They are a fun chicken to have around and relatively easy to catch since they can’t see through the feathers very well. We had a small flock of the white crested black variety. The Polish chickens come in a variety of colors and tend to be calm. When it comes to crested breeds of chickens the Polish (also called Dutch Crested) are the most popular and your best bet as far as availability. Temperament: friendly but can be jumpy since they can’t see so you can surprise them with unexpected movements Physical Characteristics: big poof of feathers on the head in both males and females, (poof is rounder in hens and more wild and messy looking for roosters), clean legged, v-comb, upright body carriageĬolors: golden laced, buff laced, white crested black, silver laced, white crested blue, black, white, cuckoo, black mottled, and white black crest
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When you have decided upon your breed of choice, read my article How To Choose A Chicken Hatchery Standard Size Crested Chickens are full size Standard BreedsĮggs or meat: Eggs 2-3 eggs per week, eggs are white and small to medium in size Generally, crested chicken breeds need more predator protection than most other chickens because the crest of feathers blocks out some of their vision.Īdditionally, all breeds with a full crest need a special waterer so they don’t get their crest feathers wet (or frozen) when drinking. There are multiple breed options and size and color choices.Ĭrested chickens come in both standard and bantam sizes (see the bottom of the page for specific definitions of each).Ĭlick here for my article on calm chicken breeds, if you want to choose your new chickens by temperament as well. Crested bantams are: Burmese, Polish, Bearded, Houdan, Silkie and Brabanter.Ĭrested chickens are eye catching birds for sure. Standard crested chickens are: Polish, Sultan, Appenzeller Spitzhauben, Houdan, Crevecoeur, and Brabanter.
There are 12 common chicken breeds with crests.
There are a lot of choices here, let’s look into these cool chickens!
Crested chickens (or chickens with afros) are real lookers! Just about anyone would enjoy having a few of these around, but how do you decide which one to get?
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