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I have a banty Brahma and a few Polish and really, I love them all. They both do well here in winter and do okay in rainy seasons.
The Brahma is a good coldy-hardy breed. Their bodies have a real tight shape to them and their pea comb (I think that's the comb they have?) is small and makes it easier not to get frost bite. As far as the feathered feet goes, none of the birds pick at them and they don't get filthy in rainy weather like other breeds' do.
The Polish, on the other hand, are a bit more difficult. In rainy weather, they tend to drag their crests on the ground to peck at things and it's a magnet for dirt and...well...other stuff.
But don't worry, it doesn't take long to wash off.
In the winter, crest feathers can do almost the same thing. Except, they can freeze and literally take on icicles. But I notice that they come off the next day, after a night on the roost. And my Polish have never been in any pain at all, or I would have noticed. More than anything else, it was just a bit annoying to them.
None of my Polish have ever fallen victim to crest-pecking, either.
My Brahma is the broodiest bird I've ever had.
She has the urge at least 5 times in a season and its hard to break. They lay pretty well. Polish rarely ever go broody. I've heard that they are horrible layers but my first Polish laid about 3-4 eggs a week, they were medium sized, and they never had any wierd things in them. (Meat/Blood spots)
I think that you could keep both breeds if you want to. We have winters where it can be about 20 Degrees F on a good day and summers where it can be 80. My Polish have never been picked up by predators and I really believe that their limited vision makes their other senses stronger. My Brahma is very sweet, too.