Polish chicken
breed of chicken
The Polish or Poland is a European breed of crested chicken. Its origins are unknown; similar birds are shown in seventeenth-century images from Italy and the Netherlands.
The birds have a small v-shaped comb and an abundant crest of feathers on the crown of the head. They are kept for show or for ornament. There are bearded, non-bearded and frizzle varieties.
Etymology
The origins of the name of the breed are uncertain. It could have been named after the country of Poland. Its name could have also come from the Middle Dutch word pol 'head' (compare origin of poll tax), in reference to its domed skull.
In some European countries the breed is known as "Dutch crest fowl" in the respective languages. In Poland it is known as the Czubatka Polska ('Polish crest fowl'); the old type of the breed is known as the Czubatka Staropolska ('old Polish crest fowl').
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