“I bought a couple frizzles last year. Both looked great last season. This year one of them just can’t grow feathers and is mostly bald. We suspected a hard molt or maybe a rooster favorite. Separated her from the rest of the flock and put her in with some youngsters for a few months. Still isn’t growing any feathers. Suspecting she may be a frazzle which is so unfortunate and should not be allowed to happen. So sad for her.”
We're sorry to hear that your Frizzled Easter Egger is having a rough time, we've sent an email to you with more information. We breed frizzled roosters to smooth-feathered hens in our Frizzled Easter Egger flock. This produces a 50% rate of frizzling in offspring to ensure that none of the chicks hatched can receive two copies of this gene and suffer from negative consequences. When you purchase a day-old chick from the frizzled flock options we offer it states that each chick has a 50% chance of being frizzled - at a few hours old we simply can't tell if the chick has inherited the frizzle genetics. When we offer these same chicks as pullets however, these girls stay with us for 6 weeks. It's very obvious as early as two weeks who inherited the genetics for frizzled feathers and those that are smooth feathered, allowing us to safely split the chicks into two different groups. This is why every time we offer Started Pullets you'll find 100% Frizzled Easter Eggers or 100% Frizzle Bantam Cochins and also their smooth feathered siblings (in a separate listing.) This is the only ethical way to produce 100% frizzled birds for families that really want one.
Thank you so much for your review of the Frizzled Easter Eggers! As you know with Beaker, these little ones have a ton of personality and are absolutely adorable! Please let My Pet Chicken know any time if you have any questions or how we may be able to help you with any of your flock needs. We are here to help!
Hello Michelle, Thank you for taking the time to submit this review of your Frizzled Easter Egger pullet. We are always happy to hear the babies travelled safely.
These frizzled easter egger pullets have so much variety in their coloring. We are so glad you are happy with her and she is adjusting to her new home.
Thank you for taking the time to review your little Frizzle Easter Egger pullet! We are sorry to hear you were disappointed with her coloring but since she is part Easter Egger, this breed will have variations in the hue of their feathers. For any future orders, please let us know by indicating in the "notes" section any color preferences you may have. My Pet Chicken is happy to help!
