Polish Bantam Thread!!!!!!!!

[gootziecat]

Are the Polish bantams as fragile as some make them out to be?

Here is a picture of a Polish bantam that I just love. I've been unable to find any information on this picture, so I apologize to whomever the picture belongs to. Does anyone breed these red Polish bantams?

Thank you.

 

[newmarch2014]

This thread seems to be slow and sporadic but I am posting our newbies for fun

 

[adstowe]

I went to tractor supply today to buy some chicken feed. I'd like to say it was an impulse buy, but I pretty well knew what was going to happen. I bought some more chicks. I wanted 4... They had a 6 chick minimum. I got 3 RIR, 2 BSL and thought I'd be adventurous with the last one and get the little one with the pom pom on it's head from the "assorted straight run bantam" bin. I had no clue what it was, but I figured my girlfriend would think it was cute. Well, my internet searching led me to believe it's probably a polish bantam. Can anyone confirm or deny this? If so, other than a strange looking little bird that occasionally lays eggs that are of completely useless size, what do I have? (joke)

 

[newmarch2014]

I went to tractor supply today to buy some chicken feed. I'd like to say it was an impulse buy, but I pretty well knew what was going to happen. I bought some more chicks. I wanted 4... They had a 6 chick minimum. I got 3 RIR, 2 BSL and thought I'd be adventurous with the last one and get the little one with the pom pom on it's head from the "assorted straight run bantam" bin. I had no clue what it was, but I figured my girlfriend would think it was cute. Well, my internet searching led me to believe it's probably a polish bantam. Can anyone confirm or deny this? If so, other than a strange looking little bird that occasionally lays eggs that are of completely useless size, what do I have? (joke)

Yes a Polish, eye candy is never useless

but you may have problems if it is the only tiny one in a flock of big girls.

 

[adstowe]

Thank you. I do only have large birds. The smallest is my banty X standard roo and he's just a touch smaller than my hens. I'll probably grow him/her out for a while and then rehome it. I'm sure I can find someone who's into bantams who'd love to have it.

 

[newmarch2014]

That may be what ends up being best for it in the end though mine are growing up with their l.f. flockmates with hopes it will last. Just in case, I am dividing the coop up so that in case my bantams are harassed too much they will have a safe place to be.