Gender?!

[Nicole_Hutchison]

All should be about 11 weeks old. Pullet or cockerel? And what breeds do you see?

I see 2 cockerels and 4 pullets.

Frizzle or Mille, silkie, Millie, silkie/Cochin mix (?), lavender orp and Easter Egger/OE?

How close am I?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Your d’uccle and red cochin are cockerels. The rest look like pullets so far. None of them are frizzled.

 

[cherrynberry]

Your d’uccle and red cochin are cockerels. The rest look like pullets so far. None of them are frizzled.

Agreed

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Agreed.

 

[Nicole_Hutchison]

Your d’uccle and red cochin are cockerels. The rest look like pullets so far. None of them are frizzled.

Thx you!

What about the breeds for the rest? The red Cochin was suppose to be a frizzle or Millie - unsure how I got a red Cochin!!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Thx you!

What about the breeds for the rest? The red Cochin was suppose to be a frizzle or Millie - unsure how I got a red Cochin!!

“Frizzle” usually actually refers to frizzled cochins. However, due to the way they’re bred, frizzled cochins won’t always have frizzled chicks. Meaning that some turn out to be “regular” non-frizzled cochins.

Also, “mille fleur” is the coloration, not the breed name.

It looks like you’re correct about the breeds of the rest.

 

[Nicole_Hutchison]

“Frizzle” usually actually refers to frizzled cochins. However, due to the way they’re bred, frizzled cochins won’t always have frizzled chicks. Meaning that some turn out to be “regular” non-frizzled cochins.

Also, “mille fleur” is the coloration, not the breed name.

It looks like you’re correct about the breeds of the rest.

Good to know! Thx you. Now if I use my “regular” non frizzled Cochin for breeding I would strictly receive non-frizzled offspring right? This might be A silly question, but I’m still learning.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Good to know! Thx you. Now if I use my “regular” non frizzled Cochin for breeding I would strictly receive non-frizzled offspring right? This might be A silly question, but I’m still learning.

Yes, you would receive non-frizzled offspring. Frizzling is a dominant trait, so one parent has to be frizzled to have frizzled offspring. People don’t breed frizzles together, however, since that also produces frazzles, which have very poor feather quality.