oh Mr.Polish

[RAWR]

Are Polishs noisy roos? im thinking of getting a Polish roo and hen, but i cant have a noisy roo cause the neighbors will get'em

 

[Lucky Ducky]

If you listen closely to polish, they don't really sound like a chicken. Mine kinda sound like regular birds. Last year we had 2 polish roos, that we got rid of at 6 months, they hadn't crowed before we got rid of them. My 4 polish roos are 3 months old and I've yet to hear them crow! Now someone who has had older ones will be better able to answer you for any age beyond 6 months.

 

[whitecra]

Mine does crow but not much and not very loud to me. He is more likely to make a sound like someone laughing.
Chris

 

[RAWR]

lol! i see thankiez and do they do well with other birds??

 

[rhodeislandred18]

all roosters will make noise... just depends on how much noise is to much for your nieghbors. good luck!

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

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Some tend to be lower in the pecking order because of their sight restiction but my girl thrives and her crest tends to block the vicious pecks of the other hens. I have heard that they are a fun chew toy for other flock members to peck all of their head feathers out and that they are also fond of picking feathers themselves. But my hen hasn't lost feathers since she was a pullet. Mainly because the roosters would need something to grab onto when they mounted her and that head was the first thing they saw.

Long story short, we got rid of those roos and the pecking subsided.

I would NOT suggest keeping them in a flock with alot of chickens, reguardless of their genders. Polish don't cope well with a large amount of chickens. In this case, they will most likely be the lowest in the order, making them quiet, sometimes flighty birds that may die with the others' attacks.

 

[RAWR]

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Some tend to be lower in the pecking order because of their sight restiction but my girl thrives and her crest tends to block the vicious pecks of the other hens. I have heard that they are a fun chew toy for other flock members to peck all of their head feathers out and that they are also fond of picking feathers themselves. But my hen hasn't lost feathers since she was a pullet. Mainly because the roosters would need something to grab onto when they mounted her and that head was the first thing they saw.

Long story short, we got rid of those roos and the pecking subsided.

I would NOT suggest keeping them in a flock with alot of chickens, reguardless of their genders. Polish don't cope well with a large amount of chickens. In this case, they will most likely be the lowest in the order, making them quiet, sometimes flighty birds that may die with the others' attacks.

ok :] do you think they would be ok in a coop with bantams??

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

Banties can also get nasty at times but it really depends on how you introduce them to one another. Remember, if you have a well established flock, it doesn't matter how big they are. They're still going to show the intruder who the boss is. If you plan to mix groups, get a few so that the newbies will have others to fall back on and remember, take it slow. It's hard to put everyone together when one of the groups can't even see the other group. Lol.

My standard Polish still gets bullied by the bantam hens. I know there's a little something wrong with that but there's really no damage done. I hope this helps a little to get an idea of what this takes.

 

[RAWR]

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ok :] thank you. i think i'll get a coop full of nothing but my Polish and any other under-dogs