Rare Breeds

[keesmom]

There's a hatchery in Texas that's cheaper than Murray McMurray Hatchery. Where do you live?¿ Ya might. I called the State Dept of Agriculture to find that out. Ya just gotta ask the right questions and give the right scenarios. I'm sure there's something there to help with a tax or property break.

I'm in MA. We don't get tax breaks for anything. In fact in this town we have yearly barn inspection fees we have to pay to keep them.

You don't want to start with some good Faverolles? Last time I saw that hatchery's pullets they were small, and many of the pullets were mismarked. Some dark enough to be confused with cockerels for a while. There are several breeders on the west coast.

 

[AZGardenFarmer]

* I'd love a list of West Coast hatcheries that carry Salmon Favorelles. So far I've only found 2 that carry them. But they're east of me. I go to California once once a year. This year it looks like LegoLand for my boys. Maybe I can get some Favorelle hens. I'll see if MA has anything. Is under agriculture for sure. And with rare breeds of livestock, they should. *

 

[FVRM]

* I'd love a list of West Coast hatcheries that carry Salmon Favorelles. So far I've only found 2 that carry them. But they're east of me. I go to California once once a year. This year it looks like LegoLand for my boys. Maybe I can get some Favorelle hens. I'll see if MA has anything. Is under agriculture for sure. And with rare breeds of livestock, they should. *

Most of the amateur and serious breeders are in the north east coast, down to a few in florida.

 

[keesmom]

* I'd love a list of West Coast hatcheries that carry Salmon Favorelles. So far I've only found 2 that carry them. But they're east of me. I go to California once once a year. This year it looks like LegoLand for my boys. Maybe I can get some Favorelle hens. I'll see if MA has anything. Is under agriculture for sure. And with rare breeds of livestock, they should. *

I didn't mean hatcheries, I meant breeders. If you want to maintain a breeding flock then get the best you can to start. That may mean getting started birds or eggs. If you can't go that route then maybe see if Duane Urch still has chicks available this season.

 

[AZGardenFarmer]

Duane Urch?¿ Haven't heard of him. I'll definitely do some checking. My Favorelle has been quite happy and giving me plenty of eggs. But I swear she takes the weekends off. *

 

[AZGardenFarmer]

* Checked that Duane Urch. Too far. And it'll be tooooo hot to ship by the time they got more. I wait-listed my 3 Salmon Favorelle Hens for May with Ideal Poultry. They're in Cameron, Tx so I don't have to worry about acclimating my hens to the temps I get out here. I'm always 7 degrees hotter than Sky Harbor. *

 

[keesmom]

Just don't be surprised if they look like this

Instead of this

Good luck with them. Mine do not like heat at all. They'd much rather have the deep freeze we have now, though I am sure they would rather the snow go away. It will be a while before they can come out again.

 

[AZGardenFarmer]

* Well I know getting chicks, that they won't look like either for awhile. So I have plenty of time to decide exact names as to who looks like what. I'm not worry about my Hen picking on them. There's always some sparrow or something that makes it into the coop. And she shares her food. Have to figure out how to keep her outta the scratch. *

 

[AZGardenFarmer]

*There's 7 varieties of Favorelle. Salmon is most common. And Ideal has Salmon colored. Will still be interesting to see what shows up. *

 

[keesmom]

*There's 7 varieties of Favorelle. Salmon is most common. And Ideal has Salmon colored. Will still be interesting to see what shows up. *

In the US salmon and white are the only accepted LF varieties. Salmon, white and black in bantams. There's a very small number of blues and blacks here. Whites are very hard to find as well. The largest remaining flock of bantam whites died during shipping a few years ago. Buff, Ermine and cuckoo do not exist in this country, though there are some in the UK. Some blue salmons can be found in both bantam and LF.

There is a Faverolles thread

www.backyardchickens.com/t/268082/faverolles-thread/15750