Polish Chicken

     The Polish, or the Poland, is a European breed of Chickens known for its crest of feathers. The origin of this bird and its name are still not clear, but no doubt that It’s an unusual beautiful bird. Polish chickens have v-shaped combs, crests, white earlobes, and slate-blue legs. Also, the female’s crest should be very round, while that of the males is spikier.

     In fact, Poland chickens tend to have restricted vision due to their head feathering. As a result, they can get spooked easily, and that’s why they are very responsive to voices. Their crests can also be tied up in a band as a workaround to help the bird to see, which is more favorable than cutting the beautiful crest feathers.

     Polish hens lay a good number of white eggs (around 200 eggs per year). Generally, they are classed as non-sitting birds, but they can occasionally go broody. Color-varieties of the Poland are very varied, but the best known is the white-crested black, where the body is black and the crest is white. The other two similarly patterned varieties are the white-crested blue and the white-crested cuckoo. These three color-varieties do not have beards and have wattles; while all the other color-varieties have beards with almost no wattles. A bantam version is also available for this fabulous chicken breed.