Turkin chick? Mystery chick

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Hello I received this mystery chick among a few more from McMurry, I have only one with a bald neck and I don't particularly like the look of a adult turkin

. I just wonder how it will taste in soup after a few years, chicken or turkey

P.S. It's around 4 weeks old

 

[Pyxis]

Yes, that appears to be a naked neck chick.

 

[donrae]

yep, that's a naked neck.

If you don't care for them, I'd advise to sell it rather than raise it up. Some folks adore them for the novelty and will pay a decent price for them.

 

[Qualara]

Don't eat him! I'd buy him if I was in America.

 

[chicksurreal]

Please don't eat him. :-(

Dang, I've been trying to get some NN's for almost two years and McMurray is sold out each time! I'm sure somoeone would love to buy him or her from you! I would if I lived closer!

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

It has the same chance of getting eaten as the rest, I plan to keep them all for what I bought them for, eggs. After they slow way down or stop producing all together I will have them butchered and start a new flock, 2-3 years so I hear. I didn't think they were that rare of a bird, it Deff will be a funny looking chicken when it grows up. And will lay large brown eggs if it's a hen, same as my australorps so I have no reason to get rid of it.

 

[hnichols]

Dont eat him! They lay beautiful green coloured eggs.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Dont eat him! They lay beautiful green coloured eggs.

Green eggs? I thought turkens lay a large brown egg? As I said before I don't plan to eat it, well if it's a rooster I may sell it because I will have 2 roosters already that I ordered plus what ever is miss sexed out of the 45 birds I will have. 2-3 roosters will be perfect, anymore will be sold or soup lol.

 

[donrae]

they're supposed to lay brown eggs. there are folks working on projects of green egg laying naked necks, but you wouldn't get those through a hatchery.