grannys gone and done it

[Granny Hatchet]

Ol mare, my mind has been dumbed down by kids, where is NW ?

and did u see my post about lily ?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

well, I know how to clear a room ! think I had farted or something.

 

[alisan]

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Alisan, are you trying to find out about the feathers?  I'm no expert, but I think she is frizzle that has silkie feathers.  I heard someone talking about about this combo, called a sizzle, but I never saw one.  She's cute.
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She's not a mix. Both her parents are bantam Cochin frizzles? Someone in past had mentioned something about offspring that receive frizzle gene from both parents having funky feathers? So should I NOT breed frizzle to frizzle??

 

[napdognewfie]

No you should not. From what I understand, you get bald or partially bald chickens or brittle feathers.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

2 frizzle genes makes a frazzle . weak easily broken feathers. as its not a death sentence or anything. they just walk around half bald and cant stand the cold like the others.

 

[enola]

Why in the world would anybody want to breed two fugly chckens to make an even fuglier chicken?

 

[napdognewfie]

Up close they are cute. They grow on you.

 

[enola]

Trust me, I can guarantee there is no way they will grow any where near me. Sorry .....

 

[napdognewfie]

Yeah. That's what I said too. Lol

 

[Wishing4Wings]

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No you should not. From what I understand, you get bald or partially bald chickens or brittle feathers.

I can't remember the specifics. I thought there was a lethal gene involved a frizzle to frizzle cross. CRS strikes again!
The silkie genes eliminate the tiny "hooks" that create the webbing of a regular feather and it makes it look more like fur. That's what I thought your chick's feathers looked like, furry (silkie) and curved (frizzle).

Another thing to consider, if she hasn't had her juvenile molt, she may end up looking completely different in a few months.
I had a Serama chick with weird flippy feathers, but he molted them and was normal smooth feathered. He was split for silkie feathers, though, so I always thought that had something to do with it.

crazy split feathers on the chick






still a little rough


adult plumage was normal