Chicken Breed Focus - Polish

craigslist - gotta watch for Marek's transmission with getting birds from other people's flocks tho....

ChxLadyMary said:

Where did you buy them?

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I bought my Silver Lace and White Crested Black at Tractor Supply.
I saw them in a large bin listed Variety Bantum Straight Run with tons of chicks that were just delivered to the store that early morning. They hadn't even eaten or had water yet. I just thought they were cute. I wish I would have picked four-eight of them now. Because now I have only two Polish that have to be completely separate from the Big Girls. RIR, EE'ers and a Sex Link.
I was new to this hobbie and didn't know any better. UGG.
But, I love them both anyway. Its a little more work but, it's all good. They are 10 weeks now and will finally sit on my lap or in my hand. I've been handling them many times a day since they hatched. I just trimmed the feathers around my Silver Lace eyes so she could see. That seemed to immediately settle her. She was flopping her head dress around trying to see and I think it was making her a little skiddish and aggravated trying to walk around. She sat still for me to use the sissors to trim her head dress around her eyes! Afterwards, she was cooing to me. I think she was happy she could see!

yea that brings up the point, do you all trim the head feathers? I've noticed some of my polish will take care of each other, pull some of those feathers out of the other so they can see.... otherwise i don't trim. what do you all do ?

I think its a personal choice. I have no intentions of "showing" my birds so, I will continue to trim because I know how frustrating it is when I can't see. Plus, she seems much happier being able to walk around without constantly flipping her head dress around trying to increase her visual field. Heck, I even considered putting a little bow clip to hold her feathers out of her face. Lol

Vickichics said:

I think its a personal choice. I have no intentions of "showing" my birds so, I will continue to trim because I know how frustrating it is when I can't see. Plus, she seems much happier being able to walk around without constantly flipping her head dress around trying to increase her visual field. Heck, I even considered putting a little bow clip to hold her feathers out of her face. Lol

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yea she's got some wild hair!!

I love mine.

Great article on a fun breed! Our two silver laced polish love to hang out together - you can see them in the one pic enjoying watermelon together, and then there's a shot of just one of them from the front in the other pic. They are so funny, we love them. Can anyone tell if they are cockerels or pullets?

Agreed!

Yorkshire Coop said:

It can sometimes be an indicator but not at all a 100% method I’m afraid. I’ve had more than a few catch me out doing it like that!

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