Frizzle Easter Eggers are a rare and gorgeous backyard delight. Their whimsical, frizzled feathers and ability to gift colorful eggs make them a perfect combination of fun, beauty, and productivity. They are ideal for anyone who loves unique chickens that stand out in appearance and personality.
You will receive one bird per quantity ordered, and feather colors vary; the color of your chick will be a surprise at pick-up.
Feathers
The wind-swept feather curls of Frizzle Easter Eggers are simply adorable, giving each bird a unique, playful appearance. No two frizzles are exactly alike—some chicks will have highly curled feathers, some moderate, and in rare cases, feathers may remain smooth. Frizzling is a genetic characteristic, not a breed, and can occur in multiple chicken breeds. Any breed paired with a frizzle parent may result in frizzled offspring.
The F gene causes feathers to curl forward instead of lying flat like smooth-feathered chickens. To avoid “Curlies,” which are birds with brittle, broken feathers, frizzle chickens are never bred together. Instead, a frizzle parent is paired with a smooth chicken, giving about 50% frizzled offspring. You may not know the final frizzle appearance of your chick until its feathers grow in.
Because their feathers curl forward, frizzle chickens require extra care. Their skin is more exposed, making them more vulnerable to pecking and feather breakage. They do not fly well, so roost bars and nesting boxes should be lower to the ground. They are less cold-hardy than smooth-feathered chickens and should be kept dry during winter.
Eggs Hens Will Gift
Frizzle Easter Eggers are kid-sized pets with a special talent for colorful eggs. We primarily hatch from hens that lay gorgeous aqua blue eggs, but on occasion, your hen may gift eggs in green, tan, pink, plum, or even yellow. Expect 3–5 eggs per week once your hen matures.
Personality
Frizzle Easter Eggers are friendly, curious, and affectionate. Their playful feather curls, colorful eggs, and social nature make them excellent for families, children, and backyard enthusiasts. Each bird has its own unique personality, adding charm and joy to your flock.
History
Frizzling is a genetic trait recognized worldwide, not a specific breed. Easter Eggers are hybrids developed from Ameraucanas, Araucanas, and other mixed breeds to produce colorful eggs. When combined with frizzling, they become a visually stunning and playful addition to any backyard flock.
Sexing Method and Accuracy:
Bantams are generally only offered as unsexed straight runs because their sex is not reliably identifiable until mature, and vent sexing is unsafe for bantam breeds. To assist families, we offer unsexed chicks with our female coverage option or DNA-sexed females. Without DNA sexing, plan for roughly 50% or more of your order to be roosters. Some families order extra female covered chicks to ensure they get the number of girls they want, returning roosters for a store credit to use toward organic feed, more birds, or flock care.
Chick: Frizzle Easter Egger Bantam
Most families are attracted to obtaining their chickens from us because we are proud to be completely different than typical feed store/ hatchery industry standards. Industry standard is to sex as accurately as possible and sell as pullets (female chicks) and force customers to accept a >10% chance of an accidental rooster without the ability to accept returns nor refunds. In addition, industry standard is to sell bantams (such as silkies) as straight runs since they are too small for safe vent sexing. We offer multiple sexing options.
Male
If you are lucky enough to have a rooster, our male sexing option is a great way to save money on a wonderful breed.
Unsexed
This option means that the chicks have not yet been sexed and are sold as a straight run. While nature usually averages half girls and half boys in high volumes, families should only order if prepared for >50% possible roosters.
Female Coverage
This is our most economical choice for families seeking a female. We kept city ordinances that restrict rooster ownership in mind. This option is great for families that want to enjoy a backyard flock of ladies. We use traditional sexing methods on the breeds that capable of being vent sexed, home accidental roosters, and issue store credit of original purchased price. To learn more about how we sex baby chicks based on their breed view: How to Sex Chickens.
Depending on the breed, sexing accuracy can range as low as 50% for bantam breeds, 90% for standard breeds, and as high as 95% for auto sexing breeds. Our female coverage option is not a service fee for sexing the chick, it is the cost difference between purchasing a male or a female chicken. We do not believe in grinding males alive nor suffocating them as day olds to enable a profit when selling a stated female chick at ridiculously low prices. Thus, our female pricing takes into consideration the male left behind with each female purchased. Male chicks are typically half the price of a female.
To qualify for rehoming, the rooster must remain in perfect health. If the family decides to return the rooster, a store credit in the amount of original purchase price is provided. As a family, you are welcome to decide to keep any accidental rooster and forfeit the credit.
DNA Sexed Female Chicks
For families that get emotionally bonded quickly and do not want to risk a future discovery of a rooster, we offer DNA sexing. DNA sexing is the only true accurate method of sexing baby chicks. DNA testing is a significantly higher financial investment. In most cases, it is 3x the cost as (1) female sex covered chick.
Balance accuracy with financial investment
The sexing decision is one that needs to be made at time of purchased and the original order cannot be altered once the order is fulfilled. It is important as a family to determine the right balance between sexing accuracy and financial investment for your family’s situation.
We provide as much information on our website as possible to ensure families make an informed decision based on their situation and lifestyle. Some breeds are more accurate in sexing and most families find our female coverage adequate in providing a free home for their accidental rooster (up to $100 savings) and use the store credit towards a replacement or our organic feed. While harder to sex bantam breeds, or families that know they will develop a with strong emotional attachment prefer to invest in DNA sexing.