Sitting with a cup of coffee. (coffee lovers)


@ronott1 - I think she is supposed to be a bantam frizzle and the boys and girls have those feathers on the head but ... here is another photo, she doesn't go after any of the hens, in fact she is quite the chicken little
I think your bird may be what is known as a "Sizzle;" a cross between a frizzled Bantam Cochin and a Silkie. The black skin and extra toe say "Silkie," as does the crest, though the lack of feathering on the legs makes me wonder if it might have been a cross with a frizzled Polish instead of a Cochin (Silkies and Cochins are feather-footed breeds). That might explain why the crest is so big, too. But either way, the crest feathers are a good indicator of gender in breeds that have them. Roo crest feathers are long and pointed, hen crest feathers are shorter and have blunt, rounded ends. Even in Silkies, the roo's usually get a few longer feathers on the back of the crest that can be a tip-off,

It can be tricky with frizzled birds, though. These two birds (named Puzzle and Mystery) hatched from eggs that were supposed to be pure Polish, but a Polish/frizzled Cochin cross seems much more likely. They aren't fully grown in these pictures; their crest feathers got a bit bigger. Both turned out to be hens, BTW.


 
I love coffee!!!!
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Good morning! Love all th fizzle and sizzle pics! I have a couple of sizzles on order for spring from my good friend! I cant wait to get them. :) Maybe get fertile eggs for the silkies to hatch. even better :D
 

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