Do I have a Frizzle?

[Eli-Jay]

Hey all! I bought a few chicks from the ranch store and I was told they were Cochin breed. I have 4 and 1 of them has completely different shape and texture in her feather growth. They are all 3 weeks old now. Can you tell me if I got a Frizzle on my hands? Any advice or comments are greatly appreciated...

 

[Duckopolis]

Frizzle, haha. Based on the pictures, I would say so.

By the way...

 

[ramirezframing]

Not looking frizzled to me, here is a picture of one of mine so you can see how the feathers curl up and away from the body.

In this chick photo you can see that even the flight feathers curl towards the ends


Heres an adult

 

[Morontas]

This is one of mine that has abnormal feather pattern. Her wing span has short and long feathers next to each other... I thought originally that she would be a frizzle but now I am thinking lavender orp.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Op- you chick does not look frizzled.

poster above- frizzle is not a breed, it is sort of a type of feathering. You can have frizzled orps, frizzled cochins, and so on. Your chick does not look frizzled either.

 

[Eli-Jay]

Duckplois - Thanks for the input and the welcome!

Ramirezframing - Thats a great pic of the feathers turning. How old is the first chick in the picture?

Morontas - Great pics! Your chick looks just like mine.

My next question for all:

Here is my other Cochin, I was told they are the same age (of 3 weeks old)..
Why are the feather growth between the two so different?

I am a completely new chicken owner. These are my first chicks ever so your input and help is greatly appreciated as I start my journey

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

To me they don't look like they are feathering out so differently, well beside their coloring. Maybe I can't see it in the picture, but maybe the pattern is making ones feathers seem longer than the other. Males usually feather slower than females though.

 

[ramirezframing]

Can't remember the age of the chick, probably around 3 to 4 weeks, she is now one of the hens in the second photo I posted.