North Carolina

[BHep]

I need to go back to that Frizzle question....

I have 4 Sizzles, 2 are sizzled and 2 are smooth. I understand the smooth carries the sizzle gene. Can I breed the smooth to the sizzle?? Or what ??

I'm confused

 

[Fyrekitten]

You know I really want to but I need to find out the ordinances for the areas and when I pick a house go from there! I will sell my barred rock flock to some friends and I have already started to pare down some of the little guys - my sumatra, nankin, PH Game Fowl and a couple others. I have about 60 eggs in between two bators with hatch due anyday on about thirty of them - keeping fingers crossed since the got jostled some today when I realized that the one incubator I had sold and that the people were coming to pick up had the eggs in it! So I switched them out as gently as I could to one of my hovabators and they got a little jostled - drat.

Due any day and since I'll be in NC this weekend I may get to miss the show on some of the bigger ones.

(Couple more Jersey Giants, some LF Cochins and others - rest are Silkies, D'Anver, and Javas and Sussex)

I really want to bring some of them but if I can't I'm sure you all will help me find a way to feed my chicken love - okay maybe addiction!

 

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[Fyrekitten]

I'm still learning this but to my knowlege Sizzle to Straight is okay. Sizzle to Frizzle is bad.

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

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JaJoJu

glad to meet ya

 

[BHep]

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Thats about all I know too.

But I have smooth sizzles that carry the sizzle gene, is that bad too?

 

[ramirezframing]

I was told frizzle to smooth never frizzle to frizzle. When it comes to a none frizzled ( smooth frizzled) one you should be able to cross it back to a frizzled one, but I am not 100% on that. I haven't played with mine enough to know for sure.

fyrekitten, what kind of sumatra's you got?

all the newbies

 

[Miss Lydia]

JaJoJu, glad to have you! you've come to the right place. don't forget to tell us about your birds and we love pics.

BHep I just asked that question the other day about frizzle to frizzle, don't know about sizzle, need a picture. but was told no frizzle to frizzle. I have a bantam egg thats pipped under my bantam broody, no sign of life yet for the Brahma eggs,still hopeing though

 

[BHep]

Goodmorning all

ML.... A sizzle is a frizzled silkie, ya know black skined, bunch of toes

I have a pretty smooth white cockerel ( I think ) and 3 black hens ( I hope) 2 are sizzled, 1 smooth. Just want to make sure I don't mess up.

Another observation on goslings......... they NEVER sleep

They are in a big tote (for now) in my landery room, next to my bedroom. They whistle ALL night

They are wayyyy to spoiled.. they like to "help" with everything.

if I am working outside they follow us around, sometimes I have to put them in a playpen and they go nuts... screaming and having a temper tantrum.

Right now they are eating my dogs bed. She is not to happy.

She is a tiny 4 lb chihuahua , they goslings are almost as big. Missy the chihuahua is hiding under a blanket.

At least I know these little buggers will be friendly as they get older.

We named them Tiki & Sparrow. Unisex names, since I am not sure if they are boys or girls, some people said a pair, some people said 2 girls

It would not surprise me if they were 2 boys ....

 

[HenThymes]

Hatching update.... Nothing due till tomorrow and already have a speckled sussex about to bust out!!

A couple more with pips too.