Salmon Faverolle roo...

[jimnjay]

This photo is of a pair a bit older than the five weeks. They grew up to be a beautiful quality pair of Salmon Faverolles

The quality of Hatchery Faverolles is not as good as it could be. I notice that the hens are usually darker and without the lacing that should be seen. The muffs are not as distinct as they could be. If you are raising them for pets and eggs then it does not matter all that much. If you decide to sell eggs for hatching then all that is necessary is to let the buyers know they are from hatchery birds, or provide photos. Everyone has their own expectations when buying particular breeds. Many of us want the best representation of the breed as we can afford to buy others just want diversity in the gene pool and beautiful variation in colors. Making sure people know what they are getting is all that is required.

 

[WoodlandWoman]

I have a female Faverolles from a hatchery that looked a lot like that as she grew. She looked like her sisters as a chick. As she grew, she developed a solid black chest and belly. At maturity, it had lightened to a brown/black color and has the creamy underfluff.

Her head and back is a darker brown than her sisters. She has the muffs, beard and 5 toes that she should. I think she is probably the one that's laying a browner egg, rather than a tinted egg. She is the nicest of all my chickens and turned out to be my favorite. She's actually very pretty, even though she wasn't what I originally expected.

My hatchery Faverolles all have varying degrees of black in their beards and most have some black sprinkles on their chests, although the rest of their coloring is about right.

 

[Andora]

I have the pretty girl in the original post now! I am certain she is a pullet, she looks exactly like the other two girls except her funny coloring. I took some pictures this morning, if I get a chance I'll post one tonight for you all to see what you think. We named her Oddity, because she's just an odd bird. Sweet, but odd!

 

[Andora]

Here she is this afternoon...

(The one right in the middle, in case you missed her lol.)

 

[Guitartists]

Looks like she is a Mahogany or Sport colored Fav.... pretty gal

 

[pipermark]

I am afraid that based on the coloring determining if this is a roo or not isnt possible. If you look at the picture of the 2 chicks , the roos should look black, they do not have any of the salmon coloring.

You will just have to wait a little longer to find out , sorry.

 

[TubbyChicken]

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This is an old thread! I gave the questionable bird to a friend a few weeks ago who just posted some updated pics of her to this thread.

I think she is a pullet for sure now. How odd though that one could turn out that way in the bunch...out of the 8 I ordered, only 1 looks to be colored really well, with minimal to no black or gray in her beard...You can see one of the other pullets beside Oddity in that updated photo who has some of the black feathering.

I got them as pets/layers so the color doesn't bother me but it's still odd that one could be so strikingly different! Has anyone else had this happen with hatchery birds? Does this mean there is some genetic flaw in the breed stock they use?

 

[pipermark]

Its really not that uncommon with hatchery birds, no matter what breed you choose, but as you say they make great pets!