Polish were on my wish list of 400 wanted breeds. But in a zone limiting 5 hens/no roos it became a wee problem cycling thru those wishes. Do you know, we started only wanting two little bantams, either Cochins or Silkies, just as a couple little pets DH chose since he never had anything but a dog or kitty before. Yep chicken math hit but we always kept under the 5-bird limit. Somehow there was never an opportune opening to get two Polish chicks together & they were never offered at the feed store (we learned it best not to get just ONE breed chick by itself).
There was such a popularity over Silkies as far back as the '70's even shown in magazine ads w/celebrities, & when owners discovered their hardiness as well as their cuteness they became easily ready to find here. Besides layer breeds Silkies dominated as a bantam breed even though they are listed in the APA & not the Bantam assn. I think Silkies may even have started the U.S. trend to import rarer bantams & chicken breeds. Crested breeds really took off too. Polish almost went extinct until all those gorgeous European & game birds started getting imported.
Sadly, we'll never cycle thru the remaining 395 breeds on my wishlist
I have added Hmong to my list now. Maybe next year…. It’s that dreaded Roo thing though.
At the moment I have 4 with Jolly - who is becoming a brat, twice this morning he grabbed my instep on my foot trying to breed it I know but ouch! He has a sharp beak!
just a little puddle of spots
