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- Apr 2, 2025
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Let me preface with I definitely know to never cross frizzle x frizzle! <3 We've ordered some frizzle bantam cochins. "therefore it is possible to order frizzles and receive some chicks that do not appear to be frizzled, although they carry the frizzle gene." this is on the website about it.
So naturally, knowing the dangers of frizzle x frizzle, I wanted to ask: if a chicken CARRIES frizzle and is bred to/hatches chick with a carrier, does this also risk frazzles? We absolutely do NOT want to accidentally create frazzles and certainly would never intentionally breed any. Our "breeding plans" are just letting broodies hatch some eggs and see what happens WHEN the time comes. But we want to be sure that we're also not risking any frazzles by unwittingly letting a carrier fertilize eggs to a visible frizzle or vise versa as our flock expands. We have a wide variety of normal chickens and plan to have a wide variety of Bantams. We do plan to prevent any hens or roos that breed commonly unwell chicks from future progeny as well as much as we can. But with having a Tolbunt Polish as well, as I've heard can potentially carry frizzle (though I heard this is less common than actually showing it?), we want to be SURE we're preventing 'oopsies' that would lead to chickens living a miserable or unhealthy life.
I hope this question makes sense! Basically: If you have a frizzle carrier, does it need to be treated like a visible frizzle and avoid breeding with other frizzles at all cost? We don't expect we'll start having chicks from our own chickens for like 2-3 years, and we don't much care about purebred or specific looks - but we absolutely prioritize not breeding chicks with potential health issues, hence this question as future food for thought.
With a massive coop nearly complete, we hope to have a couple of good-natured roos (assuming we end up with 2-3 with nice personalities that get along well) but want to make sure we keep potential carriers separate from any frizzle ladies IF it's the same as frizzle x frizzle, or just avoid letting them hatch any eggs where they could be the parents. I tried to google this but probably missed any answers about it. I'd rather find out the answer straight from the horses' mouths anyhow just to be certain I get the right information.
So naturally, knowing the dangers of frizzle x frizzle, I wanted to ask: if a chicken CARRIES frizzle and is bred to/hatches chick with a carrier, does this also risk frazzles? We absolutely do NOT want to accidentally create frazzles and certainly would never intentionally breed any. Our "breeding plans" are just letting broodies hatch some eggs and see what happens WHEN the time comes. But we want to be sure that we're also not risking any frazzles by unwittingly letting a carrier fertilize eggs to a visible frizzle or vise versa as our flock expands. We have a wide variety of normal chickens and plan to have a wide variety of Bantams. We do plan to prevent any hens or roos that breed commonly unwell chicks from future progeny as well as much as we can. But with having a Tolbunt Polish as well, as I've heard can potentially carry frizzle (though I heard this is less common than actually showing it?), we want to be SURE we're preventing 'oopsies' that would lead to chickens living a miserable or unhealthy life.
I hope this question makes sense! Basically: If you have a frizzle carrier, does it need to be treated like a visible frizzle and avoid breeding with other frizzles at all cost? We don't expect we'll start having chicks from our own chickens for like 2-3 years, and we don't much care about purebred or specific looks - but we absolutely prioritize not breeding chicks with potential health issues, hence this question as future food for thought.
With a massive coop nearly complete, we hope to have a couple of good-natured roos (assuming we end up with 2-3 with nice personalities that get along well) but want to make sure we keep potential carriers separate from any frizzle ladies IF it's the same as frizzle x frizzle, or just avoid letting them hatch any eggs where they could be the parents. I tried to google this but probably missed any answers about it. I'd rather find out the answer straight from the horses' mouths anyhow just to be certain I get the right information.
