sizzles or cochins

[janieschicks]

Hi,
My little curlies are getting bigger, but Im starting to think they may be sizzles instead of frizzled cochins? What do you think?

 

[LarryPQ]

Is there a silkie in the heritage? Count the toes for a quick check.

If not, they are frizzled cochins.

 

[janieschicks]

No, they are missing the extra toe. In the photos I was looking at of cochins, I didnt see the big top hair tuff like these have.

 

[LarryPQ]

Some frizz cochins do have a little tuft, but you are right: these guys' is rather pronounced. I suppose they could be missing the extra toe if there was silkie in the background, but I kindof doubt it. SOME silkie trait ould have made it through: dark sin, the comb, toe, something. Even my 1/4 silkie frizzle had extra toes.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Those are sizzles, not pure cochin. If they are mising toes or other silkie features (ecept feathering), then they need to be bred to a smooth with the correct features or a silkie.

 

[CalebtheChicken]

It might not have the extra toe because (as far as I know) having five toes isn't a completely dominant trait.

 

[janieschicks]

Thank you! I am so happy that I have sizzles!
That was my goal for my breeding program!

 

[huckleberryfarm]

I have chicks I have hatched from the same Silkie/Cochin parents. Some look more like Cochins and some more like Silkies. Out of four that hatched the first time, I have two with 5 toes and 2 with 4 toes. Same parents. The 5-toed birds definitely look more like Silkies now that they are grown. They others definitely look more like Cochins. I think you can get a mix of both breeds. Don't you just love Frizzles???