Posts by Dipsy Doodle Doo

Thanks Kev! This is the little Cochin hen that had the nest in a brush pile a little while back. And her 8 chicks, 4 with naked necks. I have no clue who the father(s) are, but *thought* it must be someone barred with a naked neck. ...

I'm trying to understand why a male that hatched with black skin and now has dark red comb / wattles, when mated with all black skinned females, is not producing ALL black skin chicks. I kinda had it in my head that they would. But on a...

Quote:Originally Posted by Kev Quote:Originally Posted by Dipsy Doodle Doo It all depends on whether parents (regardless of gender) are NaNa (two copies of naked neck gene) or Nana+ (one copy of naked neck gene). If one parent...

So Pretty!

Quote:Easter Egger really is the perfect name for a chicken that produces green, pink, brown, and blue eggs that possesses any color plumage...Therefore all chickens are Easter Eggers. Just kidding --- but that is a broad description.

The only way I know to tell is by the size of the bow-tie (or lack of). NaNa have no bow-tie or small bow-tie.

It all depends on whether parents (regardless of gender) are NaNa (two copies of naked neck gene) or Nana+ (one copy of naked neck gene). If one parent is NaNa, ALL its offspring will have naked necks (no matter what the other parent...

Quote:Originally Posted by iguanasal Love her! That's a colorful bunch!

Quote:Originally Posted by silkielover5 Is there a name for the blue color with a red band around the chest? Or Is that just leakage? I had a naked neck rooster he was so pretty. Thought he was a Cornish cross because he was about...

Oh Becky! That just breaks my heart to see a poor starving child like that! I'm so glad you turned around to take a second try --- if God guided you to do it, then 'Thank you, God'. : ) Bless you for taking him off the side of the road.