I have to talk POLISH!

[mrchicks]

Nooooo, no little roos! I have three of my six that are looking like roos. Two that I am positive of, but one that we just can't tell yet. I can keep one, maybe two, but certainly not three.

 

[4Hgirl]

It's to early to tell yet, but just the fact it is standing so tall, my only roo was the only chick that always stood up really tall, like I say it is way to early to tell, and I'm kinda new to this just saying from my experience it could be a boy x

I've never hear that one before, or I should say yet, as we are new to this. Does that seem to work for only polish or other breeds as well?

 

[seminolewind]

I feel that Polish are really hard to tell. The one in my Avatar was a "roo" till about 14 weeks! Olley became Olive then became Laverne. Last night, they're all up on their roost and she would not shut up. She was ba-bawking really loud for a while. Maybe she laid an egg in the evening.

Funny, the only ones I can tell pretty young is Silkies. By behavior. The girls just act like girls. The girls keep a lower stature. Who knows. The chick has a round poof. I've heard that one too.

Oh yea, Lucille, a Polish hen, was a "roo" until she laid an egg, and I still was not ready to say "girl".

 

[graciesmum]

That's what I mean it really is to early to tell, and I agree that I think polish are probably one of the hardest, till they lay and egg or crow lol, I just noticed with my chicks that the one that was always standing the tallest turned out to be roo, could of just been a coincidence, would be interested to know when you know for sure though x

 

[newbie32]

My 10 week old was said to be a roo on here several weeks ago. He brings the girls in at night. He perks up when I pick up a pullet and she screams like I am killing her-even though I am gentle. So yeah mine was confirmed by you guys and then confirmed by behavior.

 

[seminolewind]

I've been fooled too many times by Polish.

 

[seminolewind]

I had to put a young randy roo in with these 2 docile females . The first female put him in his place. The 2nd one is chased all over the place. Well somehow, he cut his toe and I took him to bandage him. Then I made a bandage with many layers. It may stay on for a month. I'm sure it will slow him down!!!

 

[seminolewind]

It's working. Haha.

 

[newbie32]

 

[seminolewind]

She calmly took a dust bath today, and tonight they were on the roost together. Yeah!!!