The Sizzle Thread!

[Lynzi777]

Here are a few of the smooths. They look just like a Silkie with regular feathers. People really like them because you can see the feather patterns on them.
Geronimo, from 4 generations ago but still using him on some of the curly Sizzle hens.

Here are blue, black, & splash smooth Sizzle hens. The splash is from last year's hatch.

How do you get the smooth sizzle? I love these!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: My commentary was basically just skipping the punnet squares. Let's take a look at them:

1. F F 2. F f 3. f f 4. F f 5 f f 6. Fm Fm 7. fm fm
F FF FF F FF Ff F Ff Ff F FF Ff F Ff Ff fm Fm fm Fm fm fm fm fm fm fm
F FF FF F FF Ff F Ff Ff f Ff ff f ff ff fm Fm fm Fm fm fm fm fm fm fm


1. Two birds that are homozygous (two copies) of frizzle will always produce homozygous offspring.

2. One homozygous for frizzle bird bred to a heterozygous bird will produce 50% homozygous, 50% heterozygous

3. One homozygous for frizzle bird bred to a homozygous not-frizzle bird will produce all heterozygous frizzles.

4. Two heterozygous for frizzle birds will produce 25% homozygous frizzle, 25% homozygous not-frizzle and 50% heterozygous frizzle

5. One het. frizzle bred to hom. not-frizzle

6. hom. mod frizzle bred to hom not-mod frizzle

7. hom mode frizzle bred to hom mod frizzle

Quote: In general, you are correct, except that the modifier gene essentially unfrizzles a frizzle. A bird with the modifier gene and one copy of frizzle may appear to be slightly frizzled or not frizzled at all (although it generally shows as chicks are first getting the curve to their feathers, and then as the plumage grows in, it disappears.) A bird with the modifier gene and two copies of frizzle will appear like a normally frizzled bird. Since the modifier gene is recessive, a bird must have two copies for it to have any effect.

So, a bird that is F/f fm/fm might well appear smooth, but can pass frizzle on io its offspring, and if they do not receive two copies of the modifier gene, will be frizzled.

A bird that is F/f fm/fm will look like a normal frizzle, and will not have excessively brittle feathers like they would without the modifier gene. All their offspring will inherit frizzle.

 

[why do birds]

My commentary was basically just skipping the punnet squares. Let's take a look at them:

1. F F 2. F f 3. f f 4. F f 5 f f 6. Fm Fm 7. fm fm
F FF FF F FF Ff F Ff Ff F FF Ff F Ff Ff fm Fm fm Fm fm fm fm fm fm fm
F FF FF F FF Ff F Ff Ff f Ff ff f ff ff fm Fm fm Fm fm fm fm fm fm fm


1. Two birds that are homozygous (two copies) of frizzle will always produce homozygous offspring.

2. One homozygous for frizzle bird bred to a heterozygous bird will produce 50% homozygous, 50% heterozygous

3. One homozygous for frizzle bird bred to a homozygous not-frizzle bird will produce all heterozygous frizzles.

4. Two heterozygous for frizzle birds will produce 25% homozygous frizzle, 25% homozygous not-frizzle and 50% heterozygous frizzle

5. One het. frizzle bred to hom. not-frizzle

6. hom. mod frizzle bred to hom not-mod frizzle

7. hom mode frizzle bred to hom mod frizzle


In general, you are correct, except that the modifier gene essentially unfrizzles a frizzle. A bird with the modifier gene and one copy of frizzle may appear to be slightly frizzled or not frizzled at all (although it generally shows as chicks are first getting the curve to their feathers, and then as the plumage grows in, it disappears.) A bird with the modifier gene and two copies of frizzle will appear like a normally frizzled bird. Since the modifier gene is recessive, a bird must have two copies for it to have any effect.

So, a bird that is F/f fm/fm might well appear smooth, but can pass frizzle on io its offspring, and if they do not receive two copies of the modifier gene, will be frizzled.

A bird that is F/f fm/fm will look like a normal frizzle, and will not have excessively brittle feathers like they would without the modifier gene. All their offspring will inherit frizzle.

WHOA!!!!!!

Thanks!

 

[ksfnewtobirds]

This is totally awesome!!!

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Here's Aurora, she looks like a Black Dahlia flower! I can't wait to see what she will look like after a bath!

 

[kmollyhughes]

These are the two sizzle hens, smooth sizzle hen, and smooth sizzle roo we got from Country this summer. She said our favs would eventually be the smooths...she was right! Can't wait to get more chicks/eggs from her. Keanu our roo is so pretty and fluffy its rediculous! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

 

[Lynzi777]

These are the two sizzle hens, smooth sizzle hen, and smooth sizzle roo we got from Country this summer. She said our favs would eventually be the smooths...she was right! Can't wait to get more chicks/eggs from her. Keanu our roo is so pretty and fluffy its rediculous! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Do you happen to know from what pairing the smooths come from?

 

[why do birds]

Chicken Nugget at 1 week. Are those wings frizzling? What a beauty! Please be a hen!

 

[kmollyhughes]

Do you happen to know from what pairing the smooths come from? 

I think she uses a smooth sizzle bred to a curly sizzle, then you end up with and 50% smooth and 50% curly

 

[K Epp]

Fifi is the result of a Curly Sizzle x Smooth Sizzle crossing. Crossing a smooth to a curly gives you better curly. IMO. Edited to add: Her feathers feel like silk. She is so soft and has a great personality.



Bonnie is a Frizzle from a Curly Sizzle x Smooth Sizzle crossing.







These are several generations in the making. When they start laying I will breed them to a Smooth Sizzle.