Cherry Valley, IL
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Varieties
- Purpose
- ornamental
- Egg color
- white
- Eggs / year
- ~150
- Hen weight
- ~4.5 lbs
- Cold hardy
- No
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- calm but easily startled
- Forages
- fair
- Broodiness
- low
- APA class
- Continental
- NPIP stock code
- R104
- Origin
- Netherlands
Breed guide
Polish
Also known as: Poland, Padoue, Tophat, Paduan
Crested ornamental breed with a full pom-pom of feathers over a skull knob, despite the name likely Dutch in development. Varieties include White Crested Black, Golden, Silver, and Buff Laced, plus bearded forms. Decent white-egg layer for an ornamental.
Keeper's notes
The crest blocks vision and soaks up rain, so in wet climates give them covered runs and trim or band crests as needed. Crested skulls are vulnerable; avoid housing with pecking-prone breeds.
From the 1910 Standard of Perfection
Class: Polish
“The male, to be a typical specimen, must be of medium size, with a large, flowing, well-balanced crest, rising well in front so as not to obstruct the sight.”
Disqualifications: White-Crested Black variety: white in any part of plumage extending over half an inch, except in crest; shanks other than blue or dark leaden-blue, except the natural fading from age.
APA recognized varieties
Continental · American Standard of Perfection, 2010 list
Non-Bearded Golden 1874Non-Bearded Silver 1874Non-Bearded White 1874Non-Bearded White Crested Black 1874Bearded Buff Laced 1883Bearded Golden 1883Bearded Silver 1883Bearded White 1883Non-Bearded Buff Laced 1938Non-Bearded White Crested Blue 1963Non-Bearded Black Crested White 1996
Polish listings
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Where to find Polish
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (71)
Pekin, IL
Elkhart, IL
Brighton, IL
Fayetteville, IL
Hampshire, IL
Sheridan, IL
IL
New Baden, IL
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Regional hatcheries that carry it (6)
Mt Gilead, OH
Polk, OH
Sugarcreed, OH
Sugarcreek, OH
Mt Gilead, OH
Kinsman, OH
Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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