Silkie Chick, Frizzle or Not

[Egg Snatcher]

i am consistently confused on sizzle and frizzles. what would you classify her as and the color category. her mom is black with the same feathers which i guess are frizzle? dad is a redish regular silkie. she is 4 weeks old

Partridge. She is most likely a satin frizzle.
A satin is a bird that has every characteristic of a Silkie (5 toes, black skin, blue earlobes) but has smooth or frizzle feathers.
A sizzle is a Silkie that carries the frizzle gene. In order for the Silkie to be a sizzle it has to have Silkie feather (soft feathers) that are frizzled.
Sizzles, not my pics

Satin frizzle
My bird

Not mine

Satin, my bird

 

[preciouschick]

I have a satin feathered silkie like your last pic as well. So they are Sizzles and the feather types are; satin, frizzle regular. Is that right?
The one pic says satin frizzle. Is that the feather type?

 

[Egg Snatcher]

I have a satin feathered silkie like your last pic as well. So they are Sizzles and the feather types are; satin, frizzle regular. Is that right?
The one pic says satin frizzle. Is that the feather type?

Sizzles have Silkie feathers that a frizzled. No hard or regular feathering vs frizzle that are hard feathered.
Satin has hard feathers and has characteristics of a Silkie. Hopefully this clears any confusion.

The feather type is frizzle the breed is satin.

 

[preciouschick]

Sizzles have Silkie feathers that a frizzled. No hard or regular feathering vs frizzle that are hard feathered.
Satin has hard feathers and has characteristics of a Silkie. Hopefully this clears any confusion.

The feather type is frizzle the breed is satin.

yes that clears it up. thank you for explaining it to me.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

yes that clears it up. thank you for explaining it to me.

No problem, glade to hep!