I have to talk POLISH!

[seminolewind]

I have only lost one of my 4 polish chicks. I lived about 6 weeks, but wasn't thriving. The others grew at different rates, but this one RCR was half the size of the smallest of the others. I did keep them warmer longer because I had them in brooder with turkey poults. I don't have much luck with D'uccles out of 5 I have one left. I ask the guy at feed store about their hardiness. I have raised about 50 chicks of different breeds this year losing only 2 until the D'uccles. He said some times it just depends that he couldn't raise Polish from chicks at home. I would call him a expert when it comes to poultry.

On another note they have frizzles (different breeds) coming in. I hope I can pick out a Polish. Do the frizzle chicks look any different than the reg chicks? Does anyone have pictures you can share to give me a example.

How old are they when they die?

 

[K Epp]

My D'uccles made it to 2 weeks and by 3 I had 1 left. It seems fine.

I'm still having a picking issue with my GL Polish. This is the 3rd time I have found it nearly bald. The others are fine.

 

[trsturself]

We got our batch of polish chicks this morning. One was DOA and 2 looked pretty bad. We made the two bad ones drink every few minutes and they are much better now. They originally couldn't stand and now one just ran across the brooder and is eating and drinking on it's own. The other I can't even tell which one it was now. Hopefully they all keep doing good.

We got 6 silver, 6 buff (originally 7 but that's one we lost in shipment), 3 WCB, 1 possible splash (it looks like a buff but has a blue spot on it's wing feather), and 1 WC blue.

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

Any chance of Crele rooster bred to buff laced hen turning out Crele? Thanks!

-Pam

 

[Maligator]

Tennille, my buff laced boy, says HIIII BYC!!

Here is Captain (with Tennille in the back), his BFF.

 

[TNBarnQueen]

It should dilute the coloration. I know if you cross GL with crele you get crele with chest feathering that looks a lot like GL and NOT like crele.

 

[TNBarnQueen]

Oh...I forgot to mention. Someone told me one time that Polish can sometimes have a problem with Vitamin D defiency. I usually put a couple drops in mines water around 2-3 weeks. It has been a long time since I have had a problem loosing any of my polish. But that has not been true with my Ameraucana. I lost 6 last week. Saw 2 spots of bloody poop, though none of the 8 week old chicks have been out so I took it out and cleaned starting feeling the culprit was cocci so I started corid. It did not seem to help at all. I still lost 2 after 4 days of corid and started sulmet. There where 4 different breeds together in the brooder. It can be really frustrating sometimes.

 

[trsturself]

We lost 2 of our new polish chicks last night. One I had a feeling wasn't going to make it when we received them but the other was a shock. The other one I was worried about is still hanging on but doesn't look like she'll pull through and then we have one more that looks like she won't make it and she was doing fine yesterday.
The two that I didn't suspect at first were eating and drinking, running around, etc. Then they just stop having any interest in food and sleep while they waste away. No crusty stuff, no sneezing, no pasty butt, etc.
I've put electrolytes and ACV in their water.
Anything else I can do at this young age for the rest of the group so I don't lose anymore?

 

[welasharon]

I routinely put a few drops of liquid vitamins (no iron) in all my polidh chicks (in their beaks) I also sprinkle crushed B complex on their medicated starter feed.

 

[miohippus]

my buff pair buttercup and westly