Thank you so much Expo! Here are some more pictures. I wasn't able to get on my computer till today and uploading photos from my phone is a pain. I have never seen a polish like her, but she is my first and only polish.
Jkraft, your tolbunt looks like she might actually be a Houdan. Does she have 4 toes, or 5? Even if she has 4, you occasionally see 4 toed birds from hatchery Houdan stock. Her build is Houdan-y.
She has 4 toes. After talking to other people I have come to the conclusion she is a polish hen...
My partridge silkie didn't lay till she was almost 9 months old. I was thinking maybe my she is a he. She lays good, small brown eggs. But when she goes broody she is extremely hard to break and just wants to hatch some babies. She isn't to noisy and I really only ever here her when she sings...
I have a bantam frizzled black cochin. I got her as a laying hen. She is sweet and docile. She lays pretty well despite what I read. She has gone broody so that can be good or bad thing depending on your situation.
I have a Polish hen that is mottled with leakage and not a recognized color. She is a friendly bird and always come running with the rest when I go outside. She is good layer. Her eggs are white and always seem to be a little torpedo shape. She is very dramatic, screeches all day long, walks...
You have a broody Polish! It happens but is rare. I'm hoping my Polish hen doesn't go broody. Almost half my flock is broody right now and we don't need any more babies.
I edited my post. I lost a chicken and than got two new ones. I also a bunch of new pictures. My only issue is I don't know how to change the title. I had flock of 4 now I have 5. Here it is:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/my-fabulous-flock-of-4
Broody
What does Broody mean?
A hen goes broody because she wants to sit on a nest and hatch chicks. During that time the hen can be very protective, growl, peck, and your sweetest hen could turn into a meany. The hen will get a...
Yesterday to my surprise I found a really big egg. I thought given the size it had to be a double yolker or maybe a egg inside of egg. I have never had it happen to me but have read about it. I cracked it open and was just a really big egg with a big yolk. I guess next time if it happens again I...
Thank you! && you are right!! I have 2 male shelties 8 and 9 and Jack a mini aussie who is almost 2. A lot of people dont know the breed. When I walk the dogs people always think my sheltie and aussie are brothers. I have no kids so my animals fill the void.
Riley has 4 toes. I checked today What does that mean?
&& thank you Kristalb! Jack messed with the chickens at first. He grabbed their tail feathers and also chased them. He stopped after I corrected him a few times. He also ate their poop for awhile. Gross!! Your Aussie is so young and very...
I got her from a local farm in Greensboro NC. She was sold as a toublant polish but she is not that color although I see a splash of it in her. I will have to check her toes when I get home. Im not sure. && thank you so much! Im a first time chicken owner. All my friends think Im the...