Silkie?

[Smileybans]

Cochin is his breed. Bantam is his size. Barred (no Rock, that would mean he is a Plymouth Rock, which is a different breed and doesn't have feathered feet) is his coloring, and frizzled is his feather type.

Could he be both a Cochin and a barred rock? The store I bought his egg from sells both types of eggs. And are all frizzled chickens feathers soft? His kinda look like the silkies I have. That’s why I was so confused.

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

Could he be both a Cochin and a barred rock? The store I bought his egg from sells both types of eggs. And are all frizzled chickens feathers soft? His kinda look like the silkies I have. That’s why I was so confused.

He could be a cochin x barred rock. But he can be a barred cochin too.
Barred is the variety. You could have a barred EE or a barred Cochin or a barred Rock. Cochin, Rock (Plymouth Rock is the full name) and EE* are the breed. Yes, frizzles are soft. I have a Black bantam frizzled cochin cockerel, named Kramer, and he is the SOFTEST ever. I love him.

The main difference that I have seen between the frizzles and the silkies is this.
Frizzle feathers are "full" but twisted. Silkie feathers lack the "spread out" factor that normal chicken feathers have.

*EE's aren't technically a "breed" but that's a whole 'nother thing XD

 

[Kiraeh]

There are bantam barred rocks, that would make sense as the cross, he really doesn't look like he has any other silkie traits. Are the feathers really silkie feathers? They don't look like my silkie feathered frizzle.

 

[black_cat]

I was worried she was a he. But the other chicks that are in with Lil Chi are from the same breeder. I ordered them online and the eggs were sold as silkies. Got three that look like typical silkies and then him.
I don’t care that he isn’t a silkie or looks different. But the feathers are soft like a silkie. If he was just a frizzle would they still be soft?
He totally is super cute and a keeper.

He's a sizzle (silkie frizzle)

 

[EmmaRainboe]

There are bantam barred rocks, that would make sense as the cross, he really doesn't look like he has any other silkie traits. Are the feathers really silkie feathers? They don't look like my silkie feathered frizzle.

My thoughts too, he looks more like just a frizzle than a sizzle.

 

[Smileybans]

There are bantam barred rocks, that would make sense as the cross, he really doesn't look like he has any other silkie traits. Are the feathers really silkie feathers? They don't look like my silkie feathered frizzle.

They might not be. They’re just really soft. He might just be a frizzle. I’m new to chickens so all of this is new to me. I just thought only the silkies could be soft because of the structure, or lack of(?), in their feathers. I’ll have to check the difference tomorrow. Get a good close up.

 

[Smileybans]

He could be a cochin x barred rock. But he can be a barred cochin too.
Barred is the variety. You could have a barred EE or a barred Cochin or a barred Rock. Cochin, Rock (Plymouth Rock is the full name) and EE* are the breed. Yes, frizzles are soft. I have a Black bantam frizzled cochin cockerel, named Kramer, and he is the SOFTEST ever. I love him.

The main difference that I have seen between the frizzles and the silkies is this.
Frizzle feathers are "full" but twisted. Silkie feathers lack the "spread out" factor that normal chicken feathers have.

*EE's aren't technically a "breed" but that's a whole 'nother thing XD

I think I’m getting it. This is all very new to me. With how small he is... can he go in with standard size birds? Or should he, and his silkie friends, have run and coop to themselves? I have an EE roo that I’m worried will pick on him because of his size.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I think I’m getting it. This is all very new to me. With how small he is... can he go in with standard size birds? Or should he, and his silkie friends, have run and coop to themselves? I have an EE roo that I’m worried will pick on him because of his size.

I think it depends on what your other birds are like. I have a few bantams in with my standard sized but, I know a lot of people who have trouble doing that.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Frizzled feathers are more fragile and much softer than regular hard feathers.

 

[Painted Calls]

Frizzled feathers being petted from head to tail.

Your boy looks like a bantam Cochin cross. I do not see Silkie in him at all. If he were pure Cochin, you would not see all those toes.