Breeding Frizzles

[blue90292]

stacey, if you want, i have a lady in spring who is looking for blue or black frizzle pullets. i can give you her email, and you can see if she could be a potential good home for your little girl.

michele

 

[Blisschick]

I PMed you Michelle...

 

[blue90292]

i sent you one back. let me know if you don't get it.

 

[mothergoose1963]

What smooth feathered breed do you cross a Frizzle with?

 

[hcammack]

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I would think cochins not sure though

 

[mothergoose1963]

Hi!
Any cochins? I have a cute little bantam partridge cochin roo. Will he work with a white frizzle hen?

 

[hcammack]

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I would assume so I think it would just make interesting colored frizzles.

 

[Marlinchaser]

If they can mate, it will work. those parts are the same, its just the feathers that are different.

 

[FrizzleFreak]

I was under the impression that the frizzling gene was recessive. Am I wrong? If I am wrong, how come I've got a smooth feathered bird with a frizzled dad?
mothergoose1963: as long as they're the same breed. ie, the roo isn't a frizzled polish.

 

[Blisschick]

The frizzle gene is an incomplete dominant, meaning it only takes one copy of the gene to make a bird a frizzle. That's why you should only use a smooth bird to breed a frizzle, since two copies of the gene make a "frazzle". This way, 50% of the offspring will be frizzle, and 50% will be smooth.