What is the difference between frizzles and sizzles?

[Buugette]

I have two Frizzle Seramas... and I keep hearing about sizzles. What is the difference?

 

[Whiskey Bay]

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Frizzled is simply the frizzled gene...

Sizzled is a Silkie Frizzle....Silkie gene X frizzle gene....

 

[Buugette]

Thank you.

Is it okay if 2 frizzles mate? I was told it would produce a chicken with very weak feathers.

 

[edgarmongold]

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It will produce what are called "Curleys" which have poor feather covering the body of the bird.

You will need to be sure and add heat with a weather change as they have very poor insulation.

On the plus side if you breed a Curley to a Smooth you will get 100% Frizzled chicks.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Frizzled is simply the frizzled gene...

Sizzled is a Silkie Frizzle....Silkie gene X frizzle gene....

Yes and not quite. Sizzles have all traits of a silkie EXCEPT FOR SILKIE FEATHERING. Sizzles DO NOT have silkied feathers; that would be a frizzled silkie. A sizzle has black/slate skin, a mulberry coloured walnut comb, 5 toes on each foot, a moderate crest, feathered feet and frizzled non-silkie feathers.

 

[chickendales]

u can breed to frizzle together as long the frizzle u are breed both had a non frizzle parent

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

If you breed two frizzles together, assuming each has only one copy of the frizzle gene, 25% will not inherit frizzling at all, 50% will inherit one copy of the frizzle gene and the last 25% will inherit two copies of it.