Crystal Lake, IL
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Varieties
- Purpose
- ornamental
- Egg color
- varies with base breed
- Cold hardy
- No
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- varies with base breed, typically docile
- Forages
- fair
- Broodiness
- moderate
- NPIP stock code
- R105
- Origin
- Asia (trait), standardized in Europe
Breed guide
Frizzle
Also known as: Frizzled Cochin, Frizzled Polish, Frizzle Bantam
In the US this is a feather trait, and each feather curls outward and back for a windblown look. You will find frizzled Cochins, frizzled Polish, and frizzled versions of other breeds; some countries recognize Frizzle as a breed of its own. Breed frizzled to smooth, since double-dose 'frazzles' come out with brittle, sparse feathering.
Keeper's notes
Curled feathers let rain and cold straight through, so frizzles want a covered run and a dry, draft-free coop wherever rain or hard cold arrive. They are poor flyers. Keep the roosts low.
From the 1910 Standard of Perfection
Class: Miscellaneous (Class XI)
“The feathers show a tendency to curve backward or upward at the ends, most noticeable in the hackle and saddle feathers, and the more all of the feathers are curved the better.”
Disqualifications: Combs other than single; not matching in combs, in color of legs or in color of plumage when shown in pairs, trios or pens; wry tails; more than four toes.
Frizzle listings
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Where to find Frizzle
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (14)
West Salem, IL
Sterling, IL
Greenview, IL
Edelstein, IL
Red Bud, IL
Chicago, IL
Holly, MI
Quincy, OH
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Regional hatcheries that carry it (0)
None on file for that filter yet.
Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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