polish

hi there, new to this website. Last spring, Me and my family incubated and hatched our chicken's eggs to see what we would get. We got some chickens from a New Hampshire rooster and our Buff Polish hens, which my mom has dubbed, "Crested New Englands". I'm curious if anybody else here has bred...

Oddball, bantam white crested black polish

Terrible photo I know, but is anyone able to identify these bugs / mites I’ve found on my polish hen? I figure they’re mites but what kind? I see a lot of people have issues with red mites but these look nothing like them to me? And can mites kill a chicken, or cause neurological issues? This...

Hi everyone, I recently have my chicken inside my home, because of a recent bumblefoot scab removal Original thread here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bumblefoot-week-after-scab-removal.1557084/ Well he’s been inside sense 12/02 per vet request, things have been going great...

I've seen a thread going around on chicken breeds that you would not own again, but what about the ones you would? I'll start this off, personally for me polish. I have one now and she is the friendliest, cutest, and funniest chicken I have EVER had. She has a funny thing about crocs and when...

Hi there, I recently got 4 chicks from a breeder, 1 silkie, 1 Buff Orpington, 1 Polish and a Unknown breed. Anyway I was wondering if anyone would be able to tell the gender of these chicks? Thanks to anyone that can! Photos are mainly of there faces, since I’ve heard most people can tell it...

Hi, My chicks are about 16 weeks old and we’re having trouble figuring out what sex these are. We have no experience with polish and silkie birds so any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Hey! I have a small flock of “sexed” polish chicks but I’m pretty sure this one is a roo. Please let me know what you think! I want to be sure before I find a new home. He/she still has not crowed yet but has had waddles since 5-6 weeks.

I had an awful bobcat massacre that wiped out half of my flock, so we were so excited that one of our remaining eggs hatched. I have no idea what breed she is as we have a few unique guys if you could lend a hand! My roosters were a silver laced polish and a white silkie. My hens were either...

Hi all, I wondered if anyone with experience of Polish Hens could share some insight for me please. I've had chickens a few years, mainly Buff Orpington but I recently got 2 Polish Hens. Thing is, one of them has slightly strange behaviour and I can't figure out what's causing it. I know that...

So I have a polish and a black Sumatra that I'm not entirely confident on the "hen-ness" of anymore. Lol. They are both pretty calm but they're also both the smallest ones in the flock. They're about 15weeks and no one is crowing but their feathers are making me a little suspicious. Any thoughts?

Hi Everyone, Can someone please advise on dosage for treating an 11 week old polish chick. She’s got wheezing and her legs are to the side and she can’t walk. She’s eating/drinking but beak is getting weird looking and top one is curling a bit. I want to cry.

Since I have plenty more room for at least 3-4 more chooks, I'm on the hunt for a few new girls to expand my little feather family. I'm in the Florence-Richland area of Mississippi. I also plan to sell some eggs and help my community out because egg prices are going up. Looking for the...

These were hatched on June 13th from a backyard mix with a polish and wyandotte rooster. I'm 100% sure on the first boy and I'm pretty sure that the white wyandotte is also a cockerel because there's a decent amount of wattle though I could be wrong. The other polish mix, I have no idea because...

Hi all! Just wondering what the thoughts are!? Pullets or Cockrell? Thanks 😀

Hello all my lovely chicken people! Recently my absolute baby, Gary, my 5 month old double barred polish rooster hasnt been crowing as much. He acts normal. Just like he always has acted, but instead of crowing around 630-730am and thru the day and before bed time, he hasnt been. I've checked...

Hi all I have a Silkie rooster and a what looks like a Polish frizzle. I would like to know (for future) if these two breeds are ok to breed? My Silkie may not be full breed as he has some hard wing feathers. But other than that, he looks pretty much like a Silkie. Both chickens were hatched...

Here are three photos of one of my white crested polish chicks. It’s 9 weeks old. I’m thinking rooster… thoughts?