The Sizzle Thread!

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Black is black all over, and the feathers are dark all the way down the shaft. Here's my black rooster:

The fluffy butt behind him is a blue. Blues can vary wildly, from so light they can be confused with splash to so dark they can be confused with black. Here are some of mine:





^ These are all blues, yes even the Sizzle. If you are unsure of whether a bird is black or blue, breed it to splash. If the bird is black, all of the chicks will be blue-if its blue you'll get splash and blue chicks. If you breed your unknown blue/black to blue, all chicks will be blue or black. Either way, black doesn't make splash. So, if you're getting splash chicks, someone is not black
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Exactly. I know the color scale of what colors makes what, but they are tricky. Now my hopes are up for a splash! :p It doesn't really matter, they are great. Just haven't hatched one so light yet. :fl
 
carolsmith7878 said:
Is this a Tiger Lilly (female), or a Tiger (male)?

She/he is approximately 2 1/2 months old.

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Based on the limited amount of comb that these pictures show, I'd guess pullet. If you can get a comb shot, we could say with more reliability.

Here's a pic of a blue partridge sizzle that's about the same age as yours. I suspect this is a cockrel. It's tricky to see a black comb on a black bird, but I think you can sort of see it...
 
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pginsber said:
Based on the limited amount of comb that these pictures show, I'd guess pullet. If you can get a comb shot, we could say with more reliability.

Here's a pic of a blue partridge sizzle that's about the same age as yours. I suspect this is a cockrel. It's tricky to see a black comb on a black bird, but I think you can sort of see it...
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the single combed sizzles are a lot harder to to sex, i would not take the comb into consideration sexing them and look only at the neck, tail and crest feathers to sex them they will be longer and pointer about that age. i have had lots of single combed sizzle hens over the years, some with huge combs but all laid eggs all the same. good luck :)
 
pginsber said:
Based on the limited amount of comb that these pictures show, I'd guess pullet. If you can get a comb shot, we could say with more reliability. Here's a pic of a blue partridge sizzle that's about the same age as yours. I suspect this is a cockrel. It's tricky to see a black comb on a black bird, but I think you can sort of see it...
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Straight combs are a recessive gene. I think the correct combs are much harder to tell with. :/
 

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