i have been told that the silkie crossed with a frizzle is a new breed of chicken called a sizzle.I myself am breeding for these birds as of this year...
The breed you may be talking about are called SILKIES
yes frizzle bantams are purebred chickens.
Yes, the frizzle trait in chickens is an example of Pleiotropy.
Polish frizzle chicken is a rare breed of chickens. You will have to search some internet sites that specialize in rare breeds. Cackle Hatchery is one.
A frizzle is a breed of chicken. It is a mix between a silkie and a cochin.
Not all silkies are small. You may have a bantam breed of silkie. There are standard breed silkies available and they are as large as many standard breeds like Rhode island reds and Araucana. Check out Hendersons chicken breed chart for more information.
all of my bantams except sebrights have been good with all my friends ( yes im a kid) id recommend silkies, mine acts like a baby and follows me at my feet.
If the birds are pecking the Silkies while they are at roost you will need to supply them with more space. If the aggression is out in the yard or during the day the only way to really stop it is to separate them. It is usually one or two bullies who get things going so when it is time to cull the flock take the "bad" birds first. The pecking order in a flock is constantly changing and Silkies are a very NON aggressive breed.
Not in North America. They are quite a common bantam breed.
The same of any other breed. However, in the US, there are only "bantam" Silkies - but from what I understand, they are more like a cross of size between bantam and large fowl. Apparently, there are only real size differences in Europe between silkies.
Silkies start laying (usually) between 7-9 months, which is later than most chickens, I have an 8 month old that hasn't started laying yet, but a plus to that is, the later in life your silkies lay, the more eggs you will get, and the more consistent with laying she will be.
Because not only will the frizzle trait causes malformed feather,but also results in abnormal body temperatures, higher metabolic and blood flow rates, and greater digestive capacity.Furthermore,chickens have this allele lay less eggs than their wild-type counterparts.