Does anyone else give your Polish "haircuts"?

[auto5man]

I've read that Polish are somewhat high maintenence compared to other breeds....one reason being that they can't see as well due to impaired vision from their crests blocking vision. As a result, they can be more prone to injury. I get around this by giving my Polish 'haircuts'. It works well for our birds and I just wondered if anyone else does this?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Yes I have and do give mine hair cuts around the eyes to help with the vision. It's not something I do all the time or with all my birds. Depends what type of personality the individual bird has. If they are a little flighty and spooky at stuff I will trim them up a little. Also I have found with the frizzle variety the crest skin can get pulled forward over the eye causing issues. I found trimming the feathers back took some weight off the front of the crest. This is Poppet and he had to have it trimmed due to it being pulled forward ~

Yet on the other hand this frizzle hen has a super crest but because she is of a more quiet personality she does not require trimming! She has no eye issues so I just leave her be.As long as you speak to hear as you approach she is fine ~