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    Polish Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    @jenniferlamar70 thanks for the tips. We already had a bit of extra pecking, so increased the run size and made sure we had two feeders and drinkers that are all a decent distance away from each other. To be honest, the slightly erratic behaviour of Oreo has the other hens a bit stumped at the...
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    Polish Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    A friend has 20+ hens along with a rooster, but unfortunately one Polish in particular was being really badly bullied by everyone else. They'd ripped loads of feathers out and had left her a nervous wreck with almost constant aggression toward her. So, we've taken her in to our modest flock in...
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    Bantam hen egg productivity

    many thanks for the responses and sharing of your wisdom. We found a nugget of information that suggests that as a breed Sulmtalers don't go broody, but it's good to know that's something to keep an eye on. The torrent of eggs shows no sign of slowing down, but it was pancake day yesterday so...
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    Bantam hen egg productivity

    How many eggs should it be reasonable to expect from bantam hens? We know all three of our Sulmtaler bantams have recently started laying, and have contributed at least 14 eggs between them in the last seven days, with 2 or 3 extra coming from one or both of our Polish (Casserole is definitely...
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    We have our first egg!!!

    Many thanks! Hoping that a bit of sunshine (despite freezing conditions), and a little bit of free ranging will keep the girls happy. Happy hens = happy eggs.
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    We have our first egg!!!

    Thanks @CTKen, It was pretty nice to finally see an egg when checking in on the the girls after work. Hopefully the others follow suit soon and then we'll have eggs aplenty for a fancy omlette as well....
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    We have our first egg!!!

    Despite it being bitterly cold and frosty, one of our hens has decided that it's as good a time as any to start laying. Pretty sure it was one of the Sulmtalers (most likely Bumblebee or Sonic), as we're sure we read that Polish lay white eggs. Nevertheless, for a first attempt we are rather...
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    Polish Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    One of our hens needed a trim as her 'hair' was flopping over onto one side more than the other. Her left eye was fine but the other was completely hidden, and she let out so many happy trills when we'd finished. We've had pretty wet and miserable weather here as well @yorkshire coop, so we...
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    Re-homing rooster advice.....

    Thanks for the advice @sourland Unfortunately we shouldn't really keep any of our roosters for the sanity of the neighbours (we've already moved one of our favourite birds). We don't have the luxury of time either, so shall take the advice and keep the bird already established as alpha, as beta...
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    Re-homing rooster advice.....

    Having successfully given our Polish rooster Soup the best new home possible, we've now found a new abode for one of our Sulmtaler roosters. Which one is it best to remove though? They were hatched from eggs together and are 3 1/2 months old, have shown no violence toward each other apart from...
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    Polish Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    @fluffs After looking at other peoplese advice we gave Casserole a haircut as everything was flopping to one side. It really cheered her up, and she's much happier now.
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    Soup is loud, and just wants the hens to love him back.....

    We knew it was for the best. Just have to make sure that Casserole and Roast don't get bullied by the 'Sulmtaler collective' now that Soup isn't around to protect them and keep everyone in line. It was a lovely sunny day though for their last jaunt around our modest garden and they were able...
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    Polish Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    @evitachu We hatched 3 Buff Laced Polish 4 1/2 months ago, and they are all lovely birds. They each have really distinct personalities and were so unbelievably friendly and affectionate from birth. We only had the 3 birds at the time though, so maybe that resulted in them having a much...
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    Soup is loud, and just wants the hens to love him back.....

    ...and now it all seems eerily quiet. Soup is in quarantine for 30 days but we'll be going to see him as soon as he's out and able to entertain visitors. We'll say hello, hope he hasn't forgotten us, and take some pictures to compare how much his crazy hair has developed in a month...
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    Soup is loud, and just wants the hens to love him back.....

    Many tears were shed, but Soup is now spending his first night in his new abode. We'll both miss him, as will Roast and Casserole. Really happy to have found such a good place for him though, as we've heard terrible things about roosters being promised good homes, only to be used as bait or...
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