I have to talk POLISH!

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Steph, do I see a little frizzle in him? Maybe Sarah can help here but I think there's an issue breeding frizzle to frizzle. I know very little about the frizzle thing but I think I read that. Would love to know if it's OK or what if any, the issues would be.

you shouldnt breed a Frizzle to a frizzle cause you get a Frazzle, they have poor feathering and many other bad conditions and have a shorter life span

 

[HighNDryFarm]

Thanks ChochinBrahmaLover. That's what I thought. So another question I have is that if the roo has parents that were frizzle (and I don't know if this one does, so I'm just using this as a learning opportunity) but doesn't frizzle himself, he's still OK to breed to a frizzle girl? So much to learn!

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[flower]

If a bird has the frizzle gene, it will be apparent within a few days. There are some traits like color of feathers and angle of tail which do take time to change but not frizzle.

He looks smooth to me, but he is still too young to breed, so I will keep an eye out. I did hear breeding frizzle to frizzle will produce a frazzle (I think that's what it's called) and can result in bare spots and other undesireable traits. Thank you for mentioning it, I'll watch him closer just in case.

 

[flower]

if a bird has a frizzle gene, then you will see frizzle feathers. A bird can have either one or two copies but since it is a dominate gene the frizzle is visible or the bird does not have the gene.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Thanks ChochinBrahmaLover. That's what I thought. So another question I have is that if the roo has parents that were frizzle (and I don't know if this one does, so I'm just using this as a learning opportunity) but doesn't frizzle himself, he's still OK to breed to a frizzle girl? So much to learn!

Yes, or atleast I believe so since this will help me (points down)

If you breed 2 smooth breasted birds that were from a frizzle you will not get any frizzle, one of the parents MUST be a frizzle even if its from a frizzle just its smooth breasted

 

[marlowmanor]

Heres a couple pictures of our little polish chick. Not sure if it is pure or a mix. Picked it up Friday along with 2 leghorn chicks. 2 days old when we got it. 4 days old in picture.




How soon can gender be determined for polish? I figure it is too young now, but want to know what to look for to figure out gender as soon as possible. DH has already said we don't need anymore roosters.

 

[Illia]

Don't worry, any breed can be sexed before it crows.

If it is a buff laced which it might be, it can be sexed at about 8 weeks old by color patterning. If otherwise it can be sexed as soon as all its feathers are in, and it begins either developing a larger comb or small saddle feathers right between the wings. They will be triangular, short, and have a sheen to them. The edges will be toothy instead of finely filled in.

 

[marlowmanor]

Thank you Illia for that answer. I am hoping it is a girl since my kids are quite attached to it already and call it Captain chick! Plus I wouldn't mind having a polish girl in our flock! The picture was my 5 year old sons idea!

 

[QualityPolish]

Yes, or atleast I believe so since this will help me (points down)

If you breed 2 smooth breasted birds that were from a frizzle you will not get any frizzle, one of the parents MUST be a frizzle even if its from a frizzle just its smooth breasted

okay so F=Frizzle S=Smooth X=Frazzle F+S=F S+S=S F+F=X F+X=X Past genes do not matter, they must have the frizzle gene visible to correctly create another frizzle.

 

[Illia]

I think you're getting that wrong. A trait such as Frizzle is expressed with two copies, not one. So Frizzled x Smooth actually = 50/50 of each. Frizzle x Frazzle = 50/50 of each. Frizzle x Frizzle = 50% frizzle, 25% smooth, 25% frazzle.

Got more and more Polish chicks hatching. Some yesterday/today and some more due the day before Easter.

A few of these might be frizzles.