Tim
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Hello all,
I've been talking with some Germans about Faverolles and I'm trying to make sure I have my facts and understanding right.
The Deutscher Lachshünner or German Faverolles was (I'm told) split from the French and the British as early as 1905 into a seperate Breed. The German Bantam Faverolles (Deutscher zwerge Lachshünner) followed in 1925 and was the first bantam of this breed.
Unlike the British Faverolles that traditonally needs double pen mating to produce show cocks and show hens (as found with the Dorking Fowl, due to the cocks colouration) the German breed only needs a single pen to breed both sexes to show quality.
I think most of this stacks up but my question is do you double pen mate British Faverolles? I wasn't aware of this if you do...
Tim
I've been talking with some Germans about Faverolles and I'm trying to make sure I have my facts and understanding right.
The Deutscher Lachshünner or German Faverolles was (I'm told) split from the French and the British as early as 1905 into a seperate Breed. The German Bantam Faverolles (Deutscher zwerge Lachshünner) followed in 1925 and was the first bantam of this breed.
Unlike the British Faverolles that traditonally needs double pen mating to produce show cocks and show hens (as found with the Dorking Fowl, due to the cocks colouration) the German breed only needs a single pen to breed both sexes to show quality.
I think most of this stacks up but my question is do you double pen mate British Faverolles? I wasn't aware of this if you do...
Tim