a salmon to have so many white feathers? I thought it was really strange and I am now starting to think about the possibility she could even be some sort of cross between different coloured Faverolles.
Below are some photos-
I recently purchased a Faverolle chick to add to the flock. At the time, the chick only appeared to be a few weeks old. She had pure white feathers sprouting from her wings. I thought the breeders only sold Salmon Faverolles, and remembered reading that light feathers = female. So, as soon as I saw that chicken the decision was made and we brought her home. (Who can resist those little fluffy cheeks, anyway?)
It was that evening that I started to wonder if it was normal for a salmon chicks feathers to be so light. I looked at pictures on the internet and saw that even female Salmon Faverolles around the same age already had cream/salmon coloured feathers. So I then made the assumption that I had a white Faverolle.
Many weeks later, the chicks nearly fully feathered out, and I start seeing beautiful light salmon feathers coming through in between the white. I couldn’t believe this, and am quite exited because the chick has started to look more like a Salmon Faverolle, and a female!
Does anyone know if this normal for a salmon to have so many white feathers? I thought it was really strange and I am now starting to think about the possibility she could even be some sort of cross between different coloured Faverolles.
Below are some photos-
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