“Received my 8 one-day old ladies on 3/10. So far it has been fun to see the different personalities. 6 of my girls are all different breeds but 2 were the Fayoumies. I think it helps that they are companions to one another. They are flighty and where I see one, the other is nearby. They have always stuck together since they were babies. Most of my other girls are of decent size and while the Fayhoumies are not friendly with me or the others, they do not seem to be to aggressive with the others. Today they are 20 weeks old. two of my other birds are already laying eggs. (My Asa Brown and my Delaware...at least we think that is what she is) When I go into their chicken yard to feed treats, they come around along with the others but they keep a distance and then run in to grab a crumb or two and sprint away...very fast moving and they are fliers.”
“I got two of these and they are well suited for our situation... free ranging, with lots of predators.
These are not pets. Despite daily handling as babies, they do not like to be touched. They will follow me around for treats, but if I try to touch, they scream bloody murder.
Their eggs are not huge, but they are reliable layers so far, starting early and giving me 5-6 eggs every week per bird.
They ARE bullies. They are the smallest chickens in my flock, but they have put themselves at the top of the pecking order, and if someone doesn‚Äôt move, they will make them move. I occasionally have to grab one and send it to time out when they decide to camp a preferred nest box and not let anyone else lay.”
“I received a call on hatch day saying there was a hatching problem w the Polish I had ordered and I needed to make a decision on another breed to substitute. The Eyptian Fayoumi was recommended by the staff person calling. Cleo has been high strung, nervous and flighty since she arrived. Now as an adult, she is the bully of the chicken yard. I hate the way she pecks at my beautiful Orpington, Mottled Cochin and Easter Egger. She attacks to keep them away from food, she chases them down, pecks them and grabs their feathers and holds on. As soon as this vicious cold spell leaves us in a few days, I am going to try some behavior modification tactics (like removing her from the flock for a few days) . if that doesn't work, we may have to rehomed her. I do not recommend!”
“Out of all my birds, these would be the ones to peck an adversary's eyes out before getting eaten! We live in HOT Arizona and I knew I wanted to get a heat tolerant variety for my first flock, so I added two of these girls to my order. They're exactly as all of the reviews online stated: fiercely independent, VERY flighty, with almost a feral/wild personality. I've never been able to pick one up (they are fast!), but they've been faithfully giving us eggs everyday and for the most part they get along with our flock. One of them is always the last one back into the coop at night because she's out hunting around for bugs and one time I accidentally miscounted and didn't realize she never made it back into the coop, so for a full 24 hours she roamed outside in the desert and survived our bobcats, owls, coyotes, and hawks. They look half feral for a reason!”
“I've been impressed by this tenacious little hen. I got her nine months ago and now, in the dead of winter, she's still laying nearly every day. This puts all the rest of my chickens (including a Welsummer, who lays about every other day, and a Dominique who is supposed to be a winter layer and isn't laying at all) to complete shame. She is quite the little rascal, bursting with energy, and not a cuddly hen, so anyone who is looking for a lapdog of a chicken would likely be disappointed, but she does her job and does it well. She's a valuable presence in my flock.”
“I had a flock of 15 chickens (about 6 had been vaccinated for Marek's) and all but two died in a matter of a year from exposure. It was devastating to see them go through the horrible things that Marek's does. I thought I was never going to be able to raise baby chicks again. Recently I found out about the Egyptian faymoui. I struggled with even bringing them onto the property, not wanting to set them up for death. But I found an article that reported they are 94% resistant to Marek's. I went for it! We bought four chicks, day old.....now they are 8 weeks old. So far, so good. I know that we are not out of the window yet but this is such an amazing option to be able to raise chickens, have fresh eggs, and give them a great life! I am hoping they continue to flourish and will try and report back once they're older. By the way, they were definitely nervous as babies, but they are also brave! They eat out of my hand and are very curious. Love these chickens! Cannot wait to see what their eggs look like.”
“These little birds are awesome! I received my pullet and cockerel on May 23rd, and two and a half months later they already seem like they're adult chickens. My cockerel has even begun to crow, not very well I might add, but he is very proud of himself. These chicks are very, very independent. They have long left their surrogate mother and are off on their own. They are very alert to any noises around them, therefore, don't seem to need the protection of the flock. Just as stated they are excellent foragers, and unlike the rest of my chickens don't head to the coop early evening to eat chicken feed/scratch grains. They are always the last to go in at night, and I regularly find them roosting in the flower box on the outside window of my coop. I haven't really noticed my Fayoumis as being "nervous" birds, I tend to think they are just more alert than other chickens. Mine come running to me when they see me, come right up to my dogs and cats to steal bread crumbs from them, and I can pick them up out of my flower box to put them away at night. These chicks remind me of little roadrunners! They are so different from any of my other chickens. I am so happy I decided to add them to my flock. :)”
