Polish Chickens

A little bit about the Polish breed of chickens. This is a very old breed that has been around so long we don't even know where they truly originate from. While they're in every hatchery catalog, proper specimens are very rare.

[@casondrawierzba7310]

I'm going to get polish chickens June 1st

[@krystalcha2791]

I have a polish chicken. He is black and his head is white. Hes so cute and he can fly for like 5 seconds in the air like what the heck.

[@winniecash1654]

Me too. She looks like a Dr. Suese cartoon. Too cute!

[@munchkin5137]

i cant decide polish chickens or silkie chickens? polish ones are very curvy and silkie ones are made of silk

[@deemeow9441]

Thanks for the information, I've got two bluff laced polish baby chicks right now and getting this information has been so helpful! They are still really young so I'm still trying to keep up with research to make them happy in the long run!

[@cloud6862]

very funny when the cockerels crest appeared in the camera , all fluffy and spikey gorgious little man...

[@75blackviking]

Great looking little chicken!

[@thomasshelby6528]

Thanks for all informations , where can i buy pair in Washington state ?

[@BrynnExists]

I love polish chickens but it has been kind of hard for me to keep some. At first we ordered some chicks (8 in total- 2 were polish) but 6 died including the two polish. Then we hatched some but one was mean and partially killed the other so we got rid of it. Now we got 6 (2 houdans, 4 polish) but we already lost one polish. These breeds are awesome and I do hope some of ours make it in the end.

[@soapy7619]

i have a whole flock of these, they are so sweet and have great eggs too!!!

[@ChickenWired]

Yes they are!

[@slingshotshooter7536]

how did you get the chickhens this tame

[@connersuxx]

I have 4 chickens. I have had 2 for almost a year, And we just got two almost a month ago. The first two are silver laced wydonettes and the two new ones are a golden laced wydonette and a polish buff laced. They are mainly for keeping as a pet. They are all females too.

[@ChickenWired]

That is great to hear. Wyandottes are a good breed for the layer flock. Just keep an eye on them so they do not bully the Polish by picking it's feathers

[@harrietgough2295]

@@ChickenWired one of my polish chickens pecked my silkie chicken bald!!! 😂😂 it grew back over time but it want like her to do that!!

[@Icantfindthefork]

I have a pure white one its very nice it doesn't run away from me

[@yamiah03]

Nice Afro!!

[@gloryshadow8710]

is this a Jon Bon Jovi chicken? 😉

[@Msbadpanda]

Do you have a website ?? Do you sell your chickens

[@blazethebassman6335]

That is quite a beautiful bird :)

[@ShannasCountryCreek]

Love Polish...have 3 ...Buff, WC, SL♥️

[@casondrawierzba7310]

Lol

[@shanemurphy9410]

I'm very new too game fowl I came up on a hen and some chicks you're videos are very informative I appreciate it. Keep it up

[@ChickenWired]

Thank you

[@melaniesartscrafts.etc.659]

I have so much chickens but only have 2 polish

[@vivianyerton7937]

Are they a fragile breed? I just bought 4 pullet, 2 black white crested just dropped dead, no clue why, no injury or illness just die in the coop 😥💔

[@ChickenWired]

sorry to hear! just like other breeds, some are and some are not. likely one of three things happened: they either had an unseen issue, possibly were bullied away from the feed if you had an already established flock, or had developed a routine as to where their food and water were at their old place and simply had too much crest and couldn't locate your food and water daily.

[@vivianyerton7937]

@@ChickenWired they were in their own coop , food and water in same place, so just bad luck I guess the 2 that died were the black white crested...1st one was 3 months this last one was 5 months.

[@6ixthhydro652]

I want to see a polish silky bantam mix

[@ChickenWired]

they lose the silkie feathering in the first generation

[@6ixthhydro652]

@@ChickenWired aww ok thanks for the info haha

[@DCRose051156]

Thanks a bunch for the video. Very informative. I currently have two polish hens and plan to get a few more. Would you possibly mind sharing the dimensions and any specifications on your chicken pens. They look great and I'd like to build a couple.

[@ChickenWired]

Glad you like the video! those pens are 8' long, with the runners extending 2' past the pen so you can hook a rope to them. The ends are 4' wide and 4' tall at the peak. The top "spine" of the pen is an 8' long 2x2". The door to the run is 4' tall and 2' wide. I forget the dimensions on the smaller door that goes into the barrel.

[@ChickenWired]

I wouldn't recommend more than 4 birds in a pen this size. You can make it longer and attach a second barrel either at the other end or sitting on top of the first barrel for added space.

[@MamaZsTexasKitchen]

I really want to get into polish chickens someday! Thank you for your video, New sub here!

[@ChickenWired]

There's several good breeders I can direct you to in Texas when the day comes

[@MamaZsTexasKitchen]

@@ChickenWired Sounds good friend! I will Let you know!

[@a3skywarrior929]

We got our first two white Polish for our small Polish farm (lol)... they weren't in a pullet bin but had to rely on the store person to make sure we were getting one male/female. They look like they are about the same age as the ones you showed. One has a waddle and looks like a Cockrell. The other one doesn't but sounds like it's trying to cock-a-doodle ...do Polish young pullets make noise also? ...or should have to start researching sexing before introducing the two with our flock of hens? Thank you for any input

[@oscarsbackgardenbirds7460]

How many eggs do they lay a year?

[@dewbow134]

poor things. It looks as if they can't see good because of all those feathers on their head. That would make them more vulnerable to Predators like a hawk's coming above, or something like that?

[@ChickenWired]

its true, their vision is limited. but that's why those of us who have them have a responsibility to keep them in safe enclosures or rely on having proper dogs to guard them.

