Crossing my Red Ranger Hens.

[Compost King]

Wouldn't it help by breeding those NN's that don't have the black enough skin back to an Ayam Cemani to re-enforce the black skin in the Naked Neck's?

I will be doing that when they are old enough. One died, one went missing one had the black skin fade to pink and does not have solid black eyes and now I am down to one from the previous experiment. I am starting all over as well as breeding the one existing from the failed experiment.

Here are the Silver Grey Dorking x (Silver Grey Dorking x Red Ranger) chicks. the next generation is already breathing and in the brooder. I look forward to seeing them feather out. This is training for when I make Columbia Leghorns later this year.

21 more of those, 10 of the reverse (Silver Grey Dorking x Red Ranger) x Silver Grey Dorking, and 11 Ayam Cemani x Red Rangers... then stacked on the side are 12 Ayam Cemani that I manually turn until day 10 when I weed out the infertile and those who die early then chances are I will have 42 or less and then I do not have to manually turn them.

you can see the staggered large eggs from one of my Red Rangers. They can't fit side by side.

 

[BlueBaby]

I will be doing that when they are old enough. One died, one went missing one had the black skin fade to pink and does not have solid black eyes and now I am down to one from the previous experiment. I am starting all over as well as breeding the one existing from the failed experiment.

Here are the Silver Grey Dorking x (Silver Grey Dorking x Red Ranger) chicks. the next generation is already breathing and in the brooder. I look forward to seeing them feather out. This is training for when I make Columbia Leghorns later this year.

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21 more of those, 10 of the reverse (Silver Grey Dorking x Red Ranger) x Silver Grey Dorking, and 11 Ayam Cemani x Red Rangers... then stacked on the side are 12 Ayam Cemani that I manually turn until day 10 when I weed out the infertile and those who die early then chances are I will have 42 or less and then I do not have to manually turn them.
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you can see the staggered large eggs from one of my Red Rangers. They can't fit side by side.

I never even thought about adding a couple more of my eggs in that space where you have your's stacked at, as I leave it empty to add my water for the humidity.

 

[Compost King]

I never even thought about adding a couple more of my eggs in that space where you have your's stacked at, as I leave it empty to add my water for the humidity.

And adding water is such a pain in the behind... although the first 10 days I usually just add it once, and its not that much harder than turning them. I have to take half of them out to turn them all anyways so its just a few more eggs I need to remove to add water. Its humid here this time of year so I run the incubator dry the first 3 days, then I add water and it lasts until about day 10 or later. Even after it runs dry I leave it for 3 days before adding water. You likely add water more often than I do being dry in Maricopa County.

This guy is my next victim at 5.3 pounds age 16 weeks. He is 1/4 Red Ranger so it took him a little longer to get to 5 pounds than the previous bird. He could be dinner as early as Sunday Night.

This next guy is the brother (same age) as the first one, he developed a little slower, infant I picked him out of the pen where I put all their sisters in with the father Naked Neck. I thought he was a girl until a few days ago. I haven't weighed him yet but he just lets me pick him up and never puts up a fuss. This might make it hard to butcher him. I have no other chicken that lets me pick them up outside of one Serama who will sit on my shoulder. I actually love his red color, the others are much more dull looking.

I have so many more coming up, I might have enough Naked Necks to eat chicken every day for the rest of summer. And that is a lot of chickens since I only eat the breasts. Neighbors get an awful lot of thighs and drumsticks.

 

[BlueBaby]

And adding water is such a pain in the behind... although the first 10 days I usually just add it once, and its not that much harder than turning them. I have to take half of them out to turn them all anyways so its just a few more eggs I need to remove to add water. Its humid here this time of year so I run the incubator dry the first 3 days, then I add water and it lasts until about day 10 or later. Even after it runs dry I leave it for 3 days before adding water. You likely add water more often than I do being dry in Maricopa County.

This guy is my next victim at 5.3 pounds age 16 weeks. He is 1/4 Red Ranger so it took him a little longer to get to 5 pounds than the previous bird. He could be dinner as early as Sunday Night.
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This next guy is the brother (same age) as the first one, he developed a little slower, infant I picked him out of the pen where I put all their sisters in with the father Naked Neck. I thought he was a girl until a few days ago. I haven't weighed him yet but he just lets me pick him up and never puts up a fuss. This might make it hard to butcher him. I have no other chicken that lets me pick them up outside of one Serama who will sit on my shoulder. I actually love his red color, the others are much more dull looking.
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I have so many more coming up, I might have enough Naked Necks to eat chicken every day for the rest of summer. And that is a lot of chickens since I only eat the breasts. Neighbors get an awful lot of thighs and drumsticks.

Yes, it's a dry heat here, as we haven't started the monsoon rain's yet. Actually I am not in Maricopa country. I am just outside of the city of Maricopa, and it's a part of Pinal county. That second cockerel must have inherited the gentleman gene from the Naked Neck's then if he's that easy for you.

I like the thigh's mostly on a chicken dinner plate. My hubby likes the breast meat though. My dog Buster get's the meat that I pick off of the wing bones for him.

 

[Compost King]

I wish I could convince my cat to eat the chicken liver and dark meat. She will only eat Iams dry Cat Food and Meow Mix dry cat food.

 

[Morrigan]

Neighbors get an awful lot of thighs and drumsticks.

I wish I was your neighbor. I'd even pitch in some chicken feed.

 

[Parront]

I wish I was your neighbor. I'd even pitch in some chicken feed.

x2!

 

[aliciaplus3]

These are starting to get exciting!

 

[Molpet]

I wish I was your neighbor. I'd even pitch in some chicken feed.

X3
I make myself eat the breast from store bought. . home grown is easier to eat. Every one I know wants dark meat..

 

[Parront]

And adding water is such a pain in the behind... although the first 10 days I usually just add it once, and its not that much harder than turning them. I have to take half of them out to turn them all anyways so its just a few more eggs I need to remove to add water. Its humid here this time of year so I run the incubator dry the first 3 days, then I add water and it lasts until about day 10 or later. Even after it runs dry I leave it for 3 days before adding water. You likely add water more often than I do being dry in Maricopa County.

This guy is my next victim at 5.3 pounds age 16 weeks. He is 1/4 Red Ranger so it took him a little longer to get to 5 pounds than the previous bird. He could be dinner as early as Sunday Night.
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This next guy is the brother (same age) as the first one, he developed a little slower, infant I picked him out of the pen where I put all their sisters in with the father Naked Neck. I thought he was a girl until a few days ago. I haven't weighed him yet but he just lets me pick him up and never puts up a fuss. This might make it hard to butcher him. I have no other chicken that lets me pick them up outside of one Serama who will sit on my shoulder. I actually love his red color, the others are much more dull looking.
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I have so many more coming up, I might have enough Naked Necks to eat chicken every day for the rest of summer. And that is a lot of chickens since I only eat the breasts. Neighbors get an awful lot of thighs and drumsticks.

If I could have roosters, I would keep one that was that easy to handle. 5 pounds @ 16 weeks is respectable. I like to eat the annoying roosters first!