Frizzle or frazzle?

[Poodlemum]

This little fellow is 10ish weeks old, TSC bin. Poor bean couldn’t fly out of the brooder box (they have a box with wire cover in the coop and to integrate, I leave it propped open so the hens lay in there. It blends the groups very quickly). I’ve never had a frizzle before and he looks quite naked to my eye Both Cochin pullets feathered in quickly, but he and the mystery bantam likely cockerel are being very slow to feather. The red boy was up on the #1 perch spot last night though and is ruling the coop already lol

 

[Gigachad poultry]

This little fellow is 10ish weeks old, TSC bin. Poor bean couldn’t fly out of the brooder box (they have a box with wire cover in the coop and to integrate, I leave it propped open so the hens lay in there. It blends the groups very quickly). I’ve never had a frizzle before and he looks quite naked to my eye Both Cochin pullets feathered in quickly, but he and the mystery bantam likely cockerel are being very slow to feather. The red boy was up on the #1 perch spot last night though and is ruling the coop already lol

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That's one daziling frazzle

 

[fluffycrow]

That's one daziling frazzle

I'd agree

 

[Poodlemum]

Nooooooo Would it be more humane to cull with the rest of our cockerels? I wasn’t keeping any boys this year, but was going to make an exception for him so I could frizzle my other chicks

 

[fluffycrow]

Are the feathers brittle? He can still make frizzle offspring, as long as you don't have any frizzle females. @JacinLarkwell would you agree that this is a frazzle? I'd keep him, and see how it goes. If he's showing signs of struggling or having a bad life quality, I'd cull later on

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Nooooooo Would it be more humane to cull with the rest of our cockerels? I wasn’t keeping any boys this year, but was going to make an exception for him so I could frizzle my other chicks

Definitely a frazzle. He is likely to have some internal issues, so dont blame yourself if he dies young. But I had a darling frazzle pullet that was probably the happiest, friendliest chicken. So I would say that you can just keep an eye on him and make sure that he seems happy.

When winter comes, you'll have to make sure he doesn't get too cold, because those naked patches likely will grow as feathers break.

 

[Poodlemum]

Definitely a frazzle. He is likely to have some internal issues, so dont blame yourself if he dies young. But I had a darling frazzle pullet that was probably the happiest, friendliest chicken. So I would say that you can just keep an eye on him and make sure that he seems happy.

When winter comes, you'll have to make sure he doesn't get too cold, because those naked patches likely will grow as feathers break.

The winter is what I’m most concerned about. Last year was -29°F and we definitely can’t keep him inside. Possibly in a prefab with heating pad though, but our electrical is tenuous Is it like dogs and he shouldn’t be bred? That will make things difficult if I need to separate

 

[fluffycrow]

Well, as far as I'm aware the problems come from the fact that he's a frazzle, so any frizzle offspring shouldn't have a problem, but don't I could be wrong

 

[JacinLarkwell]

The winter is what I’m most concerned about. Last year was -29°F and we definitely can’t keep him inside. Possibly in a prefab with heating pad though, but our electrical is tenuous Is it like dogs and he shouldn’t be bred? That will make things difficult if I need to separate

Well, as far as I'm aware the problems come from the fact that he's a frazzle, so any frizzle offspring shouldn't have a problem, but don't I could be wrong

All my reading has said that it is the presence of two frizzle genes that causes frazzled feathers and the health problems associated with them. If bred only to normal hens, those offspring will be frizzles, with only one gene and thus none if the health issues associated with frazzles