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The frizzle chicken should surely be an entrant in something. The question is what? Maybe most comical chicken or most unique chicken? Probably not most beautiful chicken. The feathers of the frizzle curl up towards the chicken's head. They look a bit as if they've had a shower then stuck their beak in an electric socket. Some breeders consider them a separate breed but the plumage type shows up in breeds such as the Polish, Silkie, Japanese and Cochin. With the silkie having such soft, silky plumage anyway, the addition of the frizzle factor makes the bird look as though it has come through a tornado. Frizzles are available both in full size and bantam size. The frizzle factor is actually a mutation. Successful show birds will have a heavy ruff of feathers round the neck. The breed has been around for some 300 years. They have been reported in Asian regions such as the Philippine islands, Java and Southern Asia. Not many are seen outside poultry shows. If you do have a few in your backyard, they are bound to cause comment. They lay ordinary eggs, the colour of which depends on the breed. Frizzles bred to smooth-feathered birds will give 75% frizzled chickens. Wouldn’t you like a few of these scratching for worms in your backyard? The photo is of a friend's bird.