Showing Faults & Pointers
Here is a handy little guide to give you an insight into some of the common faults and some good pointers that you will find in showing Faverolles. As with all breeds there are faults, but I cannot stress enough, get your birds to a show and ask the judge for their opinion and good luck in the show pen.....
Black flecks in the hens muffling will also knock faverolles females down in the show pens, mainly in the salmons this is more prominant, but remember no white feathers in a black bird and no black feathers in a white bird
Mis-marked colours in the feathers, in this bird there is too much buff colour and some black ticking and stripes, not correct for the show Salmon
This ermine faverolles has a brassy yellow tinge to its mark feathers and washed-up neck hackle feathers
Absence of muffling and visual excessive wattles in cockerels and hens is a big fault in the show pen. Females can peck at the males muffling so keep show cockerels and cocks separate
Here is a example of a good Faverolles foot, well feathered but not too much, nice wide spread toes and fifth toe turned up the leg and pink/white in colour
Uneven back colour and also too heavily striped. Black feathers in the neck hackle is a bad fault in the salmon female although an excellent cockerel breeder to create dark cherry red males.
In cockerels and cocks the neck hackle should be straw. Thumb marks or too heavily dark striped neck hackle are a serious defect in the salmon males.
