Getting two Polish Chickens! Any tips for caring for them?

[Susan Dye]

Hahaha they are very awkward at five weeks! This was my Agador at that age:
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And this was my first sign "Opal" (now Armand) was a little cockerel:
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Now here they are tonight before I tucked them in to bed:
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Okay, and because I'm a crazy chicken lady who can't resist oversharing, here they are as babies:
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Okay @ButteCA your turn! Let's see those cute chickies!!

OMG! They are adorable!!!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I actually don't know how they were sexed but the lady was like 99% positive they are females. Ill have to ask her about how she sexed them.

I know that the polish breed is one of the few that she can sex right when they hatch. I don't know how

Wow, I hope she will share her secret. After the hundreds I’ve hatched I’m still non the wiser for sure until 8 - 12 weeks of age.

 

[nessa.morg]

Wow, I hope she will share her secret. After the hundreds I’ve hatched I’m still non the wiser for sure until 8 - 12 weeks of age.

Ill will definitely ask her and let y'all know!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Ill will definitely ask her and let y'all know!

 

[Dharmachick]

I love Bernadette! She is beautiful! There was a post about Polish babies saying that if the fluff on their head is round, it is female, and if it is oblong it is male. I hope so, since I picked out my 2 roos that way. I will wait until they get old enough to crow before I do anything.

 

[ButteCA]

My rooster has a lot of feathers missing from the top. Like maybe someone was picking on him.

 

[Dharmachick]

Poor guy, he looks like a nice, gentle fellow.

 

[Dharmachick]

My rooster has a lot of feathers missing on the top too.

 

[Shorty22366]

View attachment 1483215 My rooster has a lot of feathers missing on the top too.
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Someone is feather picking. All my polish have some feathers missing. Hope they come back

 

[nessa.morg]

At what age does a polish grow their afro of head feathers?