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About Fayoumi ChickensAbout Fayoumi Chickens




Fayoumi Chickens are used as a research subject and ornamental. They lay two small cream colored eggs a week starting as early as four months of age. Fayoumi chickens mature quickly but only reach four pounds at full maturity. They show remarkable resistance to viral and bacterial disease and infection. Owners refer to the Fayoumi chicken as the “escape artist.” They can really fly and love to forage when on the lam. Nearly wild, the Fayoumi goes feral if left too long on the range. They prefer to gather most of their own food. As pullets they have little broodiness, but a two-year-old hen will act quite broody. Tough, independent, and rangy the Fayoumi has little to recommend it as a domestic foul.

Fayoumi chickens fail to fit into a backyard or suburban setting. They eschew confinement and will either escape or self-destruct. Once they escape they are very difficult to capture. In confinement they pick feathers from themselves and others. Noisy in general, they will scream when they are picked up. 

Some have compared the Fayoumi to a roadrunner in appearance. They hold their tails vertical and crane their long necks forward. Couple this stance with their lightweight frames, and one can understand the comparison to a roadrunner. However, the Silver Fayoumi fully fits its classification as an ornamental. Roosters have a silver-white plumage on the head, neck, back, and saddle against their black and white barred bodies. Hens look much the same except they lack white plumage on the saddle. Fayoumis have a single red comb, red wattles, and red earlobes with one white spot.

First-time chicken owners would do well to avoid the Fayoumi breed altogether, and experienced chicken farmers would do well to study the breed prior to making any commitments. Purchase Fayoumi chickens only if you live in a rural setting in the southern latitudes. If you plan on keeping them in a run, build high fences or clip their wings. Fayoumi prefer free-range food over commercial feed. Make their run spacious. They need territory adequate to their nutritional needs. Keep confinement to a minimum. Cull hens just prior to their second birthday to avoid the broodiness that sets in at that age. Fayoumi hens grow territorial over their nests. Provide plenty of nesting sites to avoid conflicts.





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