I have to talk POLISH!

[welasharon]

Well I turned loose my polish roo out of quarantine yesterday with my free range flock. There is no way I will be free ranging polish haha. You can tell its just not in their blood. I guess I will make him a polish pen. He spent most of the time running in circles scared of every noise. At roost time he was running in a small circle non stop till I caught him. Although I may use him to breed my own free rangeable polish type chickens. A project like this would be my goal.  http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/OldPol/BRKOldPol.html

It may take him a bit to adjust. All my polish free range during the day without any problems.

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

Mine free range ok---eat grass--but bugs are hard for them to spot--but I really worry about predators, they are so slow due to their vision handicap. I had a hawk fly over yesterday and the others scattered and my two polish just stood there wondering what the deal was with the others, they were totally clueless. I love them so much and they really are my favorite, but they are not too bright or quick with things like that.

 

[ThiefPouter06]

I am going to tie up his crest tonight and see how he does with more vision.

 

[HighNDryFarm]

Maybe pen him up with one or two of your hens for a week and then let him free range with them to follow around. I'd trim his crest so he can see too. You don't have to cut it drastically but just a little around his eyes. Poor guy, must have been terrifying for him.

 

[Illia]

Mine are among the three best foragers/free ranging of my breeds. The most common reasons a Polish may not be are being new, being one of the few or only crested birds in a flock, and/or being of badly bred stock. To help their vision you can always tie up the crest or trim it.

 

[Meredith MMH]

My polish free range in my back garden, they love it, I keep them with some silkie so I get broodys.
What sort of Predators / hawks do you have?! Can they catch your polish? the only thing round here that eat chickens are Foxes, and they keep to themselves

 

[chicknerd]

My flock free ranges for part of the day. That being said the breed I have lost the most to hawks are my Polish. 3 so far this year. But they love to be out there, and pace back and forth in the run if I dont include them. Now that we have leaves, I dont think it will be an issue.

I should also mention that my rooster is Polish and he is great at giving the girls a warning.

Still working on that white girl's photo too.

 

[ThiefPouter06]

I have been free ranging chickens for a while now. I tend to lose them to early morning predators. But since my wife now lets them out at noon that has reduced loss almost completely.

 

[mycutekitties]

I'm so excited! I'm going to be working with my friend Cheryl at The Omelet Ranch on Tolbunt Polish! Now I have seven varieties of Polish. Here are some I brought home with me.

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

OMG!!!! Drool! Those are so perfect