Meyer Salmon Faverolle - Pullet?

[kattington]

I ordered a pullet from Meyer Hatchery, but I'm unsure about all of these black feathers! She's 4 weeks today.

 

[chicmom]

Hi there!

That is not a Salmon Favorelle. The reason I can tell is because it has feathered legs. Is it a bantam or a large fowl chick?

 

[mimischicksnat]

Meyers SF chicks do have feathered legs and they can be this dark and still be pullets. I got a cockerel accidentally and 3 pullets from Meyers. 2 of the pullets I got are dark like this. The comb will be the deciding factor. That, and if it starts crowing. Looks like a pullet to me but I'm no expert. Just going by what I got from Meyers the end of May.

Meyer SF Pullet about 2 months old in this pic.



Meyer SF cockerel same age.

 

[chicmom]

I'm so sorry, they actually do have feathered legs as Mimi said. I think the chick is adorable!

 

[keesmom]

It's a pullet.

 

[BantamLover21]

Faverolles do have feathered legs, and yours is definitely a Salmon Faverolle. Although those black feathers are usually a cockerel trait, I think you have a pullet.

 

[ShockValue]

I bought 4 SF pullets from a hatchery in March. They too had a bunch of dark feathering but as they're now laying eggs, I'm quite sure they are girls Yours looks like a pullet to me.

Then:


Now(ish):

 

[RogerTheChicken]

Salmon faverolles have feathered legs

 

[Melissa F]

That's exactly what my salmon favorelle pullet looked like at that age. She had dark feathers, and at 13 weeks still has a few dark spots, but is really lightening up.