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@416bigbore Not all of the one's in the picture are girl's. I'm keeping one of the boy's that I will be breeding later to a naked neck pullet that I have that's look's similar to that naked neck hen that you just posted the picture of, but mine has more yellow leg's on her, and more buff in color. The first batch of chick's that I hatch from the match might not have much molting in the feather color, but could show up down the line after they start having chick's. When the first one's are bred together, some will have the fully feathered neck's, and some will be naked neck's with the big bib's. This cross will be my project of making the naked neck version of the Aloha's. I also will be breeding the regular Aloha's , too.

I just culled one of those Aloha chick's yesterday, because the comb wasn't right on it.
 
@BlueBaby When you say comb wasn't right, what do you mean? Just curious, how many generations of this specific breed do you think you will be breeding back to get what you are looking for, 5-10 yr. project and or more?

I have been trying to learn more about the whole molting process and was wondering if feed your chickens a higher protein feed at that time or do anything special for them?
 
@416bigbore These are supposed to have just the single comb on them. The culled one had the single comb, but at the top of the comb there were extra point on the sides of it, sort of like what a peacomb would be? It made it look like a crown. It was a cockerel anyway's, and couldn't be used for the future breeding and passing that gene on.

If they are molting yes, it's better to feed a different feed. All of the protein they are getting is going to grow the feather's back at that time, and most hen's will not lay egg's while they are molting.
 
@BlueBaby Ok understandable on the different comb. So with that one gone, does that mean you will never have that same odd comb shape never show up later down the line?

I know of one guy back home who only raised one specific breed of cattle and that's the only breed he owned and would breed back. He was telling me a little bit about his operation and made the comment that some people call it line breeding and others look at it as inbreeding. LOL I guess he knew what he was doing because these where all high dollar cattle that he owned.

Do they generally all molt at the same time? So if I am understand the whole molting process correctly, they only molt once a year do to the shorter day light hours in the fall/winter. Correct?
 
416bigbore said:
@BlueBaby Ok understandable on the different comb. So with that one gone, does that mean you will never have that same odd comb shape never show up later down the line?

I know of one guy back home who only raised one specific breed of cattle and that's the only breed he owned and would breed back. He was telling me a little bit about his operation and made the comment that some people call it line breeding and others look at it as inbreeding. LOL I guess he knew what he was doing because these where all high dollar cattle that he owned.

Do they generally all molt at the same time? So if I am understand the whole molting process correctly, they only molt once a year do to the shorter day light hours in the fall/winter. Correct?
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I'm hoping that that comb was just an oddity, and that it won't pop up again down the line. Some people would have tried to breed it anyways if it would have been a hen, but not me. I have even culled for thing's like curled toes in hatched chick's before when I had the Australorp's, or if they seem to be too weak compared to the other's. It's easier to cull when they are young because they can't fight you and you can make it quick.
 
BowCHICKawowwow2 said:
Will they walk on the snow? I was thinking of letting my girls out to explore but didn't want them to get cold feet 🤣.
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😂mine took a little bit. It's been I think almsot 2 months and yea they all dont care at this point. If they dont like it they gi back in the run. My silkie isnt really a fan so she either sits on my hand and I hold her or she stands in the run. I put some straw down for her so now she walks on it. Lol
 
Newyorkrita said:
Oh my gosh they are so beautiful. I literally said that out loud when I saw the picture. That they are so beautiful!!
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Thank you. I'll be starting to breed more of them this year. They are a breed that was developed right over here in Arizona. I plan to also introduce that feather coloring type into my Naked Neck's also. They are so colorful, and not just the rooster's!
 

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