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Their mom is essentially a smooth feathered bird, only she has the frizzle gene added. Do you know if you have ever hatched a silkie feathered bird from her? If so, then she carries the recessive gene for silkie feathers, and half of her offspring should be silkied when bred to a silkied bird.Oh cool. I think the two that have the smooth feathering are cool looking. First ones I got like that
No i don't have but the one rooster and won't breed to frizzles together. These are her first hatchling. She produced two frizzles .Their mom is essentially a smooth feathered bird, only she has the frizzle gene added. Do you know if you have ever hatched a silkie feathered bird from her? If so, then she carries the recessive gene for silkie feathers, and half of her offspring should be silkied when bred to a silkied bird.
Half of her offspring should also manifest the frizzle feathering, no matter if they are flat feathered or silkie feathered, if she is bred to a non frizzled bird. (And she should not be bred to a frizzled bird as the offspring can can major feather issues if they have two copies of the frizzle gene!)
So you're saying you shouldn't breed two frizzled birds together?Their mom is essentially a smooth feathered bird, only she has the frizzle gene added. Do you know if you have ever hatched a silkie feathered bird from her? If so, then she carries the recessive gene for silkie feathers, and half of her offspring should be silkied when bred to a silkied bird.
Half of her offspring should also manifest the frizzle feathering, no matter if they are flat feathered or silkie feathered, if she is bred to a non frizzled bird. (And she should not be bred to a frizzled bird as the offspring can can major feather issues if they have two copies of the frizzle gene!)
Yes, when birds have one copy of the frizzle gene, then they will look like a regular frizzled chicken. But if they get two copies (one from each parent) then they will have extremely brittle feathers that break super easily. This can cause them pain when their feathers break close to the base where the blood is. They also have issues with their heart and dont seem to live very long. This condition only happens when a frizzled bird is bred to another frizzled bird.So you're saying you shouldn't breed two frizzled birds together?
Wow that's super interesting and good to know! Thanks for sharing that!Yes, when birds have one copy of the frizzle gene, then they will look like a regular frizzled chicken. But if they get two copies (one from each parent) then they will have extremely brittle feathers that break super easily. This can cause them pain when their feathers break close to the base where the blood is. They also have issues with their heart and dont seem to live very long. This condition only happens when a frizzled bird is bred to another frizzled bird.
You’re welcome! For me, I just make sure that I only keep frizzled hens, and not frizzled Roos, then I don’t have to worry about accidentally having a chick with two frizzle genes (they are often called frazzles.) Or you could keep a frizzled rooster with a flock of smooth hens. Every chick that hatches from a pair with one frizzled parent will have an 50/50 chance of being frizzled, regardless of breed! If you want to learn more you can type “frazzle” in the search bar on this site and I bet there is a ton of info about it!Wow that's super interesting and good to know! Thanks for sharing that!
That's a really good idea, actually. Thanks!! (And thanks for the welcome!)You’re welcome! For me, I just make sure that I only keep frizzled hens, and not frizzled Roos, then I don’t have to worry about accidentally having a chick with two frizzle genes (they are often called frazzles.) Or you could keep a frizzled rooster with a flock of smooth hens. Every chick that hatches from a pair with one frizzled parent will have an 50/50 chance of being frizzled, regardless of breed! If you want to learn more you can type “frazzle” in the search bar on this site and I bet there is a ton of info about it!
And welcome to BYC!!![]()
Are you any good at sexing silkies? LolYou’re welcome! For me, I just make sure that I only keep frizzled hens, and not frizzled Roos, then I don’t have to worry about accidentally having a chick with two frizzle genes (they are often called frazzles.) Or you could keep a frizzled rooster with a flock of smooth hens. Every chick that hatches from a pair with one frizzled parent will have an 50/50 chance of being frizzled, regardless of breed! If you want to learn more you can type “frazzle” in the search bar on this site and I bet there is a ton of info about it!
And welcome to BYC!!![]()