How do you make a frizzled Silkie?

[HonkABC]

How are frizzled silkies bred? I thougt a chickens can only have two feather style chromosomes, but frizzled silkies seem to have three. Thank you!

 

[Slothinc]

How are frizzled silkies bred? I thougt a chickens can only have two feather style chromosomes, but frizzled silkies seem to have three. Thank you!

I don’t know the more technical information like what alleles and locuses the genes are located on, but the frizzle gene can be seen in conjunction with silkied feathers so it is separate. To breed it in, you just need to breed a frizzled bird to a non frizzled bird, and 1/2 of the offspring will be frizzled. It is a dominant gene so if the chick receives the frizzle gene from the frizzle parent, they will express frizzled feathers.

Never breed frizzle to frizzle as you will get 25% frazzle which causes horribly brittle feathers and heart problems.

 

[Slothinc]

Silkies can have so many variations. I used to have this boy who was a frizzled satin silkie showgirl. (Showgirl means they carry one naked neck gene in silkies.)

Then I had his son who was a frizzled silkie showgirl.

 

[HonkABC]

Thank you!