Black Frizzled [???] - need gender and breed ID

[kslizza]

I ordered and hatched some black silky eggs. I was forewarned that "The black silkies will not all be pure silkies as we have a bk frizzled bantam cochin in w/them right now, and we wont know until they hatch." I took that to mean that they would be at least half black silky, but perhaps I'm reading it wrong. This is what came out (now three months old). It's got a really really dark green shimmer in the sun. Are these good enough pictures to pinpoint the breed and gender?

Thank you!
Kelly

 

[DanasChicks]

Hi Kslizza,

From what I understand Cochin's are the preferred chickens when creating a frizzle. It appears this chick took on the comb and waddles features of the Cochin, but still has the black beak of a Silkie. What I wonder is how many toes it has? If the chick has five black toes, you could determine it is a Frizzle Cochin Silkie cross. Which from what I can see in the pictures, it appears to have black feet and toes but I can't tell how many toes. It is probably mixed with Silkie. Very pretty.

I hope that helps!

 

[nurse_turtle]

This little rooster is what some folks call a Sizzle which is a Cochin/Silkie cross.

 

[ramirezframing]

looks like a first generation sizzle (frizzled silkie) and if it's 3 months old, I'd go with a rooster

 

[kslizza]

Yes, he has five toes, although some of the claws (toenails?) are light. From the information I had, I inferred there was a silkie rooster and a mix of silkie hens and frizzled cochin hens. I wasn't sure if it matter who the chick-daddy was whether it was called a sizzle or not.

Looks like the consensus is roo so I'll have to find a new home. Anyone in Socal need a crazy looking little bird??

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Black frizzle roo.

 

[DanasChicks]

Before you stake claim on a definite roo, and rehome this one, you might want to check the comb. Silkies will express a very small knob formation at the base of their comb, where the females will not have one and I am assuming that a Cochin comb would be more evident at this age. I am not seeing any definite evidence of rooster just by the picture alone. The frizzle part is making the tail end a bit more difficult to determine too, unless 1st generation sizzles are always a roo? You mentioned the breeder had a Silkie roo over a Cochin hen? I just read all about creating Frizzles the other night, and not all the offspring will throw the frizzled feathers, but carry the gene. Pretty though!

 

[kslizza]

Well, y'all know your birds! He started crowing yesterday at 5:30 am (or maybe he's been crowing and we've just not noticed with the fans going.)

He's sleeping indoors until we can find a new home!