Polish chickens are bred primarily as a show bird, but were originally egg layers. Accordingly, Polish do not go broody and are noted for their white eggs. They may be bearded or non-bearded. Hens weigh around 4.5 pounds, and roosters 6 pounds.
History
Polish or Poland were brought from Asia in to which is now southern Russia and Ukraine in 12th and 13th century by Mongols and other invading tribes under their rule. They were then brought in to Poland especially after Union of Lublin in 1569 when Magnates rose to power, created enormous wealth and residences in eastern Poland now Ukraine. The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the largest and wealthiest unions in Europe during those times often dealing with Tatars and trading goods brought by them from far east. Wealthy nobles traveled on vacations to Italy and send their sons to two best European university's at that time, in Bologna and Padua. Because of technical difficulty's the travels took long and nobles traveled with all they needed and could even animals. In 1700 Magnates had their own small army made up of foreign mercenaries, upon return to their homeland after time served, mercenaries brought back with them what they amassed during their campaign. During that time market exchange was booming and was lead by Dutch. Chickens were popular in villages and at manors of Polish nobles, also around 1600 they were distributed on mass scale further in to western Europe, Germany, Holland, England and Italy's Padua city, by Germans who lived and worked in Poland.
Breed standardization was mainly done in Holland also England and Germany, the name change took place in 1869 Germany, Dresden at a convention of Poultry breeders to German, Paduaner after Italy's Padua city (Polish Padewski or Padwy). During that time Poland was torn by civil unrest, had been partitioned out by war and was gone from the map. Polish breeders persisted in having the name changed back, although there are still breeds that are called Padewski or Padwy in Poland. Thanks to Dutchman Arie Boland and his pursuit of saving Polish they are now found in many colors, which he helped to preserve and popularize.
Bearded
- Golden: orange-brown with black lacing
- Silver: white with black lacing
- White: pure white
- Buff Laced: tan with off-white lacing
Non-bearded
- White Crested Black: black with a white crest
- White Crested Blue: gray with black lacing and a white crest
- Black Crested White: white with a black crest
- Golden, Silver, White, and Buff Laced: similar to the corresponding bearded varieties
Feeding and Activity
January - May (Egg laying)
Granulate, shell grit, curd(Cottage cheese), Celery, grain sprouts
February - July (Brooding)
Grain, egg, curd, greens, fruits
August - December (quiet, calm down)
Greens, fruits, vegetables, some granulate, seed mix, grit
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