Tolbunt Polish Chickens - Hen Wanted

[ArkRescue (Premo)]

I have a Tolbunt Polish Rooster. I am looking for a Tolbunt Polish Hen to breed him with. If anyone has any for sale, free lease, or rent please contact me. I was told I have the Cadillac of chicken facilities lol, so she would get a decent place to stay with unlimited food and water 24/7 (have heated waterers for Winter).

Here's a picture of my Tolbunt Polish Rooster - he USED to be mostly black and now he's changed to mostly white .... both pictures show the dramatic change, but since the 2nd picture was taken he has turned even whiter - I'll have to take another picture of him to show the completion of the dramatic transformation.

[ArkRescue (Premo)]

I don't see the pictures attached - I'll try again .........

Originally Posted by ArkRescue

I have a Tolbunt Polish Rooster. I am looking for a Tolbunt Polish Hen to breed him with. If anyone has any for sale, free lease, or rent please contact me. I was told I have the Cadillac of chicken facilities lol, so she would get a decent place to stay with unlimited food and water 24/7 (have heated waterers for Winter).

Here's a picture of my Tolbunt Polish Rooster - he USED to be mostly black and now he's changed to mostly white .... both pictures show the dramatic change, but since the 2nd picture was taken he has turned even whiter - I'll have to take another picture of him to show the completion of the dramatic transformation.

[Busterduck (Premo)]

Originally Posted by ArkRescue

I don't see the pictures attached - I'll try again .........

He doesn't look like a Tolbunt. Very pretty though. Are you sure he is a Tolbunt?

Good luck looking for a hen. I have been looking for a pair for a long time now. There is a lady on e-bay that is selling Tolbunt eggs.

[Busterduck (Premo)]

Here is the standard for the Polish Tolbunt. Still can't find any for sale but if I do, I will let you know.

Polish Breeders Club - Tolbunt

[ArkRescue (Premo)]

The college student in MD who sold him to me said he was a "dark tolbunt" and I needed to breed him with a "light tolbunt". Well now that he has changed colors so dramatically he looks like a "light tolbunt" LOL - he has way too much white now it seems. I'll get another picture of him to show.

Originally Posted by Busterduck

Here is the standard for the Polish Tolbunt. Still can't find any for sale but if I do, I will let you know.

Polish Breeders Club - Tolbunt

[Busterduck (Premo)]

Originally Posted by ArkRescue

The college student in MD who sold him to me said he was a "dark tolbunt" and I needed to breed him with a "light tolbunt". Well now that he has changed colors so dramatically he looks like a "light tolbunt" LOL - he has way too much white now it seems. I'll get another picture of him to show.

Whatever he is, he sure is pretty. Very unique. Odd that his feathers have changed so much. Very cool. There is a very nice lady that breeds Tolbunts on the forums. She may have an idea about his color. Hopefully she reads this thread.

[ArkRescue (Premo)]

Here's what he looks like NOW -almost all white when he used to be almost all black! How can that be?

Originally Posted by Busterduck

Whatever he is, he sure is pretty. Very unique. Odd that his feathers have changed so much. Very cool. There is a very nice lady that breeds Tolbunts on the forums. She may have an idea about his color. Hopefully she reads this thread.

[mingiz]

PM Colliegal She raises these types of chickens..

[ArkRescue (Premo)]

done - I am hoping this Roo and his colors are not a lost cause. I was really hoping to help preserve the color by helping with breeding. The gene pool for this color is VERY small, so there has to be careful consideration given to how these breeding pairs are selected.

Originally Posted by mingiz

PM Colliegal She raises these types of chickens..

[Colliegal]

Hi Lisa, It was nice to hear from you again. Thanks for sending me a PM.

Your roo is so flashy! He is certainly pure Polish but, unfortunately, not of pure tolbunt coloring. That being said, I would venture to say that one of his parents must have been tolbunt, or both parents part tolbunt. You mentioned that he has changed colors from dark to light quite dramatically. That is always the case with tolbunts. That, plus the presence of three main colors, is how I know he is certainly part tolbunt.

If I owned this roo and could not find a pure tolbunt hen, I would choose a very good quality gold laced Polish hen with which to breed him. Place any roo chicks in pet homes and keep the offspring pullets to grow out. Choose the pullets that have the best mix of the three colors: red, black and white and breed them back to a pure tolbunt rooster. Roosters in any breed are ALWAYS easier to find than hens. :) Again, place roos in pet homes and keep the pullets with the best coloring and breed them back to their father (the pure tolbunt rooster). The resulting chicks will then begin, if you're lucky, to look much more like tolbunts.

All things considered, this could be good for the breed. Tolbunts, as you know, have a very limited gene pool. The introduction of other colors into tolbunts will be the only way this breed color can survive. Now, purists will hate me for saying that, but what good is a color line that has poor fertility and decreased vigor? Anyone involved in genetics knows that to improve these two issues you must introduce genetic diversity! So, I say, go for it, Lisa. :)

I do breed tolbunts and have a flock of about 11 of these beautiful birds. I am not at the point, though, that I will let any hens go. I'm sorry! Next summer, I may have an extra roo that will need to be placed. In the meantime, buy the very best gold laced Polish hen you can afford and start breeding! If I can spare a roo next summer, I'll be glad to help you out with your resulting chicks.

Good luck!

- Gretchen

PS - you are welcome to come and visit my farm and see my flock of tolbunts. Just drop me a line. Busterduck is coming out tomorrow afternoon, if you'd like to join us. :)


Here is a pic of some of my tolbunts getting ready for bed! I breed both smooth and frizzle tolbunts.