Intro: New Polish Hen Parents!!

[PolishChickMama]

Good Morning!
We have three 7 week old polish hens that we adopted at 5 days old. We are already so in love with them. We have SCOURED this website looking for answers to so many of our "new chicken parent" questions and so far every single question we've had has been answered here. LOVE THIS SITE! Thank you all.

 

[ChickenGirl555]

You would call your girls pullets until they are one year old. Hens are female chickens at least a year old.

If you haven't already found it, I would highly recommend taking a peek in the learning center in articles!

Also, I would watch your chickens carefully, seeing how polish are usually better for people who have experience in chickens, since they come with more responsibility with their delicate heads.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC and congrats on your new littles

These links may be interesting

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/hatching-eggs-raising-chickens.22/

Any questions that you may have regarding your chicks will be best posted here - http://www.backyardchickens.com/f/11/raising-baby-chicks

 

[Joeschooks]

Congratulations on getting your new flock! You have come to the right place...There’s so many helpful, knowledgeable folks here and I’m sure you’ll continue to find this site a very useful resource. I hope you enjoy it as much as we all do

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi &

Glad you could join us here! Great to hear you have found BYC so helpful I too keep polish, I have 8 at the moment. Lovely little friendly breed but not without the extra problems & work though. What colour are yours?

Good luck for the future & enjoy your time here on BYC

 

[Kiki]

Welcome! We are glad you joined our flock!
Jump right in and make yourself at home.

This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

Coop Ideas:
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BYC has an APP!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy

Thanks for joining us here at Backyard Chickens.
Enjoy your time here, lots to learn and see!

 

[drumstick diva]

Because Polish have such big crests, it's best if you can teach them to drink from "nipple waterers." Otherwise their crests get frequently dunked into water dishes and stay wet which attracts parasites.

 

[Teila]

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

Including your general location on your profile will assist others. Location, climate, season etc can be important factors when members are responding to any questions you may have and vice versa.

You might want to also Find Your State Thread and pop in and say hello.

 

[PolishChickMama]

Hi &

Glad you could join us here! Great to hear you have found BYC so helpful I too keep polish, I have 8 at the moment. Lovely little friendly breed but not without the extra problems & work though. What colour are yours?

Good luck for the future & enjoy your time here on BYC

Hello! We have 2 silver laced (Irene and Loretta) and one golden laced (Sally). What type of problems have you had with your polish? I know they have trouble seeing once their head feathers are all grown in but I haven't really heard about many other issues with them.