John and Yolko.. the naked neck pair

[Holdthechicken]

This is John and Yolko. I learned of naked necks and had to have some, so my own sweet partner made a three hour round trip drive to surprise me with these two from a local breeder. We bought them straight run, but John showed himself early. They were hatched march 10 so they are only 8 weeks old.

So far John is a pretty neutral cockerel, he’s uninterested in human contact, but has never pecked at us. He takes his pecks from the older pullets and stays out of their way and is protective of yolko when they go for her. He also already makes all the little noises when birds fly overhead, he has yet to attempt to crow. I realize his hormones have yet to hit, but I hope it bodes well for the future.

Yolko has a grumpy face. Hates any form of human contact, she’s easily my most skittish chicken.

They have a strong brooder attachment to each other, and they are photogenic and curious so they are fun to follow around.

Thought I would share their photos here since I don’t think my family group message wants anymore chicken pictures.

 

[TwoCrows]

They are absolutely, positively adorable! Thanks for sharing!!

 

[JedJackson]

Very cute!

 

[N F C]

Glad to see more pictures of John and Yolko, they're so pretty

 

[Holdthechicken]

Glad to see more pictures of John and Yolko, they're so pretty

Today they “met” our younger brood in our look don’t touch space we made for our bantams. One of which is a little silkie cockerel, neither cockerel showed any aggression or tried to peck. Yolko seemed wholly uninterested, John seemed shocked to know another boy was on the property (neither of them have attempted to crow) does anyone think them being aware of each other will prompt it, or does it not work like that?

 

[Holdthechicken]

Our little dude has finally found his voice. Yesterday my in laws came to visit and asked why our chicken was crying . I personally think it is ADORABLE. John Crowing

 

[TwoCrows]

Our little dude has finally found his voice. Yesterday my in laws came to visit and asked why our chicken was crying . I personally think it is ADORABLE. John Crowing

Aww....what a sweet guy, love his new found crow!

 

[Holdthechicken]

I thought I would update this one last time. John and Yolko are doing wonderful. They got moved to the family farm because my dads head rooster died from old age, and John has so far proved to be a wonderful and gigantic addition. He shares 33 hens with an EE rooster that is more dominant, but there are 80 “teenagers” in their pasture .. looking like only 3 cockerels from that batch fortunately, so ideally they can all continue to live in harmony out on pasture.

I miss these two in my backyard but they are happy being farm chickens!

Side note: the comb and wattles on John are so large and I didn’t know about dubbing them back when he was small. We have very cold and snowy winters, what should we do to protect him from frostbite?

 

[TwoCrows]

I thought I would update this one last time. John and Yolko are doing wonderful. They got moved to the family farm because my dads head rooster died from old age, and John has so far proved to be a wonderful and gigantic addition. He shares 33 hens with an EE rooster that is more dominant, but there are 80 “teenagers” in their pasture .. looking like only 3 cockerels from that batch fortunately, so ideally they can all continue to live in harmony out on pasture.

I miss these two in my backyard but they are happy being farm chickens!

Side note: the comb and wattles on John are so large and I didn’t know about dubbing them back when he was small. We have very cold and snowy winters, what should we do to protect him from frostbite?
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Beautiful boy! You can always ask more about dubbing out in the forums and more on keeping him safe in the cold, however make sure you have good ventilation in your coop so moisture doesn't build up in the winter, lots of vents to expel wet air. I'd have him roost low to the floor since not only is it warmer but its drier as the warm wet air rises. Id also not use deep waterers that he will get his wattles wet. You may need to experiment with different types of dishes, tubs or small poultry waterers, the drier his wattles are the better.

 

[Holdthechicken]

Beautiful boy! You can always ask more about dubbing out in the forums and more on keeping him safe in the cold, however make sure you have good ventilation in your coop so moisture doesn't build up in the winter, lots of vents to expel wet air. I'd have him roost low to the floor since not only is it warmer but its drier as the warm wet air rises. Id also not use deep waterers that he will get his wattles wet. You may need to experiment with different types of dishes, tubs or small poultry waterers, the drier his wattles are the better.

Thank you, this is all very helpful. The new and improved coop is just about built which will greatly improve ventilation issues of the past. We will make sure to keep him as dry as possible when the time comes !