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Faverolles

French beard-and-muff breed with feathered feet, five toes, and a notably soft family-friendly temperament.

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Primary use

Dual purpose

Eggs

150-220 eggs/year

Egg color

Tinted

Broodiness

Moderate

Notable traits

Five toes
Beard and muffs
Feathered feet
Salmon coloring in the best-known variety
And a very gentle disposition.

Use in a cross

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Varieties

Faverolles varieties

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Salmon

Color: Cream-salmon hen; darker straw/black rooster

Classic Salmon Faverolles variety with a creamy salmon hen and a more contrasty rooster.

Traits: Beard and muffs, feathered feet, five toes, single comb, and classic salmon dimorphism.

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White

Color: Clean white

White Faverolles variety with clean white plumage while retaining the beard, muffs, and feathered feet.

Traits: Beard and muffs, feathered feet, five toes, single comb, and clean white plumage.

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Black

Color: Solid black

Black Faverolles variety with black plumage while retaining the beard, muffs, five toes, and feathered feet.

Traits: Beard and muffs, feathered feet, five toes, single comb, gentle temperament, and black plumage.

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Blue Salmon

Color: Blue-toned rooster accents; salmon hen

Blue Salmon Faverolles variety with softer blue-toned rooster coloring and a salmon hen.

Traits: Beard and muffs, feathered feet, five toes, and salmon pattern modified by blue genetics.

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Cuckoo

Color: Gray-black cuckoo barring

Cuckoo Faverolles variety with barred gray-black plumage on the breed’s bearded, feather-footed body.

Traits: Beard and muffs, feathered feet, five toes, single comb, and cuckoo barring.

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Ermine

Color: White/cream body with darker ermine markings

Ermine Faverolles variety with a pale body and darker neck/tail markings while keeping the breed’s beard and feathered feet.

Traits: Beard and muffs, feathered feet, five toes, single comb, and pale ermine patterning.

Quick stat summary

Weights: Hen 6.50 lb | Rooster 8.00 lb

APA status: APA recognized breed

Sexing traits: None noted

Comb type: Single

Egg size: Medium

Origin: France

Planning notes

Genetics and sexing notes

Auto-sexing: None recorded for purebred chicks.

Sex-linked: None recorded.

Temperament: Sweet and gentle. Friendliness is generally listed as Very high. Activity level is generally Low.

Rooster handling: Roosters are often manageable when well handled, but individual selection still matters. Do not keep aggressive males just because they match the breed type.

Reference profile

Breed depth notes

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History and standard notes

History: French dual-purpose breed developed for table qualities and winter laying, famous for beard, muffs, feathered feet, and five toes. In the RanchOps library, Faverolles is tracked as a dual purpose breed with roots tied to France. Its tinted egg profile, body type, and temperament notes help separate it from similar-looking breeds in flock records and cross predictions. For visual identification, focus on Broad gentle dual-purpose body with feathered feet, beard/muffs, and five toes. Its carriage is best described as calm, soft, rounded, and gentle.

APA: Recognized breed; Salmon is the best-known variety and has strong sex differences.

Type and structure

Large fowl: Recognized large fowl in selected varieties.
Bantam: Faverolles bantams exist and are popular with fancy poultry keepers.
Earlobes: Red, mostly hidden by beard and muffs
Body type: Broad gentle dual-purpose body with feathered feet, beard/muffs, and five toes
Carriage: Calm, soft, rounded, and gentle

Visual identification

Rooster

Roosters should have beard and muffs, feathered feet, five toes, single comb, and in Salmon lines strong black/straw/salmon contrast.

Hen

Hens should be rounded and gentle with beard, muffs, feathered feet, five toes, and salmon/cream coloring in the classic variety.

Chicks

Chicks should show early feathered legs and five toes; beard/muff development becomes clearer as they feather.

Common confusions

Can be confused with other feather-footed breeds; Faverolles should combine beard/muffs, feathered feet, and five toes.

Image guidance

Always preserve beard and muffs, feathered feet, five toes, single comb, soft rounded body, and sex-specific Salmon coloring when selected.

Cross predictor notes

Faverolles can contribute beard/muffs, feathered feet, five toes, calm temperament, and cream/tinted egg utility.

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