I have to talk POLISH!

[ScaredOfShadows]

I don't know if I'd say they're really big, but they're bigger than some other breeds out there and good Polish are meatier and heavier than you'd think.


As for shipping, I always write LIVE EMBRYOS on my boxes. Keeps people guessing or thinking the wrong thing, thus making them more careful. The ladies working at my local PO thought I was literally shipping human embryos.

As for distance, I've shipped to NJ with good fertility/hatch rate before, good and bad things can always happen, but the safe distance I'd say is stay on your side of the Miss. river or Rockies if you're too worried. Personally I like receiving eggs from wherever, because if I really want something I'll get it.

Illia - these are not quite as big as my EE, but are just as solid.

As for the eggs, I usually write live embryos as well, and yes I've had on more than once occasion been asked about them being human embryos...I'm like REALLY!?! Like I would trust the post office with my own embryos? OMG lol

 

[jeremy]

Prob gonna list these 2 girls on byc later

Bantam or LF???

 

[jeremy]

I'll hopefully be receiving LF Gold Laced (and a few Buff Laced) Polish day old chicks relatively soon.

I had a Buff Laced hen early last year that we lost to a nighttime predator, I really miss having her around.
I can't wait for the little poofy headed fuzzy butts.

 

[seminolewind]

A few years ago I had a WCBP, who I felt was a nice size......until I met Chickenzoo and her WCBP!!! He was an armful!

 

[tuesdays chicks]

how early can you tell a buff laced pullet from cockrel? are there any tells?

 

[seminolewind]

Well at some point, the buff laced roos started to get these real dark "streaks" very different from the girls lacing

 

[tuesdays chicks]

oooo maybe I need to take a pic chicks are only 2 weeks old but I'm a bit skeptical of my 1 polish being a pullet

 

[seminolewind]

At 2 weeks, not a good guess. My baby "roo" turned into a girl!

The first thing you can almost be sure of is that hens lay girls/boy eggs alternating days. Your chance of getting 50/50 are pretty good. I wish we all could hatch females.

 

[chickee]

Here is a picture of my buff laced at around that age. Girl in front, boy in back. The girls crest is rounder

 

[SChunn]

Just wanted to share a pic of one of my new polish babies. They are a week old today. I love the color but I'm still not sure what it is. Hoping for pullets to put with my WCB roo.