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HOW DARE YOU SUGGEST THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH....
Oh. Never mind.
Keep in mind that my only experience is with Cochin Frizzles. All of these relate to them.
Downsides:
They sometimes need supplemental heat if it's really cold (they have about 50% of the normal number of feathers)
A cochin frizzle has feathered feet, which can lead to frostbite if there is snow on the ground.
The genetics require a little bit of thought, but not much. Like, if you buy hatching eggs, not all are going to be perfect Ff frizzles. Or FF+rm, or whatever.
Depending on the weather, the quality of curl is different. Notice that my boy has sad, limp feathers in my earlier post. This is because it was slightly rainy and cloudy. You should see him wet!
People look at your beautiful birds and say " Kill that ugly thing!!"
Upsides:
They are cute and cuddly and beautiful and when you take them to a show, they always have a crowd around their cages.
They go broody a lot, so when you get lots more, you just say,"What? I didn't do it!"
They are fairly good layers, and the yolks are the same size as in a large egg, so you get more of the good stuff!
They make great showmanship birds, if you're in 4-H or FFA.
Forgot to say... NO DOUBLE DOSE! I know they have an excellent curl on them... but still...
I'm sorry! Do you want me to remove a pic?
