Giving 3 stars for beauty and the fun of having them. But they are not great for pets, they are flighty and they lay a smaller egg than a larger standard bird would. If you are wanting a gentle layer, this is not your bird. But they are still fun to have.
As chicks, my White Crested Black Polish were adorable. But I could tell right away, they didn't enjoy being held as much as my other breeds. I started calling them "flappy" by the time they were a few weeks old. They'd screech and run the other way, while my barred rocks, silkies and Wyandottes would come forward.
They have learned quickly how to navigate the ramp to my coop and like to be on the highest roost in the coop. They are more slender and very quick and flightly. It takes a while for them to calm down once you do get a hold of them. But for all of that, they make up in beauty and their quirkiness.
Unfortunately, their large crests make it difficult for them to see trouble coming at them. I recently had my turkey peck at a WCB Polish's crest and nearly kill her. She couldn't see which way to go to get away. I didn't see it happen until she was nearly dead. Although her crest had been completely pecked away, it has completely grown back in weeks later, and she is back to normal. Although... now she is even more flighty than the others.
This is a picture I took when my WCB Polish were babies.
As chicks, my White Crested Black Polish were adorable. But I could tell right away, they didn't enjoy being held as much as my other breeds. I started calling them "flappy" by the time they were a few weeks old. They'd screech and run the other way, while my barred rocks, silkies and Wyandottes would come forward.
They have learned quickly how to navigate the ramp to my coop and like to be on the highest roost in the coop. They are more slender and very quick and flightly. It takes a while for them to calm down once you do get a hold of them. But for all of that, they make up in beauty and their quirkiness.
Unfortunately, their large crests make it difficult for them to see trouble coming at them. I recently had my turkey peck at a WCB Polish's crest and nearly kill her. She couldn't see which way to go to get away. I didn't see it happen until she was nearly dead. Although her crest had been completely pecked away, it has completely grown back in weeks later, and she is back to normal. Although... now she is even more flighty than the others.
This is a picture I took when my WCB Polish were babies.