Polish With Mohawk?!

[Cskent]

Hey! I’m new to this forum!

I joined because about 4 months ago I bought a batch of polish hatching eggs. 11 babies hatched, and most are beautiful! But several of them have crazy looking Mohawks! Is this a breed defect? Does it mean this is a rooster?

Also, as a general question, how much do 4 month old polish babies gender sell for?

(Picture of one Mohawk baby and one pretty baby for examples!)

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

How old are they, neither looks like a proper crest yet. What varieties are they? Price will vary by region and demand.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Welcome to BYC!

The crazy crest is a sign of a male, yes. It's not the only sign, but it's pretty telling.

As for how much they sell for... well, around where I live, there's no demand for fancy breeds. I'd probably find it hard to give them away, locally, unless I found a 4H kid.

What quality are your Polish? [EDT: Show quality? Reputable breeder? Hatchery?] They look pretty good, so you may be able to use that to advertise. You should probably also give some hint as to your location. Someone from your area might be able to provide some good guidelines.

 

[Cskent]

Thank you!! I’m in South Georgia. I bought them from a little old lady. Lol I don’t think she was a “reputable breeder”, but her coops were immaculately clean, and her birds were healthy. I just bought them for fun! I’m assuming pet quality, although I really have no idea what warrants show quality.

I will add that I have noticed people on local swap pages looking for Polish.

 

[Klynne]

When I was sexing my polish chicks I came across this good blog on BYC. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/pointers-on-sexing-polish-chicks-new-pics.149215/

It’s nice cause it shows pictures of males and females. The blue crested looks like pullet I’d say. Not certain about the top black one, my guess is roo.

 

[OrganicSoapmaker]

Welcome to BYC!

The crazy crest is a sign of a male, yes. It's not the only sign, but it's pretty telling.

As for how much they sell for... well, around where I live, there's no demand for fancy breeds. I'd probably find it hard to give them away, locally, unless I found a 4H kid.

What quality are your Polish? [EDT: Show quality? Reputable breeder? Hatchery?] They look pretty good, so you may be able to use that to advertise. You should probably also give some hint as to your location. Someone from your area might be able to provide some good guidelines.

We’ve got a polish adult chicken with Mohawk, she’s 6 now.. literally has a Mohawk

 

[KingD]

We’ve got a polish adult chicken with Mohawk, she’s 6 now.. literally has a Mohawk

People don't usually respond to old threads. This was last responded to in mid 2018.
Welcome to the Forum though!

 

[PippinTheChicken]

You have polish?
Join the Polish-Lover club! https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/the-perfect-polish-polish-chicken-lovers-only.1469787/

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

We’ve got a polish adult chicken with Mohawk, she’s 6 now.. literally has a Mohawk

Do you have any pictures? She sounds adorable.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

We’ve got a polish adult chicken with Mohawk, she’s 6 now.. literally has a Mohawk

She might not be a polish. Polish don’t have forward-facing crests.