Cooks Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) Having just recently been to Shepreth Wildlife Park with the Nursery Children I work with, I saw a black and white chicken with a mad mad hairdo and fell in love, I asked what breed this was and was told it was a polish, and wondered if any of you had one of these and if possible could I see pictures please... It was the cutest thing I have ever set eyes on to be honest! and it was wet so she was very very wet, but kept tucking into her meal all the same.. Edited July 10, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I thought this was going to be a cleaning question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I thought this was going to be a cleaning question. me too!!! I clicked on very quickly about to answer Mr Sheen!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I have 2 Polands - there are pictures in my gallery Thy are daft as brushes,the pair of them,but very easy to catch as they cannot see you coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 sorry I thought that's how it was spelt and he said Polish to me (however it's spelt) and I was in the chicken section I will have to find how to get to your gallery.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Cinnamon what are the names of your Polands?. The one I saw was black and white kinda of speckledy/spotty in appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye&Ant Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I have 2 polands who are as daft as brushes and as friendly as anything. They have provided me hours of laughter just watching them, I think OH has posted a few pics of mine in other threads. I absolutely love them to bits but of course am biased. Once of them is a chamoise poland very 'grown up' and the other is just white and rather loopy! They also are really loyal with each other and preen each other for hours. They are also really quiet and never bok bok, they only time they make a noise is when they chatter away to me for treats or are throwing tantrums because they are shut in their run and even then its more like a jurassic park noise than a chicken noise Im excited for you if you are going to get some - please post piccies when you do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 oooh I am not getting some I just wanted to see some pictures, I cant get any, I have two large girlies already and I believe these are bantams aren't they? as the one I saw was quite smallish . I dont want additional accomodation, just my orange eglu, so I have to stick with suitable girlies that can live together.. and thats in the future not now.. before anyone gets ideas.. It's just I explained this one to my son (as he wasn't there) and it would be great to show him pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye&Ant Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 LOL sorry was getting rather excited, yes they are bantams and would get picked on by the bigger girls Never say never I will try and dig out a nice picture of my polands when I get home tonight ( I dont know how to attach other threads that we have posted to show you the pics)!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 I just goggled them and it says they are also availalble as a large hen. I wonder Thanks Faye he will love looking at some picture if you can find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 They are white crested black polands, they used to sell them at the children's farm I used to work at. They lay small white eggs. http://www.poultrypress.com/images/aoccl/WhiteCrestedBlackPolishBantammale.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 no that doesn't look like it. (But thanks) this was much much more speckledy like mad dots of white and black all over.. very unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 This is ours, we had two but Sharon died leaving us with "Stupid Dave" sorry, but she is the DAFTEST chicken you ever met. She's not black and white as you can see but they are so tame as they really cannot see you coming! And crow? Considering she's a girl she gives out the longest "squaaaaawwwwwwwwkkkkkk" every few minutes, just in case you forgot she was there. Here's Dave... And Sharon in the foreground (sadly deceased) and Dave behind.... Mrs B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) sorry I thought that's how it was spelt and he said Polish to me (however it's spelt) and I was in the chicken section I will have to find how to get to your gallery.. No need to apologise you daft mare The link to my gallery is in my sig. And as for there breed names, well I have a white one & an orange one No really, thats what the breeder called them! Mine are Bantam sized, & they actually belong to my daughter,chickens with silly hair not really being my thing. Here is Indiana the very loud (for his size) cockerel Edited July 10, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricbarbarella Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 OMG I havre got to get off this site before I am overrun with chickens, I was thinking I might get some Banties next year, 4year old daughter has just seen me looking at this pictures and is virtually begginf me to get her one. Oh well what dd wants mummy gets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye&Ant Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm39/FayeAnt/butbut002.jpg http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm39/FayeAnt/nestbox001.jpg http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm39/FayeAnt/garden019.jpg http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm39/FayeAnt/various007.jpg http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm39/FayeAnt/chooks002.jpg As promised here are some pics of the Polands. They are well and truely mental and we would recommend them to anyone. They are the largest of all the bantam breeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggywoo Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm39/FayeAnt/various007.jpg This one is still one of the funniest, sweetest photo's ever (Still my work screensaver too...) I have 3 of your pics on my screensaver - random images - should have said that Edited July 10, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye&Ant Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 They absolutley love getting wet, and its quite a shocking sight to go out in the garden and see the likes of this.......... .... we have to bring them in and blow dry them which makes there heads huuuuuge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 I love Indiana, and actually thought he was probably the same breed as the one I saw. So gorgeous, and I love the fact he has attitude! Mrs Bertie, if you imagine Dave being black and white rather than different shades of brown, I would be closer to explaining what this one looked like.. she had those spotty markings if you get what I mean. I have tried visiting their website to see if I can see a piccie of her, but I cant find her. I remember seeing that picture Faye!, I thought she looked like a corn dolly!.. so gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I remember seeing that picture Faye!, I thought she looked like a corn dolly!.. so gorgeous! A corn dolly crossed with a very annoyed owl, in my opinion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Gorgeous photos Now I want a Poland too Actually I don't think the Polish misunderstanding was necessarily that inaccurate.....they'd make great feather dusters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 Actually I don't think the Polish misunderstanding was necessarily that inaccurate.....they'd make great feather dusters :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye&Ant Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Mrs Bertie, Dave is gorgeous - seeing yours makes me want some more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 When we went to get our chooks the breeder had some polands and the OH was eyeing them up but the breeder talked him out of getting them. The OH still wants some so one day maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NClaire Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I love these Poland pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
