Cochin Bantams and Frizzle Cochin Bantams!!

[Black Cochin Bantams]

Basic Breeding and Genetics

Frizzles are not always frizzled, which is very important to remember, but they are all still frizzles nonetheless. When two exhibition Frizzles are mated 25% will be smooth feathered, 50% frizzled (of varying quality) and the remaining 25% will be extremely frizzled.
The Frizzled birds are self explanatory, as they have frizzled plumage as per the breed standard, although the degree of curl will vary from just lifted, to those exhibition quality birds with a good curl towards the head.
Smooth feathered frizzles, whilst having no curl whatsoever are very important in the breeding pen. This is because after breeding frizzle-to-frizzle for a few years the feather quality of the frizzled birds can deteriorate, so that the feathers (especially the flight and tail feathers) become very narrow and brittle. Introducing a smooth feathered frizzle into the breeding pen every now and again will combat this, ensuring the feathers of the frizzzled birds remain soft and broad.
Extremely frizzled birds are known by many names; pipe-cleaners, wirey's etc. They are the birds which have recieved a double dose of the frizzled gene (see punnet square below) making their feathers extremely narrow and curled.



FF

Ff
ff
FF 100% FF 50% FF 50% Ff 100% Ff
Ff 50% FF 50% Ff 25% FF 50% Ff 25% ff 50% Ff 50% ff
ff 100% Ff 50% Ff 50% ff 100% ff

(F denotes dominant frizzle gene)

• FF - extreme frizzle
• Ff - frizzle
• ff - smooth feathered

I had posted this just a few weeks back. If interested in breeding frizzles this should be copied and saved so you can find it when needed.

 

[TeaChick]

I had posted this just a few weeks back. If interested in breeding frizzles this should be copied and saved so you can find it when needed.

Copied and saved!!!
Thanks!!!

 

[BrickWall Honey]

Red Cochin Bantams, enjoying the morning catching up on some reading.

 

[Windy Bay Farm]

Can any of you expert Cochin folks tell me something; it seems to me I read somewhere one time that the white Cochin gene is a recessive white, can anyone confirm if this is true ?

 

[TeaChick]

Red Cochin Bantams, enjoying the morning catching up on some reading.

The top one is my favorite!!!

 

[mindylee]

Red Cochin Bantams, enjoying the morning catching up on some reading.

What a cutie! I have a frizzle too about that same size. A calico frizzle chick. ♡

 

[suncatcher]

Red Cochin Bantams, enjoying the morning catching up on some reading.

The top one is my favorite!!!

I know, looks like she is really reading that thread in the first picture!

 

[TeaChick]

I know, looks like she is really reading that thread in the first picture!

Yup!

 

[SonRise Silkies]

Question please......When some of you speak of "smooth" birds to cross with..say the Frazzle......are you speaking of a NON Frizzle bird genetically? Or a frizzle bred bird that came out smooth.

I have some Calico Cochins and would like to know if they would be a good cross with a bird I am pretty sure is a Frazzle.
I know very little about the Frizzle genetics but assume that I would get Frizzles since the Frazzle has double gene for the curly feathers.

Black Cochin Bantams has given a great lesson on the genetics of the Frizzle, but what about the likely outcome of breeding with regular birds. Just plain Cochins for example????? Thanks, Cheryl

 

[TeaChick]

I, personally, wouldn't breed a frazzle at all, but that's b/c I don't know enough about any of the genetics and, as far as I know, they are very sensitive (feel pain very easily), so I would keep any frazzles I ended up with separate.
On the subject of breeding a frizzle bird with a regular bird. I have some eggs in the incubator now that are from my Bantam Cochin Frizzle, she's been bread to both my LF roos (one is WLxGLW, and the other is SLWxBO). So, I'll let you know how they come out. =) You can keep tabs on the hatch on my thread if you want.