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    can anyone tell the diff from a polish hen to a rooster

    sorry my husband took them lol
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    can anyone tell the diff from a polish hen to a rooster

    i just dont understand how hens have full round heads and males have spiky, is this breeding gone wrong or something
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    can anyone tell the diff from a polish hen to a rooster

    hi sorry to impose but ive been having an ongoing battle whether my very hen looking polish is a hen but she crows, shes only 10 weeks but she did it when we had some roo's and still does now. she does have small wattle looking things but im not sure if some polish hens do, my hybrids and bantam...
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    Are Polish hens meant to be noisy?

    thanks very much x
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    Are Polish hens meant to be noisy?

    these are the best i could get. hope you can give me a good answer!
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    Are Polish hens meant to be noisy?

    hi i hatched 6 polish around two months ago and have mainly blacks and whites however i have a lovely grey with a white crest, and ive always assumed shes a she as she has a very prominent round full crest, but shes started to make what sounds like crowing noises and im just stumped as to how...
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    Hatching chicks with my broody hens.

    ooh that sounds nasty! my broody has been lovely to deal with i would try to put them under, maybe wear gloves! my recent hatch was with bought fertile eggs to bring in a new breed. good luck x
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    weak chick!

    hi all i have had a successful hatch this weekend 7 out of 12 yet the last one from yesterday i found it outside the nest very cold and still quite wet, im very concerned as my hen is only a bantam and has 6 lively chicks with her plus a 5 week old, and im worried its just getting trampled and...
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    Polish cockerel not thriving!!!

    I wouldn't normally say someone would do that but she would have known they were roosters and they had clearly been made to look like they werent, I think some people will go to any length to get rid of unwanted roosters. but that aside, is there any supplements i could give to help aid in his...
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    Polish cockerel not thriving!!!

    I got 2 polish chicks last year being told they were hens, however on closer inspection at home we found out they were actually cockerels and the woman had litterally ripped their tail feathers and crest feathers to make us think they were female. despite this we kept them mainly because they...
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    Hatching eggs and my cockerel?!!

    I completely understand what you're saying, he seems protective of the eggs at present and always sneaks up on my when I check the nest. I will see how he goes!
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    Hatching eggs and my cockerel?!!

    Hi all my two pekin bantams are both sitting on fertile eggs and due to hatch in about 3 days, however they are cooped with the cockerel and were not sure whether to remove him incase hes aggressive towards the chicks. both hens and cockerel are only a year old and he is very protective of them...
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