Is my sizzle a hen or roo?

[Sally8]

Don't get me wrong; I was saying nothing about Cecilia; just the definition of sizzle versus frizzled silkie.  And yes, Cecilia is a sizzle.  And a very cute one

Frizzle is recognised for all breeds, although it is probably most common in cochin, polish and serama.  Sizzle is not recognised.  So, for example, a frizzled non-bearded partridge silkie could win Best or Breed or even Show Champion, whereas a sizzle, no matter how excellent the quality, cannot.  Some consider sizzles to be a variety of silkies; others want to have them recognized as their own breed.  Personally I fall into the later camp as by definition a silkie must have silkied feathers.  

(Note that the frizzled NB partridge silkie winning BB or Show Champ are possibilities, but not likelihoods.)

Haha,
No I was wondering where the whole idea came about to "curl feathers"? They are all so cute. I wish I could say that I understood how it all works but I don't. I ended up with her by mistake and am glad I did. I don't compete nor want to but I love looking at all the pictures and noting all the breeds I've never heard of. I enjoy sitting on the porch watching them work the yard. Thanks for explaining. No offense taken at all.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Well, the frizzle mutation has been around for a long time--I really do not know HOW long, but it is fairly well discussed in Hutt's 1949 Genetics of the Fowl, which lists it as having been documented as early as A.D. 1600.