Black crested white polish How to?

[Chicalina]

They look to me like they've got something else in their breeding history, like Houdans.

I love the pretty mottling, but I agree it's undesirable for breeding true to the standard.

 

[ElPaso]

They look to me like they've got something else in their breeding history, like Houdans.

I love the pretty mottling, but I agree it's undesirable for breeding true to the standard.

To me it looks like they crossed with Silver spangled spitzhauben. I don't have a problem crossing if the breed your work with doesn't have the gene you need. But the Spitz doesn't have the needed gene. The cross was a bad decision.

 

[ckidder]

I ordered some black crested white polish (LF) from a hatchery about 9 months ago. Birds matured and started laying and breeding. I did not know that BCW do not breed true. I hatched some chicks, and many range from white, to salt and pepper, to black and white. I would love improving or working with this breed to get the numbers up, the quality as best as possible. Can someone help me or point me into the right direction info wise? I have no idea what to look for in the chicks, which to keep and how to improve. Thanks! View attachment 2057026

Hi. I'm so glad to hear you are working with the BCW Polish. I am the guy that got them admitted to the U. S. Standard of Perfection. We sold our farm (sadly) in 2001 and I had to sell all of mine. I was working on both bantam and standard sizes in them. You can cull at day old by just keeping the checks that are a light silver-grey in color and dispersing of (giving away) the ones that are solid white or very dark-almost black in color. Do you still raise them?

 

[ElPaso]

Hi. I'm so glad to hear you are working with the BCW Polish. I am the guy that got them admitted to the U. S. Standard of Perfection. We sold our farm (sadly) in 2001 and I had to sell all of mine. I was working on both bantam and standard sizes in them. You can cull at day old by just keeping the checks that are a light silver-grey in color and dispersing of (giving away) the ones that are solid white or very dark-almost black in color. Do you still raise them?

There is a more recent thread.

 

[ElPaso]

Hi. I'm so glad to hear you are working with the BCW Polish. I am the guy that got them admitted to the U. S. Standard of Perfection. We sold our farm (sadly) in 2001 and I had to sell all of mine. I was working on both bantam and standard sizes in them. You can cull at day old by just keeping the checks that are a light silver-grey in color and dispersing of (giving away) the ones that are solid white or very dark-almost black in color. Do you still raise them?

Clark just search BCW. Look for recent date. I would love to see pics of your birds. I assume you still have some. And also the white chicks you mentioned did you grow many of them and how did they look as adults?

 

[I Like Turkeys]

Hi. I'm so glad to hear you are working with the BCW Polish. I am the guy that got them admitted to the U. S. Standard of Perfection. We sold our farm (sadly) in 2001 and I had to sell all of mine. I was working on both bantam and standard sizes in them. You can cull at day old by just keeping the checks that are a light silver-grey in color and dispersing of (giving away) the ones that are solid white or very dark-almost black in color. Do you still raise them?

That’s incredible that you got BCW admitted into the U.S standard. It’s a shame you had to sell yours, these birds have gotten harder and harder to find over the years, and not any greater in quality. I‘d love to hear how you got them into the standard, honestly. I’ve been interested in these birds for a bit now, and enjoy any new perspective, breeding experience, or story I can hear about them. I, like ElPaso, would also love any photos you may have, if you’ve got any left from your days breeding them.

I also have my first batch of chicks hatching in 2 days(just 5 eggs that may hatch). Do you have any photographic examples of what to cull vs. keep?