Polish Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kristin07035]

Thanks!
My LF girls are..not nice...so knew when I wanted polish I couldn't put her in with them.
Dispite the polish being 3 weeks younger and already bigger than the Seramas the 3 girls get along nicely

The crest doesn't seem to be bothering her at all i just wasn't sure if I was supposed to clip it or just let it be.
It is growing in quite perfectly so i will just leave her alone.

For starters let me compliment you on putting a gentle Polish with gentle Seramas.  So many uneducated chickeneers just plop a bunch of mixed breeds in a coop or flock without realizing that gentle breeds should not be mixed with heavier LF - it's usually ok when they are pullets but at full maturity around 18 mos to 2 yrs the bigger breeds take advantage bullying the gentler smaller breeds.

I have two free-range Silkies that have crests/beards and we never trimmed them.  For some reason they have a way of eventually getting the crests somewhat thinned out or matted down on their own.  Occasionally we washcloth and finger separate dirt or crusted crests/beards and blow-dry to make them comfortable again but we don't trim at all.  Mother Nature seemed to take care of the vision problem for us.  If they really want to see overhead they will tilt their head to spot things.  Crested varieties are naturally more skittish because they are aware of their impediment so I wouldn't touch one feather on that beautiful Polish head.

 

[mrs buff laced]

Ya know... I think polish like having there picture taken...they always seem to pose for it...

 

[Sylvester017]

Ya know... I think polish like having there picture taken...they always seem to pose for it...

My Silkies won't stay still because they don't like the little purring sounds my camera makes. Anything else in my hands is ok but not that "noisy" red thing in my hands.

 

[mamdoe]

Meet Tina Turner:

Or is it David Bowie?

S/he is 8 weeks old. Was the free chick in my order. Always seems kind of lost/on its own..can I trim it's head feathers to see better?

 

[nate1the1great1]

That a golden laced polish rooster congrats

 

[mrchicks]

Meet Tina Turner:

Or is it David Bowie?

S/he is 8 weeks old. Was the free chick in my order. Always seems kind of lost/on its own..can I trim it's head feathers to see better?

 

[Sylvester017]

Meet Tina Turner:

Or is it David Bowie?

S/he is 8 weeks old. Was the free chick in my order. Always seems kind of lost/on its own..can I trim it's head feathers to see better?

Usually free chicks turn out to be males in orders. And don't touch a feather of his/her crest. Polish like Silkies will get along fine with crests/beards. Both breeds are naturally timid because of vision impairment but that's what makes them alert. If they really want to see behind or above them they'll tilt their head to see. Eventually our free-range Silkies clear their own vision when crests get matted during foraging. Unless the crests get gunked and dried we usually don't touch them. When they get gunked then we use a warm wet washcloth and our fingers to gently work gunk out of the quills. We don't pour water on their heads and the wet washcloth works well - just have to be gentle.

 

[katzbantams]

Hello!

I just ordered 4 assorted crested/polish chickens from ideal. Can I see some pictures of your crested/polish chickens you've gotten from Ideal?

Thank you in advance!! I decided my two buff laced polish girls (ive posted about Hilga and Rida before ) needed some polish friends!

 

[mrs buff laced]

Awwww that's cute make sure and post some pictures when you get them!

 

[Faraday40]

Here are my 4 week old Silver Laced Polish. Are there any tricks to sexing them as chicks? They hatched within an hour of each other, but one is developing feathers quicker.


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