I have to talk POLISH!

[aubreynoramarie]

hat a pretty trio

 

[HighNDryFarm]

They're so beautiful! My concern is how the heck do they see? My Polish have large crests and I have to give them periodic trims but the frizzled looks impossible to see!

 

[Illia]

Well you can see its eyes in the last photo can't you?

From my experience, frizzles usually see better than a normal feathered bird with a large crest. But even then, a large crested one can still see, not very well though, in a dry environment. My WCB hens have incredibly full crests that if not trimmed would almost blind them, but when not trimmed, they still see - Just not well enough for me to trust them out there in the open pasture.

My bearded birds have looser crests though, the feather shape itself is different, so even an untrimmed one sees better.

With frizzles as shown they actually have more forward vision than normal especially if with a smaller crest, but less side vision.

 

[HighNDryFarm]

Well you can see its eyes in the last photo can't you?

From my experience, frizzles usually see better than a normal feathered bird with a large crest. But even then, a large crested one can still see, not very well though, in a dry environment. My WCB hens have incredibly full crests that if not trimmed would almost blind them, but when not trimmed, they still see - Just not well enough for me to trust them out there in the open pasture.

My bearded birds have looser crests though, the feather shape itself is different, so even an untrimmed one sees better.

With frizzles as shown they actually have more forward vision than normal especially if with a smaller crest, but less side vision.

LOL, yes, that is some stink eye! But the picture is from a lower angel. Just seems like they have no field of vision. I guess they do adjust to the angel they can see from.
When I pick my girls up I always comb their crest up out of their eyes!

 

[Justuschicks]

I trim around my polish's eyes. Even then, they can't see real well. Polish are susceptible to eye infections because their eye area stays so moist. By trimming the feathers right around the eye, it at least keeps air flowing around their eyes. I don't show mine so I don't think twice about cutting feathers. I have been tempted to design a polish scrunchy and pull their feathers back into a pony. lol

 

[seminolewind]

Hmmm, I could have sworn that I heard a practice crow today and 2 days ago. When my little badly bred Crele (gold laced, no lace), was born I named HIM Ozzie. As the weeks went by, he turned into an "Olivia". Now it's 10 weeks old. Still looks like a girl, but is the only one who could possibly crow-unless it comes from next door, which I doubt.

The other odd thing that happened was that I let "O" , and 2 same age pullets (Wyandottes) out to run around, and my alpha roo, Clarence, made a B-line for the little Polish and launched a full out attack. But didn't even look at the Wyandottes. Could Clarence know something I don't?

Sheesh.

 

[flower]

Hmmm, I could have sworn that I heard a practice crow today and 2 days ago. When my little badly bred Crele (gold laced, no lace), was born I named HIM Ozzie. As the weeks went by, he turned into an "Olivia". Now it's 10 weeks old. Still looks like a girl, but is the only one who could possibly crow-unless it comes from next door, which I doubt.

The other odd thing that happened was that I let "O" , and 2 same age pullets (Wyandottes) out to run around, and my alpha roo, Clarence, made a B-line for the little Polish and launched a full out attack. But didn't even look at the Wyandottes. Could Clarence know something I don't?

Sheesh.

It could just be the crest which is causing the attack. Roo says "What is that ? too Weird "

 

[seminolewind]

Not sure, alpha roo has 5 polish hens in the flock.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

poor O D:

 

[draye]

I have gotten three for three (eggs) two days in a row.
Okay, technically 1 of then is not a polish, she is a top knot (Polish) Naked Neck cross. Looks cute, she just needs a bigger poof on top of her head so she is in with the Polish, trying to get somebabies with bigger top knots.