I have to talk POLISH!

[seminolewind]

Sooooo cute!!!!

Rats, I have 4 Houdans and I think 3 are roos!

 

[gapeach717]

Joy, Callie, and Goldie hanging out in the coopaloop at 5 weeks old

 

[miohippus]

my polish is tecnicly LF but i got her from a hatchery and she is on the small side; her egg is in the middle

 

[SilkieBantams]

May I join the Polish club? Here is my little Polish chick and it's crest feathers are starting to come in.

 

[mycutekitties]

May I join the Polish club? Here is my little Polish chick and it's crest feathers are starting to come in.

Welcome! Your little chick is cute!

 

[TexasChick09]

I want to join too, but I only have 2 Buff-laced Polish Bantam chicks at the moment.

 

[SilkieBantams]

I'll keep you updated on my little Polish chick.

 

[Moonkit]

I have a question for those of you who keep Polish/crested chickens.. In my mixed flock I currently have one white crested black hen named Mikaela. She gives me almost 1 egg a day (1 day she laid 2! She usually skips a day here and there though.) Her crest doesn't obscure her vision.

But.. my issue is this.. she keeps getting that darn crest muddy and icky. I desperately want to clean it, but have no idea how. Bathing the rest of her isn't an issue... but I can't exactly dunk her head underwater or hold it under the faucet.. she'd drown! Any ideas?

 

[seminolewind]

Hey newbies! Everyone starts with 1 or 2 Polish. Then they multiply.

Mine keep a pretty clean crest, they drink from an average waterer. They do get dirty if it rains and then they peck around on the ground. It cleans itself off.

 

[Illia]

I have a question for those of you who keep Polish/crested chickens.. In my mixed flock I currently have one white crested black hen named Mikaela. She gives me almost 1 egg a day (1 day she laid 2! She usually skips a day here and there though.) Her crest doesn't obscure her vision.

But.. my issue is this.. she keeps getting that darn crest muddy and icky. I desperately want to clean it, but have no idea how. Bathing the rest of her isn't an issue... but I can't exactly dunk her head underwater or hold it under the faucet.. she'd drown! Any ideas?

How does she get it muddy? Is the ground muddy or dirty? Is it just from drinking water? Does it rain often? Finding the source is the first step into solving the issue, otherwise, you can always clip the front feathers of her crest carefully, or tie her crest up in a hairtie, or when she does get it dirty, just get the front a little wet and work the dirt out with your fingers. If she's good, this should go through pretty well. If not, I best suggest you evaluate just how dirty her crest gets and if you should bother trying to clean it, or just do something like clip it or fix the source of the dirtiness.

My Polish can get their crests dirty but only in the winter when things get mucky, exceedingly rainy, and, well, dirty. To solve the issue and also the simple feeling of one's head burdened with a heavy mop, I clip the front feathers. Haven't shown any birds yet so it isn't harmful. During the slightly drier seasons I let them be, either clipped from winter or not. They may get a little dirty but nothing terrible.