[@OrganicRawRootsFarm]

:Love the video... I came here to find info on polish top hats... I have one that i was told was a girl... but the top hat is not puffed up its more straight. Can you help me what lace on the leg means... I wish i could show you my baby chics they are about 3 and half weeks... i have one her head is more puffy. not sure if you can help me.

[@ChickenWired]

email me pics at [e-mail] and I'll see if I can be of help

[@kadenking7021]

Can they still see with all those feathers on there head

[@ChickenWired]

They can if properly bred. If bred sloppy the crest can be a serious obstruction. Some people tie the feathers back in a ponytail or trim them from time to time.

[@duckie293]

I have 7 polish chickens at school and they can see well and sometimes their feathers don’t really get in their way

[@harrietgough2295]

One of my polish chickens is like the first one they was shown , my other chicken cant see at all, she has so many feathers it's hard to trim like her head is a bit bigger than a tennis ball!! She cant see so she normally just follows the other chickens and often misses the food when shes trying to eat (I've only got 2 polish chickens)

[@salfisher5312]

We had to cut the feathers bc she was walking into stuff bc she was as blind as a bat

[@pobinr]

I stopped keeping chickens in wooden coops. Too many hiding places for mites. Wound up infested with them. Since then no problem

[@abidamunsif6945]

cuteness overload

[@6ixthhydro652]

I love my polish chickens

[@hipolitozamorano2214]

Very cool thank u for ur time and knoledge could u do one on ducks

[@ChickenWired]

Will do

[@msdixie1972]

My two polish are meanies and incessantly peck everyone else’s tails. They have plenty of room and things to do. I separate them for a day here or there (in sight of the others but in a cage) but they eventually go back to pecking. Few of my other 6-weekers (all the same age, btw) even have tails or back feathers because of these two. I’m at my wit’s end with them and am sad because I really wanted them. I had two b/w polish years ago and they were perfectly well-mannered.

[@ChickenWired]

constant pecking could be a sign of needing more space, a more nutrient rich ration, or I can't help but wonder if the two polish you have are young males.

[@JohnYag]

I have a black one with white on its head

[@krystalcha2791]

Me too!

[@JohnYag]

It died 😢

[@JohnYag]

I have a video of it on my channel though

[@DaybirdAviaries]

I think Polish hens are excellent egg layers.

[@BR-fj9os]

How much do they usually price around

[@growingup4487]

bought chicks for 3.50 a peice

[@FSM_Reviews]

Awwww... I used to have chickens like this. Before a stray cat got them.

[@ChickenWired]

Sorry to hear. Cats have had their share of birds on our farm growing up as well.

[@FSM_Reviews]

Now that same cat is begging to get adopted by me.

[@ChickenWired]

Sounds par for the course for a cat. Begging one day and robbing ya the next or vice versa.

[@heatheran4783]

Love the polish and have some coming in a few months that are buff. Raccoons in my area would rip that chicken wire right open. Have you had predator issues?

[@ChickenWired]

luckily we haven't. there's a combo of things we implement. Our broodpens are mobile, so predators are less likely to get comfortable with their location. Our pens are also out in the open and kept around 6 ft away from the perimeter. We also have two dogs that know their job well.

[@Kishi_Reaper]

Chicken

[@b1ake_11]

Are they game chickens they look like my muff top pies but there top is bigger

[@ChickenWired]

nope these are "dunghills". Show/egg layers. Same genes produce muff and toppie traits in gamefowl, however.

[@klaushoffmann3659]

Den Friseur würd' ich gern kennenlernen!

[@jessethechickenman1909]

I had The Idea Of Making Polish Games, But it Take 10 Years to Make it Happen!!!!!!

[@ChickenWired]

I did that cross once

[@jessethechickenman1909]

@@ChickenWired How it Turn Out ?

[@ChickenWired]

I only remember two of them. One came brownred, toppie and half bearded, the other was solid blue with a toppie and clean face. Thing is the v comb of a polish exists on another section of the dna than the other types of combs, so whenever you cross it you have both types trying to exist at once. This gave them the look of having a buttercup or double bladed single comb.

[@jessethechickenman1909]

@@ChickenWired Got any Pics Of Them ?

[@ChickenWired]

I know I do of the blue, I"ll have to find it

[@razziechkn]

ROCK STAR CHICKEN :D

[@ChickenWired]

I used to name my roosters after rock stars

[@razziechkn]

Oh wow lol just look at em i dont blame you

[@klaushoffmann3659]

Coole Frisur!

[@Nothingness808]

Cute

[@franciscoalvarez8897]

Saludos amigo👋

[@savannawebb8575]

The one's he's saying have crests that arent as full as he'd like actually are able to see though!! Why do we breed animals for traits that cause them discomfort??

[@eatanelkberger]

How are you so sure they have discomfort?

[@gorestfump9582]

Bruh just no

[@NickThorbjørnsen2207]

Its pronounced "sham-wa"

[@Mallowfrost]

BIRDIE SANDERS!!!

[@Drmaheenkamran]

Can a cuckoo polish female crossed with a white Male have cuckoo polish chicks ?

[@ChickenWired]

Yes, but it depends on what color that white bird is under the white genes. White genes hide a bird's true color

[@caitlynwillis1545]

One thing I hate is that you pick ur chickens up by tere feet I have 33 chickens at home and I do not do that it's so cruel to them to pick them up by there feet

[@ChickenWired]

The birds are secured by their feet, that is true, but if you take a closer look you'll see that their weight is supported in the palm of my hand or in the adults it'll be against my arm. This makes the bird not only comfortable but also easier to handle and inspect overall. While sometimes a person has to catch a bird by their leg it is best to be done quickly. I actually prefer to catch with a net if I have the choice. Here's a link that goes more in depth on how to properly hold a chicken. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZzFqJyOpZiKqrs