Hello! I've been working with poultry for the past five or so years and I just started my own backyard flock and ducks and chickens! 
I currently own one and a half week old chicks purchased from Meyer Hatchery. They all arrived in good health last Tuesday as sexed females, but I'm a little worried that my Salmon Faverolle might be a cockerel. I've never owned Salmon Faverolles before, though I've heard that males might be differentiated by black feathers. The pinfeathers were also really dark when they arrived, though the feathers themselves are a good deal lighter. I didn't think to check feather length when they arrived, unfortunately. D: Would these constitute as "cockerel black?" They appear more like a brownish color in better lighting, but they are a good deal behind as far as development goes (my Buff Orpington of the same age has nearly all of her wing feathers, though she was born much larger than this gal/guy). This chick is also at the top of the pecking order despite being the smallest of my five-membered flock.
My town prohibits roosters due to the noise, but I won't be out of options if it does happen to be a boy. I've got a nice home for it in mind, no (tasty) eating required. A shame, though. I would love to keep such gorgeous breeding stock for my own flock. :c
Thank you for your help!
-Katie
I currently own one and a half week old chicks purchased from Meyer Hatchery. They all arrived in good health last Tuesday as sexed females, but I'm a little worried that my Salmon Faverolle might be a cockerel. I've never owned Salmon Faverolles before, though I've heard that males might be differentiated by black feathers. The pinfeathers were also really dark when they arrived, though the feathers themselves are a good deal lighter. I didn't think to check feather length when they arrived, unfortunately. D: Would these constitute as "cockerel black?" They appear more like a brownish color in better lighting, but they are a good deal behind as far as development goes (my Buff Orpington of the same age has nearly all of her wing feathers, though she was born much larger than this gal/guy). This chick is also at the top of the pecking order despite being the smallest of my five-membered flock.
My town prohibits roosters due to the noise, but I won't be out of options if it does happen to be a boy. I've got a nice home for it in mind, no (tasty) eating required. A shame, though. I would love to keep such gorgeous breeding stock for my own flock. :c
Thank you for your help!
-Katie
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