Posts by pgpoultry

Transylvania is a part of Romania where some think that the NN originated, and Naked Neck is self explanatory.

I'm happy with feathered feet.    I'm wondering about the parentage of my last (unintended) hatch. I thought they would all be Brahma crosses as they were being incubated by a Brahma and all looked alike. But NO!. Of the...

My NNs do very well in the cold....they are first out of the coop on cold and frosty mornings. Last two winters we had day time temperatures below freezing and nights nearing 0 degrees. At night they crowded together in the coop and...

I've had a couple like that who have gone on to catch up with the others and live a good, long and healthy life.

Sorry you have had such bad luck. I agree that that is the yolk which has not been fully absorbed and hatched too early. A stethoscope may enable you to hear the chick trying to break out....tapping, but you won't hear the heart....

I suppose it was bound to happen....one of them caught me napping.   Humidity still low, turner still on,dividers still in, no non-slip mat.......and a pip.   Early this morning I did a frantic resetting and...

Cynthia12....they crow with great gusto. I have / have had 7 NN roosters and they have all been very vocal. Their voices don't have the thunderous quality and sheer decibels of my Brahmas, but my NN X Brahma has a very loud crow, and...

That red bay eye is pretty impressive.   The green eye doesn't show THAT well in these pics. (much greener in real life), but these birds are 2-3 years old.     And to get a bit closer to thread topic, these...

Thank you for your kind comments....Marv is a sweet chick.The little whiskers always seem to come up in the cross breeds.   I find eye colours fascinating and would love to know a bit more about the genetics of eye colour. I...

Angela, I think your birds look beautiful.   The APA and European standards for Brahmas are not the same, and vulture hocks aren't considered a big problem here in Britain. Some of our birds are pretty huge here...