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 British Faverolles
Large fowl Origin: France Classification: Heavy, soft feather, semi-sitter Egg colour: Tinted Weight: Large fowl; male 4.08 – 4.98kg, female 3.4 – 4.3kg. Bantam; male 1120-1360g,
Originating in Faverolles, a village in northern France, this breed was created to be dual-purpose. Its make-up includes the Dorking, Houdan and Cochin, while Light Brahma and Malines can be seen in some varieties. Imported to this country in 1895, table fowl producers crossed it freely with the Sussex, Orpington and Indian Game.
Characteristics Male Carriage: Type: body thick, deep and cloddy. Sides deep, back fairly long, flat and square (ie very broad across shoulders and saddle). Carriage active and alert. Breast broad, keel bone very deep and well forwards in front but not too rounded. Tail moderately long, somewhat upright, with broad feathers. Wings small, prominent in front, carried closely tucked in.
Female Similar to the male, allowing for normal sexual differences, with the following exceptions: Type: body and keel bone longer and deeper. Back longer in proportion. Tail carried mid-way between upright and drooping. Head: broad, flat and short, free from crest. Eyes prominent. Beak short and stout. Comb single, medium sized, upright with four to six serrations, smooth and free from coarseness or side works. Ear-lobes and wattles small and fine textured, concealed (with the face) by muffling. Vision should not be obscured. Face muffled, muffles full, wide, short and solid. Neck: male: Short and thick especially near the body, which it should be well let into. Female neck straighter than the male’s. Legs and feet: legs short and stout. Thighs and shanks wide apart. Knees straight, shanks stocky and of medium length. Five toes, the front three long, straight and well spread. The fourth, quite divided from the fifth, should be functional, on the ground and well back, the fifth turned up the leg. Shanks sparsely feathered to the outer toe.
Colours Black, laced blue, buff, cuckoo, ermine, salmon, white. In both sexes and all colours, comb, face, wattles and ear-lobes red. Skin white. Beak white/horn in the buff, cuckoo, ermine, salmon and whites. Black in the black and laced blue. Legs and feet white/horn in the buff, ermine, salmon and whites. White/horn with dark markings or mottles in the cuckoo and black in the black, black or blue in laced blue. Eyes orange to yellow, grey or hazel in the buff, cuckoo, ermine, salon and whites, black or brown in the black or blue.
Defects Head: side sprigs in comb, or badly lopped comb. Deformed beak, little beard or muffs. Total absence of muffling. Pale eyes. Pure white in ear-lobe. Legs and feet: excessive foot feather, in-knees, pronounced vulture hocks. Incorrect number of toes, featherless shanks and outer toes. Other: any body deformity. Crooked breastbone. Skin other than white. Squirrel tail, flowing tail. Narrowness or hollow breast. |