RARE PURE BREED 6 POLISH FRIZZLE CRESTED BANTAM LAYING HENS

 These hatching eggs are no longer available as sadly my cockerel has died🥲.  So I am selling my Polish hens.  Some are smooth and some frizzle feathered.  I have some chicks….please enquire for details.

6 POLISH POLAND FRIZZLE CRESTED BANTAM PLEASE NOTE: UK POSTING ONLY - Please get in touch to find out availability before ordering.

This is a fantastic opportunity for chicken enthusiasts to get their hands on Polish Bantam hens.  The breed originates from Europe…see research notes below…..

They are a real treat to see their curly feathers along with their quirky crests strutting their stuff across the lawn. They are very friendly natured birds and I have heard of some being pets indoors!!….not for me but they are indeed enjoyable feathered creatures. Most adorable methinks!!❤️

RESEARCH NOTES:

The Polish or Poland is a European breed of crested chicken. Its origins are unknown; similar birds are shown in seventeenth-century images from Italy and the Netherlands.

The birds have a small v-shaped comb and an abundant crest of feathers on the crown of the head. They are kept for show or for ornament. There are bearded, non-bearded and frizzle varieties.

Etymology

The origins of the breed's name in the English language are uncertain. The breed could have been named after the country of Poland.[3] Its name could have also come from the Middle Dutch word pol 'head' (compare origin of poll tax), in reference to the Polish's dome-shaped skull.[4]

In some European countries the breed is known as "Dutch crest fowl" in the respective languages. In Poland it's known as Polish crest fowl (Czubatka Polska) The old type of the breed, less numerous, was still cultivated in Poland, where it's now known as Old-Polish crest fowl (Czubatka staropolska).

History

Though the derivation of the Polish breed is unclear, one theory suggests that their ancestors were brought by Asian Mongols to Central and Eastern Europe during medieval times, and thus, could have originated in Poland.[citation needed] Crested chickens are seen in paintings from the 15th century, and in Dutch and Italian paintings from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries.

Though usually only a fair layer at best today, in France they were formerly kept for their eggs. Three colour varieties were included in the first edition of the Standard of Perfection in 1874; additional varieties were added in 1883, 1938 and 1963.

Characteristics

The Polish has a small v-shaped comb, which may be hidden by the crest. The earlobes and wattles are small and may also be completely hidden. Some varieties possess "beards" and thus may also hide the appearance of the wattles. The earlobes are white, the comb and wattles bright red.

Sizzles, Frizzles, and Frazzles

If Frizzles, Sizzles and Frazzles all look pretty similar to you, then you're not alone, but what makes each one different from the other? To be honest, I still struggle to tell them apart and unless you know for definite what each one’s parentage is, it can be difficult to identify them. Over the years I have run into quite a few people who think the Frizzle is feather type and not a breed on its own with its own standards of perfection. There is much speculation about where they originate from and the truth is no one knows exactly where they all came from. However, what we do know is that they are an old breed and that the Frizzle is BOTH a feather variety and a breed all on its own.

The main thing to remember is that Frizzles, Sizzles and Frazzles have only one common thing between them and that is the curly feathered gene or frizzle gene. Otherwise, they are completely different birds. All three types of these chickens have either one or two copies of the gene which causes curled feathers.

A Frizzle is a chicken of any breed with the curled feather gene and is often found in bantams and true bantams. Historically the Frizzle was a bantam Cochin or Pekin with the curled feather gene bred in. Frizzles, like most other ordinary breeds of chickens, have four toes.

The bantam hens are for collection only by appointment.  Please phone for details.
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