Frizzle thread

[kellyloveschad]

Freddie mac close up

 

[nchls school]

Sizzle - Frizzle Silkie
The Sizzle combines the wonderful personality of the bantam Silkie with the uniqueness and aesthetics of a frizzle feathered bird. They possess all the same charming characteristics of standard Silkie bantam chickens, but with the added gene for frizzled feather growth. Eggs and chicks from this pen have the potential to exhibit frizzled feathers. The gene is recessive and we only breed frizzled birds to straight feathered birds to avoid mutations that result in improper feathering.

All Sizzles are penned with Silkies and Showgirls.

From a Weddle Farm ad off the internet.

 

[nchls school]

Freddie mac close up

A sizzle.

 

[kellyloveschad]

Sizzle - Frizzle Silkie
The Sizzle combines the wonderful personality of the bantam Silkie with the uniqueness and aesthetics of a frizzle feathered bird. They possess all the same charming characteristics of standard Silkie bantam chickens, but with the added gene for frizzled feather growth. Eggs and chicks from this pen have the potential to exhibit frizzled feathers. The gene is recessive and we only breed frizzled birds to straight feathered birds to avoid mutations that result in improper feathering.

All Sizzles are penned with Silkies and Showgirls.

From a Weddle Farm ad off the internet.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Sizzles DO NOT have shredded, barbless feathers. They have normal, barbed feathers.

Shredded feathers= Silkie.

Hard, normal feathers= Sizzle.

 

[nchls school]

Sizzles DO NOT have shredded, barbless feathers. They have normal, barbed feathers.

Shredded feathers= Silkie.

Hard, normal feathers= Sizzle.

Sizzles DO NOT have shredded, barbless feathers. They have normal, barbed feathers.

Shredded feathers= Silkie.

Hard, normal feathers= Sizzle.

I will not claim to be any expert, but I believe the word silkie/silkied refers to a breed and a feather type. Below is a pictures of my silkied serama. Unlike my silkies the silkied serama are quite good at flight (for a chicken) . Their wing feathers are barbed unlike my silkies that can not fly at all (unbarbed feathers). Possibly I am incorrect, but I believe I've read that silkied, frizzle, sizzle, and frazzle are all feather types found in many different breeds.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

I will not claim to be any expert, but I believe the word silkie/silkied refers to a breed and a feather type. Below is a pictures of my silkied serama. Unlike my silkies the silkied serama are quite good at flight (for a chicken) . Their wing feathers are barbed unlike my silkies that can not fly at all (unbarbed feathers). Possibly I am incorrect, but I believe I've read that silkied, frizzle, sizzle, and frazzle are all feather types found in many different breeds.

Sizzle is not a feather type, its a breed in progress (a project breed, if you will). A bird with Silkie characteristics (black skin, walnut comb, crest, feathered legs, extra toes, type) with barbed feathers instead of barbless ones. Silkie is a breed, but they're named for their feathers. Which is why your silkied Seramas have silkied in the name to describe the feather type. If they had barbed feathers, you'd simply call them Seramas. Silkies and Sizzles are breeds. Frizzle, smooth (though smooth is typically left off, but I tend to tack it on, especially with Silkies since they're difficult to tell apart from the frizzled ones), frazzle (curlies, ect) and silkied are feather types.

Yes, other breeds can be silkied, absolutely. However, a bird with normal hard feathers that looks like a Silkie, is not a Silkie. I hope that makes some sort of sense, sometimes I confuse myself

 

[haycat]

Has anyone else out there produced any Frizzle x Giant Cochins crosses? My first hatch of them is a little over a month now and turning out beautifully! Curly feather and very soft.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

I used to breed standard sized frizzled Cochins. Fun birds, except when it came to the feed bill. They were big birds with big appetites! I do miss them though, giant sweeties and the cutest mommas.

 

[nikkcb]

I just resued this little frizzel, she was being mounted by giant roosters and then a dog got her! Her woynds have healed up but still bald in spots. Can she ever be put in with my regular chickens or will they kill her? Can she be raised as a single bird with lots of love or will she be to lonley? She is the same age as mine (4 months) but so tiny! She is actually laying eggs in hay in my kitchen right now, please any advice would be great as im new to this all