New Updated CHIX PIX

In yur face! One of my 7 Ameraucanas...

This is my splash cochin stepping out. Very nice
feathering on this guy (i think 'guy')




























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This is "Speckles", one of Blanca and Davey's. He's
sorta barred, sorta cuckoo, with some gold flecks.

Don't ask me what happened to that box up there,
I don't know. This is the confirmed roo Big Red, an
amer. He is so intense...

One of my blacks and blue's together..

This is a closeup (as good as I could get) of the
left foot, showing the inside front toe and full feathering
of the middle toe.

This message was edited Apr 21, 2008 2:43 PM

Here's a blue showing pretty good penciling, but
lacking in the feathered middle toe department..

This pic shows some of the nice penciling on
a blue....

This is Speckles with Spot, the last chick to
hatch of Davey and Blanca..

Another of a black & blue together..

Outside for more pix of different chix! BBL

Fierce!

Sorry if this is the pic with the yucca-
This is Tina Turner

Tina and Betty White throw back a cool one at
the bar...

Marylin Monroe sings "Happy Birthday Mr. President"

Marylin is not camera shy...

I caught a glimpse of Goldie Hawn out shopping
for something in bug green...

This is Rusty- a good friend to Kevin Bacon...

Here's Tina Turner doing her dance steps..

And after I had thoroughly annoyed everyone, they
tried to ditch me by running off...

i think you are officially "dumped"

luv all those names!

OK, i see now, my blacks lack the greenish sheen & have penciling with blue coming in the next feathering...

DHs white polish are feathring out to be splash...

GoldieHawn is my kind o' gal!

Speckels and spot make a great pair! Speckles coloring is referred to as "sexlink" [FYI]

do you have a hog named Kevin Bacon??? what are the cochins names?

tf

great pics, and great names too!

I had a lot of fun with this 'photo shoot'. LOL
The Splash is Splash Gordon, and one of my blue
cochins is Amelia Earhart. I haven't named all of them,
because the cochins were to be 'double duty'.

OK, TF- Spill the beans! If Speckles is a sex link, what
sex is HE? How come I am not up to snuff on the sex
link lingo-thingy- edgycate me.

I LOVE your CHOOKS! I am having a serious case of polish envy! You would figure the daughter of polish/irish Mother would have some polish! And a lot a issues!! lol I am making my mission to get a couple this year!
They are a great looking bunch! You have such great names for them. Their are so many people here that have that ability. I saddly lack it. Ask BYH what she name PuffyPants! He wouldn't have beaten up here if he only had that name! Calling him PuffyPants was the down fall here!

ROFLMAO! Lora- I loooove Puffy Pants! He's the
brother to the Sta-Puffed Marshmallow Man! wahahaha!
Oh, I have tears running down my face-

See thats why Puffypants got beat up all the time!! Thanks goodness he has a more refined, elegant name! For those who don't why I named him that silkies if you look at them from behind have huge puffy pants! If she doesn't see this thread I will email her! I don't want to screw up his new name.

if its any consolation, Polish chickens hail from Belgium ^_^

Really!? Why did they name them polish then??? Must be a language thing or a really cruel joke

? just what i read.... i had to tell DH, because he wanted to keep the polish because his grandmother was Polish... he's still keeping them, named them after some punk rock stars or something. the kids named them something else. i just call them the polish ones LOL

TF- Is my Speckles a roo? He sure acts like one,
or a very confident hen!

i was thinking hen.... will check on that later.... or you could look at info posted in PBR thread...

Woohoo! Sure hope it's a hen. I want to keep it
I think it's so pretty. 'She' was the one from way back
that hatched out black with a light smudge on the top of
her head. I will try to get a pic of the other that hatched
out black- it is really zippy, hard to get- but it is black
with irridescent gold on the head and neck and black
legs.

sa pic from the top to see the circle on the head is the best way to sex them...

TF wrote

"a picture" from the top. to see the circle on the head.. i think its a pullet, but want to see for sure, do you have a "chick pic" of her?

I think Tina and betty are teddy and bob-not positive but thats my guess
Marilyn looks like a pullet

Animal Description:
The Polish Chicken, or the Crested Dutch Chicken, is an ornamental fowl that has a surprising appearance. These beautiful birds are distinguished by an explosive topknot of feathers, usually in a contrasting color to their body color, which accents their plumage. Though these are not the only crested Chickens, they are perhaps the best known of all other crested breeds.

Polish Chickens do not sit on their eggs. They are rather prized for their beauty and for the pure white color of their eggshells than for their laying qualities. It is important not to startle Polish Chickens because their crests restrict their vision, so it may be easy to sneak up upon them without intending to. Under normal circumstances, however, Polish Chickens may be calmer than other chickens because their crest restricts vision much in the way a hood might. It is important to allow them plenty of space to prevent them from picking out each other's topknots. Polish Chickens are active, however, and because of their beautiful appearance they can be fun to watch!

All Polish Chickens have large nostrils and a topknot of feathers. The topknot emerges from a protuberance atop the chicken's skull. By maturity, a standard cock weighs about six pounds and a standard hen weighs about four and a half pounds. All Polish Chickens have tight feathering, white skin, and lay white eggs; however, the resemblance ends here. These chickens are available in a variety of types. A few recognized colors include White Crested Black or Blue, Golden or Silver Laced, Bearded White, Bearded Golden, Bearded Silver, Bearded Buff Laced. All of the bearded varieties are also available in non-bearded varieties.

Mentioned in literature as early as the sixteenth century, Polish Chickens are a very old breed. They were probably imported from Eastern Europe to England, where they became known as Poland Fowls. Continental Europeans often refer to these and to all crested breeds as Paduans or Padoues. Polish Chickens have been praised for years as beautiful birds for exhibition.


Specific Care Information: Relative Care Ease: Average
Polish Chickens should be allowed plenty of room to spread out, since overcrowding can cause crest plucking between chickens. It is important, in cooler weather, to keep Polish Chickens relatively warm. Often ice can form in their crests when they drink water, and this can cause problems for the birds. Some Polish Chickens can experience hernias due to the deformity in their skulls that causes their topknots to grow.

It is advised to keep Polish Chickens in small groups to avoid having their crest feathers pulled out. For this same reasons it is also suggested that these chickens not be kept with other breeds.


Breeding and Propagation: Relative Breeding Ease: Relatively Difficult
Polish chickens are non setters (most hens will not go broody) and for this reason they are hard to propagate without an incubator. Polish Chickens lay eggs with white shells. Juveniles usually do not develop adult coloration until they are sexually mature. The skull formation (knob) is visable from the time they hatch. The characteristic crest is usually completely developed by the time Polish Chickens are about four weeks old.

Don't believe that they are all non setters
Its unusual,but I have a few go broody every year...they hatch them out and try to take care of them just like regular setters.....one problem....they have a tough time seeing their chicks
Keep them confined........

Thank you for the info, Crested. I have read that in
a polish roo, the crest sweeps up and away from the face.
In pullets. it comes more forward. So you may be right
about Tina and Betty. However, I have also read that as
the birds mature, you can tell a definate rounding to the
feather ends of the pullets, and a point to the end of the
roo's crest feathers. So, all is still up in the air. I look at
their crest feathers individually, and I see rounding.
I will let them free range for now, as they have all learned to
run for cover when Davey-and now Big Red- makes a
warning call. If one does go broody, I will keep her and
her chicks confined to be safe.
Many of the mail order chicks hatched on Feb 9th, which
most of my pics are of, are beginning to make big bird
noises in the last couple of days. It's really neat.

Here's a few more pics. This is Big Red lounging with
the girl's in Sophie's stall..