Silkie Frizzle?

Hi guys! Long story short...I ordered bantam brahmas from a hatchery and all but one showed up alive. It was awful. So I was looking for local chicks to keep my singleton company. I never owned silkies, before but I found silkie chicks 3 days younger so I picked up 3. I instantly fell in love so when a friend couldn't sell all her chicks at market, I picked up 6 of her leftover silkies...I know...chicken math got me. The 6 are a week older and wings are starting to feather. This one in the pic is one of the group of 3 silkies, only one week old. Feathers just starting to show...could it be that my baby is a frizzle?! Beautiful baby...I'd be so excited! Feathers coming in just dont look like the rest. So cute! Thanks in advance. I'm just starting to learn about this breed so I appreciate the experienced silkie opinions. Probably too early to tell but thought I would ask. I call this chick "Sunny" for reference. View attachment 3772579View attachment 3772580View attachment 3772581View attachment 3772579
She will be Frizzles like Betty her who is now 17 weeks old here egg mama is a frizzle silkie and her Dada is a Polish.
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This is Curly her egg mama a silkie with frizzle feathers. I am sure they cross the silkies on another breed to get the frizzle feathers. I am Not sure as to what or how. But your chick has the same feathers that Betty and Curly had as chicks
Curly

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Gosh your baby is adorable 😊💕
 
Oh my gosh! I regret not buying every silkie she had available bahhhh haha...you made my day! I want a frizzle so bad...
You will have. 50% chance of getting a frizzle- but do not breed two frizzles together- they will have fragile feathers and health issues.

I have hatched two eggs from curly and both were frizzle 😊
 
Hi guys! Long story short...I ordered bantam brahmas from a hatchery and all but one showed up alive. It was awful. So I was looking for local chicks to keep my singleton company. I never owned silkies, before but I found silkie chicks 3 days younger so I picked up 3. I instantly fell in love so when a friend couldn't sell all her chicks at market, I picked up 6 of her leftover silkies...I know...chicken math got me. The 6 are a week older and wings are starting to feather. This one in the pic is one of the group of 3 silkies, only one week old. Feathers just starting to show...could it be that my baby is a frizzle?! Beautiful baby...I'd be so excited! Feathers coming in just dont look like the rest. So cute! Thanks in advance. I'm just starting to learn about this breed so I appreciate the experienced silkie opinions. Probably too early to tell but thought I would ask. I call this chick "Sunny" for reference. View attachment 3772579View attachment 3772580View attachment 3772581View attachment 3772579
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UPDATE: 2 frizzles out of 12 chicks...Sunny & Peanut
 

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