New Zealand Introduced Animals > Polish Bantam

Polish Bantam

INTRODUCED

ORIGIN: America

BREED DESCRIPTION: The Polish Chicken, or the Crested Dutch Chicken, is an ornamental fowl that has a surprising appearance. These beautiful birds are distinguished by an explosive topknot of feathers, usually in a contrasting colour to their body colour, which accents their plumage. Though these are not the only crested chickens, they are perhaps the best known of all other crested breeds.

USE IN NEW ZEALAND: Eggs, brooding

GENERAL: An unusual and very old breed with a spectacular head crest and virtually no comb. It is almost entirely a 'fancy' or show bird today. It is, however, an active breed which can do well in the farmyard.


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