When Did You First Know You Had A Frizzle

[Chicky Tocks]

So I hatched one single frizzle egg (and two little BCM). The chick is an EE with gorgeous little fluffy cheeks and definately we're gonna grow a beard. SHE is 3 days old now and already starting to get the wingtip feathers. I know that to actually get a frizzle is like 50/50. I've had some now 19 week old chicks hatch that had the possible gene, but none frizzled.

So at what age or what point do you know that you have a frizzle? Which feathers start the curl? I'm dying here! The little feathers on the tip of the wing are still very tiny, but coming on and I don't see any curling yet.

Does anyone have baby pics of your frizzles at their youngest first sign of frizzling?

 

[Southernbelle]

Usually by 2 weeks, you should know. Watch those wing feathers - mine would grow straight back and slightly out instead of curving along the body.

here's hoping for you!

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! I can see mine are frizzled or not at 3 or 4 days-old. Look for a hook / curl in the first wing feathers that emerge.
It has been my experience that if those first hard feathers don't have a curl, the chick won't frizzle.

Lisa

 

[pbjmaker]

Ditto what Dipsy said. I can tell by day 3 or 4. Of course my frizzles are all from Dipsy.

 

[Chicky Tocks]

Thank you for the responses

Hopefully then I'll know something in the next day or two..or else I'm bringing out the eyelash curler!!!

 

[4hooves&featheredfriends]

OK I am fascinated by this post. I have a light brahma bantam roo that has these crazy wing feathers. Two or three of them are crescent like, curling away from the body towards his head. Might this grow out or this frizzle?

 

[Cackling Hen]

Here is mine at 1 week see the curl to his wings

 

[Chicky Tocks]

Ahhhhh!! TYVM for that pic! My baby doesn't have near that feathering yet. Just the teeny tips so far. So I should definately know something by Sunday when she'll be 7 days old.

 

[4hooves&featheredfriends]

Yes, Chicky Tocks keep us up with the news...

 

[jenjscott]

I had a frizzle in one of my very first hatches, before I even knew what they were. I thought there was something wrong with it. I had bought a batch of mixed eggs, and ther seller never said anything about frizzle. I know it took forever for her to get her back feathers in.