Polish

We have found the Polish to be a unique and spectacular breed that should be a part of everyone's flock, if for nothing more than the visual therapy they provide. They are one of the most docile and friendly breeds we have, When it comes to eggs, they seem to lay about every 3 days. We honestly have no Cons when it comes to this bird. FIVE STARS ALL DAY!

I raised 3 polands from one hatch, 2 chamoise hens and their brother a black and white, one hen was very skittish and wouls not tame at all, her sister was the total opposite, very very friendly spent alot of time in the house with us and the cats (she was not scared of them at all and after a couple of harsh pecks on their noses they left her alone compleatly, she would often come to the back door to be let in. Their brother was a stripy little g*bs***e and that became his name, right from hatch he was very very loud, boistrous and into everything eventually we had to re-home him as he was just to noisey for the the people that lived round me( i live in a city) but all in all i like the breed.

We had a trio of Golden Polish that were about four years old. Unfortunately we lost them to a fox. Now, we have a trio of Buff Laced, Golden and Silver Polish. We got them for eye candy, and they fulfill their role very well! We love watching them peck around while their crests flop around. They're very attractive and fair layers of smallish white eggs. Their large crests do limit their eyesight considerably which can make them seem a little uncoordinated and well, stupid. They are also more vulnerable to predators and can be quite jumpy. As with most light breeds, their light weight and smaller frame make them able to fly pretty well. I believe their positive qualities outweigh their negative ones, however. I think they make fine additions to any flock.

I have three polish girls, a buff, white crested and a gold. They really do make me laugh and have done fine here in Northern New England. Honestly, my chickens are more pets than anything else and their primary purpose is to eat bugs and ticks (disgusting creatures).

That having been said I love my Polish girls but they do take a little extra effort. First, they are flighty and will fly, my girls all needed their wings clipped to keep them in the yard and out of trees. I have found them perched on the top of the chicken yard fence and the biggest issue with this is that they will choose to not go in the coop. I can't tell you how many times I have had to wake a sleeping Polish Chicken in the pitch black and put her in the coop. The other issue is that they do not see well. My youngish black and white girl has had to be rescued from the backyard on numerous occasions because she could not see well enough to find her way back to the coop, she does not see well enough to stay with the flock, I did trim the feathers around her eyes so to improve her vision. This vision issue makes it extremely easy to catch them but it also makes them extremely easy for predators to get at as well. It is important to know that polish chickens because of the vision will run into things, it is what makes them flighty is that they startle easily due to the vision problems. In talking to a Polish chicken expert I also learned that the covering of skull over their brains is almost non existent and that they are prone to head injury if they bang the top of their heads. I had to treat one of my girls for a head injury with prednisone to keep her alive. They do lay small white eggs and get along well with a docile flock such as my flock of orpingtons but they can be picked on in a more aggressive flock. They do fine here in Northern New England but you do have to be careful of the crest getting wet and frozen in the winter.

My two polish were some of the best members of my flock. We started out with two exbattery and one polish and even though she was a lot smaller and younger she was a strong character that the other two treated like family. She was a bit flighty but nothing a clipped wing couldn't solve and quite mad. Her hair never caused any trouble. She was called Sophie after my older brothers girlfriend at the time because of her fabulous hairdo. She died recently and will be sorely missed RIP


Later we got three chicks, one of which was polish. She was very small in stature but in our mixed flock she fit in well. Out of all the chicks she was the one who wanted attention the most and loved being handled and was a beautiful black with a white head and had blue on her feathers where the sunlight touched them. She died in the same fox attack as Sophie along with two others and will be missed greatly. We have now addressed the fox problem. She was named after the fire bird Torchic but she never had a very fiery persona xx

Polish are our main breeding birds. We bought top quality ones and are in total love with them. Our little pullets are absolutely adorbs. The roo is very protective of his girls and attacks you, but when he is away from them, you see a different side of him.
We have had great fertility from our birds. We even had a 100% hatch out of them one time ( Not including the 1 infertile egg but we had 4 of 4 eggs hatch.)

I love our Buff laced polish she is so pretty, and the funkiest chicken we've ever had! I've noticed that they have their own way of doing things, maybe it's because of the puff on heads maybe not but I love our Buff laced polish and our Golden polish rooster! Great pets!

I raised two silver laced Polish chicks from Big R, I held and talked to them everyday, but they are chickens(literally and figuratively)! They bawk and run/fly away if they see me or another chicken, this leads to a hard time getting them back in the coop from free-ranging. Then they are very rude to each other (and my two silkies). They attack, peck, and kick at everything, but then they run away if the thing they're attacking moves. And suddenly they become really nice to the other birds (not me though) and walk back over to them, only to attack again. They are super cute and I love the way their "afros" fling from side to side when they run, but I just can't stand them. They're so rude and annoying. I think I'm going to have to trade them for the more nice and friendly silkies. Cool bird, but not a good choice of bird. Wish they were better.
This is how it looks in my coop area about every 5-10 minutes. --> ,, ,,, and then .

