Cochin / Silkie = Frizzle Bantam ??????

[shanshan51]

I ordered eggs on ebay and was hoping that they will be good brooders next year since they are cochin silkie crosses. However the seller said a Cochin / Silkie = Frizzle Bantam. Is this true? I thought Bantam is its own type of chicken?

 

[FarmerGrant011]

I dont know the answer but I am interested to figure it out

 

[bobzant]

Bantam simply means its a smaller counterpart of a large fowl, although there are a few bantam breeds that do not have a larger counterpart. As for the frizzle, I believe both parents must carry the mutant gene top cause frizzle.

 

[shanshan51]

Oh wow. That is cool thank you for the info. I am hoping to get mostly cochins out of it but there is a chance of frizzle and or silkie. Crossing my fingers for cochins.