FAVEROLLE

During the early 1900s, the Faverolle was the best breed the French produced. Bred for their egg and meat production, Faverolles are visually stunning as well as versatile. They have entertaining personalities and are very inquisitive, although they can sometimes be so submissive that they fall to the bottom of the pecking order in some flocks. They are bred for hardiness and winter egg-laying. As most chickens stop laying in winter, this is the perfect breed to add to your flock so you can have eggs all year long.

• Origin: France
• Purpose: Eggs, meat
• Climate: Cold hardy, heat tolerant
• Temperament: Docile, active
• Average weight: 6.5 to 8 pounds
• Egg color: Light brown to pinkish
• Egg size: Medium
• Egg production: 180 to 200 per year
• Feather color: Salmon variety seen in hens is mainly brown, cream, and white. Males have black, brown, and straw-colored feathers. Other varieties include white, black, buff, blue, cuckoo, ermine (white with black pattern), blue-laced, and mahogany.
• Comb type: Single