Today we are talking about the Frizzle Chicken, which is a unique and interesting breed. The Frizzle Chicken is a special bird that has certain special care requirements due to its unusual appearance. Let’s learn more about them!
, What else can you expect from a chicken in your life? As we will learn, they are treated differently in some countries, but they are certainly the most loved around the world.
Today in this article, I will talk about this unusual looking bird and whether it would be an ideal addition to your backyard flock. So let’s get started
From The History of Frizzles.
Frizzle is not a new breed. In fact, they were mentioned as far back as the 1600s. These were also mentioned by Charles Darwin. He called them coffee fouls. He stated in his documents that they were found mainly in India. He must have acquired this knowledge secondhand because he himself never visited India. The frizzle gene appears to have originated in the Far East, possibly areas of China and eastern India.
As interest in this unusual looking bird grew, they brought it to Western countries as a curiosity and breeding stock. Some breeds are more prone to curly hair than others,
Such as Cochins, Polish Plymouth Rocks and Japanese Bantams are the main breeds, but many other species can be curly. If you cross silky with curly hair, you get a shine.
Curled is where the feathers begin to curve up and out of the body instead of lying flat against the body like a great hen. The shaft of the feather begins to bend, giving rise to the unique shape of the feather. Frizzling is caused by an incomplete dominant gene. One copy of the gene present in one bird is enough to produce Frizzling
Genetics of Frizzling
The characteristic of curly feathers in chickens is caused by a special gene called “F”. If a chicken has a gene for curly feathers, its feathers will be curly. But if she has two curly feather genes, her feathers may become too curly and cause problems for the hen’s health.
If both the male and female birds have curly feathers or their feathers are curly, then their chicks are also more likely to have curly feathers. You can understand this in simple language that your face and structure are similar to your mother and father. Yes, all this is due to genes, similarly it happens with similar birds also.
But science has progressed a lot due to which we can reduce the amount of frizziness if we replace it with another gene. I want to tell you that a gene called season modifier is responsible for reducing frizziness.
If both the male and female have curly feathers, then both of them avoid mating with each other. If they breed, a bird will be born whose feathers will be very weak. Therefore, if the estrus has curly feathers, then it will have to be bred with a normal bird. This reduces the chances of the chick having curly feathers by about 50%.
Appearance and Characteristics
Frizzless are immediately recognizable by their unique feather structure. Their feathers are slightly curved outwards away from the body, giving them a matted and matted appearance. The length of the feathers is determined by the type of bird.
The feathers of some birds are slightly curly and those of others can be very folded and frizzy. Frizzless feathers also come in a variety of colors and patterns depending on the breed. Common colors include black, white, brown and various shades of reddish blue. Due to these colors, these chickens form their own separate group because chickens with similar structure belong to the same family.
Care and Management
Frizzles need a warm and dry place more because their curly feathers do not give them as much comfort as other chickens. If they go to a wet place, their feathers get filled with water and they remain wet for a long time so that the chicken may have to face a lot of problems
When it is rainy or cold outside they should have a comfortable dry place to stay. It is your duty to take care of the feathers. It is very important to take care of the feathers because if they are curly then they can break easily. To ensure this you need to comb the feathers regularly. Should be checked and fighting chickens should be kept away from each other, in such a situation there is a high possibility of feathers breaking.
Feed all your chickens the same food that contains all the minerals and proteins in the right amounts.
While breeding Frizzless hens, two curly birds should not be mated otherwise the chick that will be born will be very weak and its life can also be very short.