Salmon Faverolles originated in a village called Faverolle in France, they were imported to Britain in 1886. They are classed as heavy soft feather.
The Salmon Faverolles
A lovely gentle friendly natured chicken with many bonuses. The female’s barn owl like appearance and the male’s striking stature make these birds a lovely and unusual addition to any small flock.
They are excellent egg layers and will match even the best pure bred egg layers. Their eggs are of good size usually a creamy/pink in colour.
With the male and female looking so totally different to each other, they have the advantage of being easy to sex at an early age.
Salmon Faverolles make excellent show birds as they will always stand out in a crowd.
These birds have sadly often been overlooked due to their lack of breeders, but more recently their popularity is growing as their excellent qualities are realised.
Our Faverolles
We are currently breeding from 2 bloodlines of salmon faverolles L/F.
Young stock will be available from May 2021 onwards at a cost of £2.50 per week of age, therefore a 10 week old bird would cost £25.00.
Normally we attend 3 or 4 shows a year with our Faverolles. Unfortunately due to corona virus we only did one this year in February. This was held at the Southport and Ormskirk Spring Show. We got 1st with a Large Salmon Pullet (photo below), second with a Cuckoo cockerel and third with a Buff cockerel. They were all entered in the Any Colour Faverolles Male or Female Large Fowl Class.
We have also created from our own bloodlines over the last 15 years, we will have young pullets for sale from May 2021 at £3.50 per week of age. Cuckoos sell very well, I am usually sold out by August each year.
Buff Faverolles L/F. I will have pullets for sale from May 2021.
Birchen Faverolles L/F. This is a non standard colour. I will have pullets for sale from May 2021.
