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

[Animals970]

IDK, maybe some polish expert can get on here and help you...

 

[CarolinaHen]

I am not sure this is the correct thread to this on and if not I apologize ahead of time. At what point can you tell the sex of the polish breed, any tell all signs like coloring or Feathering or "hair"? My second year with chickens, first year with polish, are only a little over week.

The cockerels get "crazy hair" and the pullets get puff ball crests. Saddle feathers come in pretty early on these birds, and wattles appear fairly early with them as well. However, they are more difficult to sex than some other birds. Don't be surprised if one of your cockerels lays an egg or your pullet crows

 

[Sofi]

About 3 weeks ago, I bought a week old white crested blue Polish tophat chick, hatched on 2/3/14. Her name is Bowie Someone pointed out to me that she looks way too light to be a blue... Or a silver laced, that she really looks like a buff Polish! I don't really care but I'm curious. What do y'all experts think? Thanks in advance!

 

[Animals970]

I'd say she is either a buff or self white

Congrats on your Polish

 

[Sofi]

I'd say she is either a buff or self white

Congrats on your Polish

Thanks!! I wanted a white layer and thought the Polish was the neatest bird!! She's growing with 4 other chicks (wyandotte, australorp, EE and light brahma)

 

[Marthab1953]

I am not sure this is the correct thread to this on and if not I apologize ahead of time. At what point can you tell the sex of the polish breed, any tell all signs like coloring or Feathering or "hair"? My second year with chickens, first year with polish, are only a little over week.

It takes a while to tell, after some time you will see some pointed feathers from their topknot and the hackle.

 

[Animals970]

Just one tip for your polish. Other chickens WILL peck at the polish's crest

 

[keesmom]

About 3 weeks ago, I bought a week old white crested blue Polish tophat chick, hatched on 2/3/14. Her name is Bowie Someone pointed out to me that she looks way too light to be a blue... Or a silver laced, that she really looks like a buff Polish! I don't really care but I'm curious. What do y'all experts think? Thanks in advance!

Could be a splash. Blue, black and splash are all possible from a blue breeding.

 

[Animals970]

Yep, just for anybody that doesn't know...

A Blue x Blue = 50% Blue, 25% Black, 25% Splash.
A Black x Black = 100% Black
A Splash x Splash = 100% Splash.
A Blue x Splash = 50% Blue, 50% Splash.
A Blue x Black = 50% Blue, 50% Black.
A Black x Splash = 50% Black, 50% Splash.

There you go...

 

[dolfi]

Yep, just for anybody that doesn't know...

A Blue x Blue = 50% Blue, 25% Black, 25% Splash.
A Black x Black = 100% Black
A Splash x Splash = 100% Splash.
A Blue x Splash = 50% Blue, 50% Splash.
A Blue x Black = 50% Blue, 50% Black.
A Black x Splash = 50% Black, 50% Splash.

There you go...

I've seen this before. What is it. I want to learn.