The Sizzle Thread!

[moomoodiddy]

????? i know that silkie mixes will have normal feathers. i hatched 4 out  and two were silkied feathers and the two that are not are the ones that the pics are of. i was just wondering if i could call them normal feathered silzzles?? thanks for replying

srry i kind of confused myself there too lol... i was tryin to say it looked like a smooth sizzle but could also just be a regular silkie mix

 

[ihavechickens2]

srry i kind of confused myself there too lol... i was tryin to say it looked like a smooth sizzle but could also just be a regular silkie mix

Oh, haha so is there a difference in silkie mixes and smooth feathered sizzles???

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Definitely. It is in the amount of breeding that has gone into the bird. A silkieX has half the genes of a silkie and half of whatever it was crossed with. A smooth sizzle should be pure (homozygous) for virtually all the necessary genes. The offspring of a silkieX can be all over the board. The offspring of a smooth sizzle bred to a sizzle should be 50/50 smooth and sizzle. No silkie feathers, all with 5 toes per foot, good crests, good muffs/beards (or none; nothing in between), good type.

 

[hoppy]

sizzles are smooth and rough but both should have all the features of a silkie. black skin, walnut comb, extra toes and and puffy headdress.
a mix is more likely to have white skin and another comb type.

Oh, haha so is there a difference in silkie mixes and smooth feathered sizzles???

 

[fluffyfeathers]

My grow out roo is entering into that mean stage I've started picking him up every time and it is working, thank goodness. When his dad went through that stage i didn't know about picking him up at first, so he was the coop menace for awhile. Now he's sweet as can be.
Here is a pic if the young roo:

 

[Gracie9205]

My buff sizzle it just starting feather out well. I'm loving the color on it!

 

[fluffyfeathers]

So cute. A prickly little peach

My buff sizzle it just starting feather out well. I'm loving the color on it!

 

[ihavechickens2]

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Definitely.  It is in the amount of breeding that has gone into the bird.  A silkieX has half the genes of a silkie and half of whatever it was crossed with.  A smooth sizzle should be pure (homozygous) for virtually all the necessary genes.  The offspring of a silkieX can be all over the board.  The offspring of a smooth sizzle bred to a sizzle should be 50/50 smooth and sizzle.  No silkie feathers, all with 5 toes per foot, good crests, good muffs/beards (or none; nothing in between), good type.  
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So even though the 75%silkie chick(mom silkie mix mixed back to a silkie )can produce silkie feathered offspring by mixing back to a silkie is not classified as a sizzle even though it has a good crest 5 toes and hair all the way down the middle toe???? Thanks for the responses, its just I'm kinda confused still.

 

[omaeve]

what do you get if you breed a smooth to a silkie?

 

[Gracie9205]

what do you get if you breed a smooth to a silkie?

Probably a mixture of both feather types. Don't expect anything frizzle though.