BUFF LACED POLISH (Hen and Chick) - Sunday 7 (#4)
The bottom photo is the picture that inspired me to start raising chickens many years ago. I had never seen a fancy breed before and I just loved the way this bird looks.
The first go-around I bought leftover chicks from a feed store - Barred Rocks, a Cochin, Seabrights, and Cornishes. I still have most of them. Over time I ordered other breeds but Polish never fit into the plan.
Until now...
Ideal Hatchery offered baby chicks at $1 apiece and I bought the minimum. They are all "Top Hat" breeds. Polish, Houdan, Crevecoeur, Sultans. Really pretty birds.
Their prominent crest is caused by a protuberance, or knob, atop the bird's skull, from which the feathers grow.
The bottom chick photo is a white Crested Black Polish, and a Sultan. The Sultan will be solid white as an adult. It have all of the poultry bells and whistles - crest, beard, muff, extra toes, V-comb, blue ears (I think),
The bottom hen is an adult White Crested Black Polish Chicken. Fashionable!