The Sizzle Thread!

[why do birds]

when if frizzles the feathers flip back over toward it's neck, they go in the opposite direction, curly. when it's a smooth the feathers are straight back like you see on a pigeon. The frizzle feathers are curled, even when they fall off the bird. The sizzles can have either "smooth" or "frizzled" feathers.

 

[Lynzi777]

when if frizzles the feathers flip back over toward it's neck, they go in the opposite direction, curly.  when it's a smooth the feathers are straight back like you see on a pigeon.  The frizzle feathers are curled, even when they fall off the bird.  The sizzles can have either "smooth" or "frizzled" feathers.

Ohhhhhh ok I get it now. So people are just distinguishing what TYPE of sizzle it is, frizzled or smooth! Got it! Thanks!

 

[Theresa sla]

Can you explain to me what makes the top bird a "frizzled sizzle" and not just a sizzle? I'm just getting into the sizzles, I got my first one yesterday along with two smooths and this is the first time I've seen someone call one a frizzled sizzle. What's the difference between that and just a sizzle?

Sure sizzle is the name of the breed. frizzled and smooth are just indicators of the bird having frizzled or smooth feathers.
just like if you had a polish chicken it could be either a frizzled polish or a smooth polish. i guess to be completely accurate i would also say bantam frizzled sizzle.
but since all silkies and sizzles are bantam it seems redundant. well at least till someone starts a full size sizzle project

i've heard lots of discussion as to why we don't call smooth sizzle, just simply sizzles. because they would be the standard for the breed. and frizzles would be the addition of frizzled gene. just like we don't call cochin, smooth cochin.
but i think since izzle is right there in the name, we tend to just do the opposite. and just say sizzle in place of saying frizzled sizzle, and only qualify smooths with saying smooth sizzles. i think it comes down to preference. i know when someone talks about what they should breed their sizzle to, the first question that pops to mind is do you have have a frizzled sizzle or a smooth sizzle? i think its a very important part of describing exactly what kind of bird your talking about.

 

[FiveToe]

about 5 weeks old now

4 Sizzle 1 Silkie and one Frilkie

4!!






they get big so fast!!

 

[Lynzi777]

Sure sizzle is the name of the breed. frizzled and smooth are just indicators of the bird having frizzled or smooth feathers.
just like if you had a polish chicken it could be either a frizzled polish or a smooth polish. i guess to be completely accurate i would also say bantam frizzled sizzle.
but since all silkies and sizzles are bantam it seems redundant. well at least till someone starts a full size sizzle project

i've heard lots of discussion as to why we don't call smooth sizzle, just simply sizzles. because they would be the standard for the breed. and frizzles would be the addition of frizzled gene. just like we don't call cochin, smooth cochin.
but i think since izzle is right there in the name, we tend to just do the opposite. and just say sizzle in place of saying frizzled sizzle, and only qualify smooths with saying smooth sizzles. i think it comes down to preference. i know when someone talks about what they should breed their sizzle to, the first question that pops to mind is do you have have a frizzled sizzle or a smooth sizzle? i think its a very important part of describing exactly what kind of bird your talking about.

Gotcha. I would think to say "smooth" sizzle when talking about a sizzle that doesn't have the frizzled feathering and would assume that if someone said Sizzle, they were referring to a frizzled sizzle. Thanks for clearing that up for me!

 

[hoppy]

Gotcha. I would think to say "smooth" sizzle when talking about a sizzle that doesn't have the frizzled feathering and would assume that if someone said Sizzle, they were referring to a frizzled sizzle. Thanks for clearing that up for me!

 

[Lynzi777]

I have a bit of a different take on this. I call mine smooth and rough (being smooth feathered or curly feathered) . and instead of calling something a frilke or frickie, I call it what it is, a frizzled silkie. but that's just me.

Well I guess its like Theresa said, depends on your preference. I was just getting confused because being new to the breed, I thought now people were already creating a new type of sizzle on top of the frizzled and smooth. LOL I can't wait to get started this summer with the ones I have. I just some really pretty ones in from someone who hatched eggs from Sheri Minkner, who I really wanted to order eggs from myself but I haven't perfected any hatchings yet. So I hate to order them and have them all fail due to something I'm doing wrong.

I got a smooth cockerel, a sizzle cockerel and a smooth hen:

 

[sonderah]

So. I have 9 chicks from a Sizzle project. Then pen had a frizzle roo with 2 silkie hens, & 1 Frizzled Silkie hen. I dont want to keep the ones who do not have black skin because they won't be sizzles right??? And do I just sell them as "mixed"?

 

[Theresa sla]

So. I have 9 chicks from a Sizzle project. Then pen had a frizzle roo with 2 silkie hens, & 1 Frizzled Silkie hen. I dont want to keep the ones who do not have black skin because they won't be sizzles right??? And do I just sell them as "mixed"?

A frizzled chicken mated to a silkie IS a sizzle.

Light colored skin, single comb, to many toes to few toes not haveing enough feathers on the feet. or what ever else you have is considered a flaw but they ARE sizzles none the least. The idea is to prefect their type. But in cases of first generations, some flaws are excepteble to be breed out in future generations. Keep your best birds and only breed them.
But exspecialy in the case of light skin seems to be an easy flaw to work out. I often get light skin first generation birds breed them back to a dark skin and all to mostly all their offspring will have dark skin.

 

[sonderah]

A frizzled chicken mated to a silkie IS a sizzle.

Light colored skin, single comb, to many toes to few toes not haveing enough feathers on the feet. or what ever else you have is considered a flaw but they ARE sizzles none the least. The idea is to prefect their type. But in cases of first generations, some flaws are excepteble to be breed out in future generations. Keep your best birds and only breed them.
But exspecialy in the case of light skin seems to be an easy flaw to work out. I often get light skin first generation birds breed them back to a dark skin and all to mostly all their offspring will have dark skin.

Ok cool! Cause 1 I REALLY like!! Lol