is there a frizzle thread?

[hdowden]

looked for them in the sticky up top but didnt see them. i'm looking for one for bantam sized frizzles

 

[chickendales]

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what breed frizzle are u looking for frizzle is gene not a breed

 

[sgtmom52]

Here is one of several Frizzle threads...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=393443

 

[hdowden]

just bantam sized havent really settled on a breed yet but i really like feathers on the feet and legs like my d'uccle. do d'uccles come in frizzle?

 

[Illia]

Cochins commonly come in frizzled form. They've got feathered legs.

 

[chickendales]

rember if ur going breed frizzle ur u have like smooth feather bird in the breed to sence u have breed frizzle to non frizzle

 

[hdowden]

i want a frizzled d'uccle...do they come in frizzel form? so far i havent seen any pics of them that way also a slikied d'uccle. to get the dfrizzle effect you have breed a frizzle to a non frizzle right? what about the silkie feathering "hair"

 

[Illia]

Correct, frizzling is dominant but Frizzles carry only one gene, so Frizzle x Non-frizzle = 50/50 of each.

Silkied feathering is recessive so you require a bird to carry both genes to be furry looking.


You can always get a frizzled bantam Cochin, cross it to a d'Uccle, and there ya go - 50% of the offspring will be frizzled, not purebred, but still quite similar in appearance to a d'Uccle. The white color won't show up though because mottling is also recessive.

 

[hdowden]

so how would one go about making a pure frizzeled d'uccle? taking like frizzle cochran x d'uccle, then using the frizzeled looking d'uccle and crossing them back with another d'uccle? how many times would that have to be done, i know it will take a while but am i on the right track? i really want pure frizzeled d'uccles one day

 

[Illia]

You can cross back to the d'Uccle using Frizzles until you get birds that breed true to the d'Uccle Standard and have a recognized color.