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These birds are hands down my BEST layers, as well as just being fun birds to have around. Polish Crested are the ROCKSTARS of the poultry world. Their poofy topknots make them so fun to watch.
They can be a bit flighty, but their gentle temperament more than makes up for any silliness. The hens lay like gangbusters, outlaying even my Leghorns for reliability and they are much prettier than any utility breed. The roosters are not aggressive and are good to their hens.
The genetic mumbo jumbo :-)
White Crested Blue Polish are a rare variety of Polish with the same genetic makeup as White Crested Black Polish, with the addition of the incompletely dominant blue laced (Bl) gene in the heterozygous state, which causes the black pigment granules to be modified in shape and distribution on the surface of the feather, creating a dilution of black that results in the characteristic bluish slate color. The striking difference between the crest color and the remainder of the plumage presents a beautiful poultry display. Standard weights at maturity are males-5 lbs. and hens-4 lbs.
When blue (Bl bl) variety males are crossed with blue (Bl bl) variety females, the ratio of colors produced is as follows: 1 black (bl bl), 2 blue (Bl bl) and 1 splash (Bl Bl) (white with a blue cast). This Blue variety may produce Blue, Black or Splash Chicks. To date they have produced approximately 70% Blue, 20% Splash and 10% Black for us.
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