Show polish fowls are good for show and utility leading in number of varieties of continental european poultry are the polish fowls white crested black sliver silver white buff laced non beard ed golden silver and white and bearded golden except for the lack of a beard or whiskers represented by feathers on the throat the non beard ed are the same as the bearded in all other standard requirements all the polish varieties have an unusual appeal to the chicken fancier and a backyard farmer may be attracted first to such fowls by their unusual plumage although they really have utility value there Is considerable doubt about the origin of the polish fowl although it probably originated in poland dutch poultry fan fanciers cieri in the eighteenth century were instrumental in perfecting the crest in type the polish Is much like the leghorn it was formerly very common in the united states but with the increase in the popularity of the leghorn interest in the polish waned although it still holds a place as an ornamental fowl los angeles times |