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

[CHICKENFARMER22]

About how old can you begin to see the hat of the polish chick start to feather out?

 

[CrzyChknLady81]

About how old can you begin to see the hat of the polish chick start to feather out?

Like when can you tell they have a crest or when do the adult feathers start to grow in? Their crests are evident at hatch, and only get bigger as they grow..
I'm not sure if that's what you were asking tho..

 

[CHICKENFARMER22]

Like when can you tell they have a crest or when do the adult feathers start to grow in? Their crests are evident at hatch, and only get bigger as they grow..
I'm not sure if that's what you were asking tho..

Like you know how the polish have the hat type thing on their head? That's what I mean. Like right now my chick is only 1 week old and all I see on her head is a ball of fluff. Like when will I start seeing the feather shoot out of her crest?

 

[Violetsfeathers]

Mine started as soon as her wing feathers showed

 

[CHICKENFARMER22]

Mine started as soon as her wing feathers showed

Oh my chicks wing feathers are showing but nothing on the crest yet

 

[Violetsfeathers]

It's probably just a late bloomer

 

[CHICKENFARMER22]

Okay

 

[CrzyChknLady81]

Can you share a pic? I agree with the above about a late bloomer..if you are certain it's Polish..all chicks have fuzzy heads, but those with crests usually have a knot type head (it's their skull, all Polish should have it, but not all Silkies do)..
How old is your lil one?

 

[10Momma14]

Hello, I'm new to the polish breed and trying to learn all that I can about them. I have a rooster that is either 3 or 4 months old. I'm not sure what his color falls under, and if he will even be able to show in the fair. My daughter is wanting to show him, but with not really knowing with his color if he can. He is a pure breed, as he came from a lady who breeds them strictly. I couldn't get a better picture, doesn't even help when I'm holding him either. Even though when you allow him to sit on your arm, he shows himself off as if to say, "Look how pretty I am."

 

[CrzyChknLady81]

Hello, I'm new to the polish breed and trying to learn all that I can about them. I have a rooster that is either 3 or 4 months old. I'm not sure what his color falls under, and if he will even be able to show in the fair. My daughter is wanting to show him, but with not really knowing with his color if he can. He is a pure breed, as he came from a lady who breeds them strictly. I couldn't get a better picture, doesn't even help when I'm holding him either. Even though when you allow him to sit on your arm, he shows himself off as if to say, "Look how pretty I am."

He sorta looks like a cross btwn a buff and a GoldLaced but I can't say for sure as I've not seen a lot of crosses. ..but in my imagination that's what one would look like..lol.. I know that's not much help but I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will chime in. Not sure what your daughter shows in ..mine is in 4H..but we checked before I ordered paint Silkies and Tolbunt bc we knew the paint wasn't recognized and weren't sure about Tolbunt. They said she could show in the 'Other' category I believe they called it..she would still show against other Silkies or Polish, I'm guessing just judged on everything but color? Thats the way I understood it. It's a pretty bird regardless