My girl Kramer is so full of energy and personality from the start. She runs down to the car when you pull into the driveway, escorts you across the yard, and often jumps up to sit on your head or shoulder (while sometimes a bit painful, is funny all the same). She's a card full of spunk, and while she's bossy with my silkie hen and khaki campbells, she's not outright violent. She's a good solid layer and brooder as well.

The polish is a beautiful breed. They don't really like hugs, but they will let you and they will not complain. For an ornemental breed they lay alot of white eggs. If you show chickens for competitive reasons or just for fun, i sudjest getting a polish. You will not regrett it!

My Polish hen started laying at 5 months. Small white eggs. Very reliable. She is a loner, happy to look for bugs and small weeds.

Polish where my first breed (besides my family's farms egg and meat hens) I fell instantly in love! They are just so sweet! I'm in aww still of the beauty of there colors and I will always have polish in my flock! I would not free range them or mix them with more aggressive breed as they can easily be picked on or even picked off. They couldn't be considered meat birds but they give me lots of nice white eggs!

We have had some fabulous Polish chickens. They come in great colors, lay well, and are just all around great chickens. I told my family as long as I had chickens, I would always have at least one Polish.

I love my girls, they are very good with kids. I think that if your teaching kids about animals, I wouldnt go with any other bird than a chicken, and thats this one. Teaching kids to not be afraid of chickens.
I had a friend tell me she hated chickens with a passion, so I showed her my baby girl Winter who is a silver laced bearded polish. She didnt know it was a chicken and got along fine with it. Winter was on her lap for an hour and was just cuddling. Once she had to leave, i told her what kind of bird Winter was. She was in shock that Winter was a chicken and couldnt believe she would love chickens. Now she has polish chickens of her own.
Heres my 3 girls.
Winter

Mufasha

and Mufashsa baby, Starburst

Between my three girls I get at least one egg a day and sometimes two! These birds are super friendly. They follow everyone around the yard, and if no people are outside they follow the pig and dogs. They will even occasionally jump up on an arm or shoulder to hitch a ride. They chatter and coo quite a bit, but are never loud.

Although most people say how they can be bullied, my 2 polish roosters definitely fit in. The one silver laced polish rooster, Scrambles, is goofy with his tilted head feathers and just adorable. He's everyone's' favorite (except mine because I don't like to play favorites with my chickens) and will jump on my lap like a lap dog. He is super friendly and funny because his legs bend weird so he cant walk exactly normal. He isn't on the top of the pecking order (probably like second to last), but doesn't get picked on by anyone, except for the other rooster who gets mad at Scrambles if he pecks the hens. My other white crested blue bantam polish rooster, Eggy (they were both supposed to be girls), is definitely the top chicken. He is a good looking bird who will fly on my shoulder. Eggy is very protective and has the total mentality of a rooster, unlike Scrambles who is just like another hen. Surprisingly, the two are not fighting at all even with only four hens! Only problem is they both have jumped on top of the coop, which is like 6 feet tall, and kind of encourage the others to do it too. Eggy is definitely Scrambles role model and Scrambles will follow him everywhere, even though Eggytries to get away because he thinks Scrambles is kind of a freak (which he is pretty much, but that isn't a bad thing for him). So, my overall thing for Polish chickens is they are great to have as pets.

I absolutely adore these chickens! I have 10 of these wonderful birds and they are easily the sweetest chicken breed I own or have owned to both humans and each other. My roosters have never been at all aggressive. They lay fairly well in the spring.

I have one Polish and I love her. She is such a great breed! She is a wonderful breed and adds much beauty to my coop. If suddenly spooked, then can get a bit flighty, but otherwise this breed is one I highly recommend you add to your coop.

I love my little polish hen Bee! she looks gorgeous and if you call her name out side she will charge to you wanting your attention and she loves to be picked up and snuggled! i would love to have a few more polish in my garden!

We got a white crested black Polish rooster as a free bonus chick from Murray McMurray Hatchery. We named him Pufflehead and he lived for several years. We absolutely loved him. You could walk right up to him, pet him, or pick him up; and he was so very cute and funny looking. But we had to keep him confined because if given room to run, he would spook and run away from (apparently) nothing at all. Also, he was constantly battling face mites. Since we like to free range our chickens and do things naturally, this made him difficult to care for.
When he died, we were utterly heartbroken. My younger brother and sister wanted to get another one, but I decided to stick to easy-care breeds, such as Orpingtons, that are almost as sweet, much calmer, and not prone to mites.