I have to talk POLISH!

[Vcomb]

How do you know that? None of my Polish have tails...the bigger boys keep plucking them out! Woof acts like a rooster, but hasn't crowed...? I would like to know for sure...I'm getting rid of some of the roos~I want to make absolutly sure...............thanks!

probably a dominant hen. I have Polish hens who will spar with each other like roosters and have had some with spurs. Your hen (unless it is a hen-feathered rooster, but I've only seen that in bantams once or twice) has rounded crest feathers, light even ground color (the brown, which would be much darker in the neck, saddle and shoulder of most roosters), no wattles (many bearded males will have small wattles as well) and you're rarely going to find a male with that much lacing throughout the body. Also the hackle, crest and saddle feathers would be much longer, thinner, curved and pointy at the end in a rooster.

A bearded Gold Lace Rooster I raised years ago:

 

[miohippus]

Do u have a pic? Ive never seen one. How cool...ive learned so much from these chickies!!!

here she is cant see her beard real good in this photo but you can in the one before

 

[Vcomb]

bearded pullet I bought this fall. hatchery stock. She doesn't have a huge beard, but that's ok cause I'm going to use her in my non beardeds I'm trying to re-start.

 

[PrairieChickens]

All of my bearded babies. the only boy is the first pic.

 

[Arkansas81]

All of my bearded babies. the only boy is the first pic.

I guess Wolf-Man-now Wolfetta

hasn't matured as much as yours. Thats why I thought it was a roo because the head crest isn't as rounded as Erin my other Polish hen...but I see how similar Wolfetta is to your hens. I hope after I get rid of the more aggresive roos the Polish' tails can grow in. They all seem to get along just fine but my bigger boys pluck out the Polish tails. I just love the tails on the roos-the big boys tails are just beautiful. I can't believe how much you can learn from chickens-I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!

here she is cant see her beard real good in this photo but you can in the one before

WOW, she is beautiful! I would love to have some different varieties in color, maybe next yr. Thanks for the pics, just love seeing everyone's chickies-such fun!

probably a dominant hen. I have Polish hens who will spar with each other like roosters and have had some with spurs. Your hen (unless it is a hen-feathered rooster, but I've only seen that in bantams once or twice) has rounded crest feathers, light even ground color (the brown, which would be much darker in the neck, saddle and shoulder of most roosters), no wattles (many bearded males will have small wattles as well) and you're rarely going to find a male with that much lacing throughout the body. Also the hackle, crest and saddle feathers would be much longer, thinner, curved and pointy at the end in a rooster.

A bearded Gold Lace Rooster I raised years ago:

They are beautiful...I'm convienced that I have a hen on my hands!! Yippeee, so excited!!

 

[windzbreezy]

my polish just started laying and i believe my two golden polish are the most productive

 

[Arkansas81]

Polish Roo-1 of the 4 sassy sisters we have (ee) Lacy bantam cochin

Jacob struttin his stuff

Edward

 

[seminolewind]

Quote: X2- I was just going to post that too!

 

[seminolewind]

I have a friend who thought she had two roos , I and others said she had a boy and girl, LOL, she went on to breed and has won many ribbons with their young.

 

[Arkansas81]

I have a friend who thought she had two roos , I and others said she had a boy and girl, LOL, she went on to breed and has won many ribbons with their young.

Cool! Well I see now how everyone has pointed me in the right direction with Wolfetta~I learned something new everyday which I LOVE. So we ended up with two roos two hens out of the polish. We are getting rid of at least 3 out of 5 out of roos we have. Next yr and here on out getting started pullets-hens so I don't have this same prob...TO MANY ROOS!!!!!!! Thanks for all the great info everyone~chickens I love them.....