Frizzle Marans?

[UGAchick]

Is it possible that I just bought a frizzle marans? Is there such a thing???

Here it is with what I think is a BCM. Am I right?

What I think is a wheaten Marans hen. Some had very distinct dark wing feathers. I was hoping that those were the males.

And the two Welsummers

I had a great chicken buying experience today. The guy was super nice, had hundreds of chickens of all different breeds free-ranging on his farm. My only concern is that I didn't do a great job picking the chicks. What do you guys think?

 

[UGAchick]

Oops. It got moved. Maybe someone here knows the answer...

 

[ILOVEFRIZZLES]

I do not know but I want a Frizzle Marans

 

[UGAchick]

Seriously! When I saw that one running around I got VERY excited!!

 

[Tiss]

I don't have much to add here except, Go Dawgs and adorable peeps!

 

[Rockpile99]

I haven't heard of any one purposely breeding Frizzled Marans. I have heard though that due to (I think) humidity and temperature conditions some chicks can look like they are frizzled.


ETA - Love your wheaton by the way!!!

 

[UGAchick]

I am kicking myself for only getting one Wheaten! I can't really have roosters where I am. Actually, I am not supposed to have chickens at all, but I like to bend the rules. I tried to contact the guy to see if I can get some more of those wheatens. I think that they may be my favorite chicken overall!

Rockpile - It is humid here (I live in GA), but do you think that one would be affected and the other not? Actually, it was the only one with feathers like this.

Tiss - GO Dawgs!

 

[flgardengirl]

I dont think the humidity would make the Marans frizzled. It is plenty humid here and none of mine look that way nor did they when they hatched out as chicks.

 

[rancher hicks]

Any breed can be "frizzled" It's just the degree to which it is frizzled. I have a chick running around whose mother is a bantam red/blk/blue (not sure what's in there) and who 's father is a big Cuckoo marans. The chick looks like the cuckoo pattern. Not sure if it's a pullet or roo, so won't know what color eggs it lays if it does at all.
I do know that whatever the mother is, it's recessive cuz the same hen laid and egg that hatched a Delaware patterned chick. And within the same time span. So she was laying eggs fertilized by two roos. She 's a tramp but I love her.
I suppose it would take some work to get a Frizzled marans that laid super dark egg though. I'm to old.

 

[UGAchick]

Sounds like a fun project (I am relatively new to the chicken hobby)!