I have to talk POLISH!
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Besides Silkies are a different story altogether. Both genders do not mind playing a gender change roll as witnessed that males will mother eggs and chicks. Silly birds that they are !
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Was it a crow, crow or just some egg song gone wrong? Can't wait to see pictures.
Aaah Polish.
Bit of advice to anyone - Don't build a nice big pen around an orchard for your Polish to live in unless you know what you're doing
Ever since I put up a nice big new pen around our little plum grove, one of the Polish hens have been perching up in the trees to sleep at night. I noticed only a few weeks later, and would start a regular ritual of removing her, thank goodness at reachable height, from the branches before it gets too dark. Well lately the enjoyment of camping outside has spread, and tonight I found three gals perched in the trees, right before a rainstorm, one of them was far too high up there for me to even reach with a shovel in my hand, the other two just barely low enough for me to somehow get them to perch onto the blade of the shovel so I can carefully lower it and snatch 'em up. Crazy birds. This morning before opening their coop I found four hens running around the pen in the middle of a good downpour of a storm, so obviously this escalating trend of sleeping out in the trees has been going longer than I noticed.
Polish. Crazy birds. They love trees, oh yes they do!
It's a good thing they're good girls though. Upon actually grabbing them they're very calm and understanding. Only one of my hens isn't, but thankfully she never perches in the trees at night, and she just also so happens to have spurs like these -
These creepy looking yet small spurs look truly like they've been sharpened, but no, they're just geniously grown to this shape and size. These are from one of my gold laced gals, she's a bit unruly once picked up, and has told me she can use these twice now. I must always watch and control her legs when handling her. I just hope she'll use these if she ever runs into a predator issue.
Bit of advice to anyone - Don't build a nice big pen around an orchard for your Polish to live in unless you know what you're doing
Ever since I put up a nice big new pen around our little plum grove, one of the Polish hens have been perching up in the trees to sleep at night. I noticed only a few weeks later, and would start a regular ritual of removing her, thank goodness at reachable height, from the branches before it gets too dark. Well lately the enjoyment of camping outside has spread, and tonight I found three gals perched in the trees, right before a rainstorm, one of them was far too high up there for me to even reach with a shovel in my hand, the other two just barely low enough for me to somehow get them to perch onto the blade of the shovel so I can carefully lower it and snatch 'em up. Crazy birds. This morning before opening their coop I found four hens running around the pen in the middle of a good downpour of a storm, so obviously this escalating trend of sleeping out in the trees has been going longer than I noticed.
Polish. Crazy birds. They love trees, oh yes they do!
It's a good thing they're good girls though. Upon actually grabbing them they're very calm and understanding. Only one of my hens isn't, but thankfully she never perches in the trees at night, and she just also so happens to have spurs like these -
These creepy looking yet small spurs look truly like they've been sharpened, but no, they're just geniously grown to this shape and size. These are from one of my gold laced gals, she's a bit unruly once picked up, and has told me she can use these twice now. I must always watch and control her legs when handling her. I just hope she'll use these if she ever runs into a predator issue.
Illia, I suppose defense is one reason not to remove them. I really get tired of scratches and pokes from fences, roses and pets. When I get too frustrated I take it out on the birds and clip annoying nails (read that claws) I haven't worked on a spur yet but I probable will at some point.
I got a few pics this morning. I tried to get a video of her crowing but she didn't. She is 5 months old, and obviously poorly bred.
Thats a roo! Definately a roo! Even with no experience with polish I can tell by his pointy crest feathers, that explains the crowing! He is cute even tho he might not be perfect 
LOL. But he has no saddle feathers at 5 months old. But his head feathers do look boy.
Aaah Polish.
Bit of advice to anyone - Don't build a nice big pen around an orchard for your Polish to live in unless you know what you're doing
Ever since I put up a nice big new pen around our little plum grove, one of the Polish hens have been perching up in the trees to sleep at night. I noticed only a few weeks later, and would start a regular ritual of removing her, thank goodness at reachable height, from the branches before it gets too dark. Well lately the enjoyment of camping outside has spread, and tonight I found three gals perched in the trees, right before a rainstorm, one of them was far too high up there for me to even reach with a shovel in my hand, the other two just barely low enough for me to somehow get them to perch onto the blade of the shovel so I can carefully lower it and snatch 'em up. Crazy birds. This morning before opening their coop I found four hens running around the pen in the middle of a good downpour of a storm, so obviously this escalating trend of sleeping out in the trees has been going longer than I noticed.
Polish. Crazy birds. They love trees, oh yes they do!
It's a good thing they're good girls though. Upon actually grabbing them they're very calm and understanding. Only one of my hens isn't, but thankfully she never perches in the trees at night, and she just also so happens to have spurs like these -
These creepy looking yet small spurs look truly like they've been sharpened, but no, they're just geniously grown to this shape and size. These are from one of my gold laced gals, she's a bit unruly once picked up, and has told me she can use these twice now. I must always watch and control her legs when handling her. I just hope she'll use these if she ever runs into a predator issue.
Yes! I've noticed that they do make it to the highest spot they can find-in my coop.
Illia, can you at least cut the tips off so they're not so sharp?
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Looks like a roo to me, too. I see the beginning of a long, curly tail feather.
I have a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte that was one of two that hatched. I was so-o-o hoping for pullets but even though they both were starting to get male characteristics, I kept hoping and hoping. They weren't even crowing! Finally, close to a year old I couldn't deny it any longer when they started to crow. I still don't have a BLRW hen but I have a gorgeous rooster! I have a feeling that Laverne will be needing a name change...lol!
Thats a roo! Definately a roo! Even with no experience with polish I can tell by his pointy crest feathers, that explains the crowing! He is cute even tho he might not be perfect
Looks like a roo to me, too. I see the beginning of a long, curly tail feather.
I have a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte that was one of two that hatched. I was so-o-o hoping for pullets but even though they both were starting to get male characteristics, I kept hoping and hoping. They weren't even crowing! Finally, close to a year old I couldn't deny it any longer when they started to crow. I still don't have a BLRW hen but I have a gorgeous rooster! I have a feeling that Laverne will be needing a name change...lol!
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