I just got two Pekin Bantams and one is a frizzle. My dad recommended keeping them on sand instead of sawdust as their poop will be less likely to stick to their feathers. Any ideas? And would children's sand be fine? it's considerably cheaper than proper sand bedding. :)
Hello! I'm new to owning backyard chickens and have read a ton on BYC recently (thank you to everyone for posting - really beneficial!!). I have 6 chicks from 4-6 weeks old and am pretty certain most are hens but there is 1 that I'm not too sure of - my black cochin (Ms. Frizzle). The farm I got...
I've noticed my frizzles and sizzles' heads have gone completely bald. There is no sores on anyone, the rest of their feathers seem normal. But their heads are completely featherless, they weren't like this a couple months ago.
I haven't witnessed any bullying or even mating. Doesn't mean there...
Earlier this evening, I checked on my babies as always. I immediately noticed my gorgeous frizzle was barely moving. I thoroughly inspected her. I brought her inside to dropper-feed her electrolyte-infused water (made just for chickens).
She is eating and drinking, but she’s quite...
Looking for standard cochins (white, blue, black) female.
Frizzled bantam cochins (any color) female.
The breeder I got my last cochins from had a major predator attack last year and doesn't have any for this year :(
I love these fluff balls and would love to add some to my flock this spring...
Hey everyone. We have a beautiful frizzle rooster who’s sit-on-lap tame and loves people. He’s mixed bantam from lavender and some other stuff and looks sort of like an old tartan rag doll. Unfortunately we have a frizzle hen and are light on hens so we have to give him up or make him die which...
Because I absolutely love frizzles, I decided to create a thread where we can post photos of our frizzly chooks. To start things off, here are a couple of photos of my Wheaten Cochin Bantam frizzles, as well as my Polish frizzle rooster.
Now let's see yours! :caf