Polish poultry parents, how do you tend their poofs?

[gritsar]

Yeah, yeah I know...properly called a crest. I like poof better

My two remaining polish chicks were named today - Annie and Star. They are free-ranging with their surrogate silkie mama. Their little crests are growing in, so I wonder....

Will they get haircuts (their silkie mama did)?

Will they get barettes?

Will they get rubber bands?

Well?

 

[aubreynoramarie]

I'm thinking fashionable bows

 

[justmeandtheflock]

I gave my polish roo a haircut so now he looks like a girl

Poor thing is much happier now that he can see. I tried doing ponytails with my silkies and it didn't go so well. Some of them would just fall over if they had it in. I think it had something to do with the vaulted skull. The others fell out within a day or so. Now that they have their own barn and they don't have to go outside for anything and nothing ever gets moved on them they are much happier. I think if I have to move them back in with the rest of the birds again I will just give them haircuts.

 

[Fritatta]

when I clipped the feathers over my girl's eyes, she was transformed! stood up stick tall and looked everywhere!
and she no longer gets separated from the flock.

 

[gritsar]

k, so haircut it is I guess. Hate to ruin their poofs, but they are a part of the flock.

 

[NYRIR]

So how do you think it'll be for hatchery Appenzellar Spitzhaubens? Mine are in the young "mohawk" stage...not "poofs" yet

 

[NoseyChickens]

They get bows of course

Or hats

You know, which ever you prefer

 

[NYRIR]

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[gritsar]

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Oh I would definitely prefer the hats. DH however.......

 

[BrattishTaz]

Wax?