Silkies- Frizzled or Not?

[oO_Angela_Oo]

I'm still not entirely sure what you mean.
The three feather types are smooth/normal, frizzled, and silked.
Smooth chick wings
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Frizzled chick wings
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Silked.
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Your chicks are Silkies, so they have silked feathers.

Thank you !!! My others were smooth... Is one type better than the others in regards to genetics or just a genetic difference in general?

 

[cherrynberry]

These babies are the "different" ones... the rest of my Silkies do not, or have not from my older ones, have the longer primary feathering.

They are just silkied.

 

[cherrynberry]

Thank you !!! My others were smooth... Is one type better than the others in regards to genetics or just a genetic difference in general?

Post pictures please! If they are smooth, but otherwise like Silkies in all other ways, they are Satins.

 

[Painted Calls]

I'm pretty sure OP's talking about the wing feathers on the chicks they posted, girls. They appear less "silky" than what they expect from a Silkie.

They aren't sizzles, but they are definitely Silkies. Maybe @LadiesAndJane can explain.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I'm pretty sure OP's talking about the wing feathers on the chicks they posted, girls. They appear less "silky" than what they expect from a Silkie.

They aren't sizzles, but they are definitely Silkies. Maybe @LadiesAndJane can explain.

Thanks for the tag.
These little cuties look to have normal silkied feathers to me, too.
A sizzle is a bird with the frizzle gene that has silkied feathers. They are often hard to tell from regular silkied feathers and often just look like a Silkie having a bad hair day.
Many Silkies have some hard feathering on their wings. It is considered a fault when showing only.

A sizzle (from the internet)