I feel terrible.

[lilwanderer]

I should have played it safe in case of this happening, but I wasn't thinking.
A few weeks ago I put some eggs in the incubator from my paint silkie pen, the rooster is a silkie frizzle (Not satin.)
At the time, I had a splash frizzle satin pullet in there who I believed hadn't started laying. She was only going to be in there temporarily. But 2 weeks of the eggs being in the incubator I saw her lay an egg, and now I'm worried I'll accidentally hatch a frazzle- The eggs are hatching now- I'm usually pretty good at telling who's egg is who's, and based off of that most of the eggs from that pen appear to be from the breeders, some of them are a few days behind the others.
But one of the ones pipped right now I'm not sure about, and I've got a bad feeling its this splash girl's egg.
Is there a way I'll know for sure with it being a Paint/Splash cross?
The rooster:

The hen:

I should have been more careful, I really didn't think of the chance she might be laying behind my back.

 

[Callender Girl]

Fingers crossed for luck, that it all turns out okay.

 

[Jenbirdee]

I don’t understand why is it bad to hatch a frazzle?

 

[Sarzetta]

I think a frazzle has two frizzle genes and they cannot survive (no expert though).

It’s possible she wasn’t laying two weeks ago, so with a bit of luck all will be ok?

 

[AinaWGSD]

I don’t understand why is it bad to hatch a frazzle?

Frazzles (two copies of the frizzle gene) inherit a lot of health problems that frizzles (one copy of the gene) are not affected by. Because of the quality of life issues that come with two copies of the gene, responsible breeders avoid breeding two frizzled birds together.

The most obvious problem is that their feathers will be extremely brittle, which causes them to break. This means they don't protect the bird from the sun or hot or cold temperatures.

The more troubling issues are the ones you can't really see. Two copies of the frizzle gene affects the bird's metabolism and heart. Many frazzles just don't thrive and suffer from heart or other organ failure. All of them have significantly shorter lifespans.

Op is upset because they don't want the babies to suffer. Or anyone buying chicks from them to have to suffer the heartbreak of watching that suffering.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Frazzles (two copies of the frizzle gene) inherit a lot of health problems that frizzles (one copy of the gene) are not affected by. Because of the quality of life issues that come with two copies of the gene, responsible breeders avoid breeding two frizzled birds together.

The most obvious problem is that their feathers will be extremely brittle, which causes them to break. This means they don't protect the bird from the sun or hot or cold temperatures.

The more troubling issues are the ones you can't really see. Two copies of the frizzle gene affects the bird's metabolism and heart. Many frazzles just don't thrive and suffer from heart or other organ failure. All of them have significantly shorter lifespans.

Op is upset because they don't want the babies to suffer. Or anyone buying chicks from them to have to suffer the heartbreak of watching that suffering.

wow that’s sad. reminds me a little of crested ducks.

 

[lilwanderer]

I think a frazzle has two frizzle genes and they cannot survive (no expert though).

It’s possible she wasn’t laying two weeks ago, so with a bit of luck all will be ok?

I added more eggs a few days later from the same pen- but yeah maybe I just happened to catch her lay her first. I hope so at least.

 

[lilwanderer]

Frazzles (two copies of the frizzle gene) inherit a lot of health problems that frizzles (one copy of the gene) are not affected by. Because of the quality of life issues that come with two copies of the gene, responsible breeders avoid breeding two frizzled birds together.

The most obvious problem is that their feathers will be extremely brittle, which causes them to break. This means they don't protect the bird from the sun or hot or cold temperatures.

The more troubling issues are the ones you can't really see. Two copies of the frizzle gene affects the bird's metabolism and heart. Many frazzles just don't thrive and suffer from heart or other organ failure. All of them have significantly shorter lifespans.

Op is upset because they don't want the babies to suffer. Or anyone buying chicks from them to have to suffer the heartbreak of watching that suffering.

Luckily I haven't sold any eggs from that pen recently, so I'm positive nobody has anything to worry about except me. Still waiting for this chick to hatch so i can check it out.

 

[lilwanderer]

Fingers crossed for luck, that it all turns out okay.

So, the chick just hatched and it came out partridge/ chipmunk patterned. I've never gotten partridge from my paints, but I have from my blue hen that's also in that pen. So this is egg is either from her or the splash I assume, I'm not sure what the splash carries though. Thing is, the egg looks nothing like what the blue hen lays . Chick is acting like any other chick would when they come into the world

 

[lilwanderer]

So, the chick just hatched and it came out partridge/ chipmunk patterned. I've never gotten partridge from my paints, but I have from my blue hen that's also in that pen. So this is egg is either from her or the splash I assume, I'm not sure what the splash carries though. Thing is, the egg looks nothing like what the blue hen lays . Chick is acting like any other chick would when they come into the world

The chick has wing feathers coming in pretty quickly- They're curly so we know it's either frizzled or frazzled.
With the rooster being frizzled, frizzled chicks os possible in all the offspring from that pen.
It is also looks silkied, but that would also be possible in all hens.
My satin girls will produce both feather types, about half and half I'd say.
Here's the little cutie: There's still hope of it not being frazzled.