Polish question

[Mountain Sunshine]

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He is very nice looking! Thank you for sharing these pictures!

 

[Mountain Sunshine]

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We've got a roo named Primrose. Other roos I have owned have had the names Sugar and Mascara.

Dunno why, all our hens have obvious girl names.

She looks like a Ralph.

I love that name Mascara!

 

[Southerngirl]

If you have never had Polish chickens before, a good tip is to sometimes trim around their eye feathers to help them see a little better. They are more or less "lawn ornaments" for us. We keep them because of their crazy personalities!!!

 

[Mountain Sunshine]

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Crazy personality is right! We love Ralph...but she is a hoot! But, right now she is the odd man out. She is the smallest of the flock and sometimes gets pushed around.

I will keep the trimming in mind. I can see that coming in the near future!

 

[dappertophatter]

DON'T TRIM!

It looks HORRIBLE and clears the way for other chicken to peck at her head (trust me, ya don't want that.) My good friend, a professional Polish breeder, holds the chicken at eye level, grabs feathers near the base, and plucks until she can see the entire eye. Don't do it all at once, a few feathers a day, and watch out for blood feathers. This method looks MUCH nicer, but from your pics, looks like she's ok for a while.

 

[Mountain Sunshine]

plucking??? OUCH! I can't stand plucking my eyebrows! LOL j/k

ok so plucking it is! (when the time comes)