Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[SlipsWife]

I know in Isreal there is a lot of genetic work going on w/ the scaleless gene. The heat wouldn't be a problem for them, that is what they are wanting to use them for, meat chickens where it is to hot or tropical for feathered chickens. The cold is a huge issue for them.

thats where the Naked Neck gene comes into play, I have seen Broilers sporting this gene in Nicaragua and they perform much better on this Hot climates.

Do the featherless birds instinctively stay out of the sun or do you have to provide them with 100% shade? I understand wanting them for heat tolerance but if you then can't let them free range because of the sun, does it then defeat the purpose?

 

[nicalandia]

Do the featherless birds instinctively stay out of the sun or do you have to provide them with 100% shade? I understand wanting them for heat tolerance but if you then can't let them free range because of the sun, does it then defeat the purpose?

In Nicaragua the NN are very popular because they lay good and have good meat and guess what? they free range all day long, they find shades under trees and they do just fine.. I would guess having free ranging broilers would need a few trees here and there..

 

[Oldmomma]

Well trees are not a comodity here in libya. Palms we got, citrus and lots of flowering shrubs but I can put up shelter soon as I get a permanent house. But im in love with all my new babies and hope to learn about them and help educate locals on their care as im learning. I showed a pic to my sil they thought they were cute. A dog got all of hers last month and she has 3 now. Looked like a Wyandotte roo, one frizzle and maybe female Wyandotte of similar breed. Still learning my breeds and since names here are not same makes it harder.

 

[Kassaundra]

Do the featherless birds instinctively stay out of the sun or do you have to provide them with 100% shade? I understand wanting them for heat tolerance but if you then can't let them free range because of the sun, does it then defeat the purpose?

None of my chickens spend lots of time in the sun, they are always going from one shade to the next, irregardless of how feathered they were (nn or not)

 

[SlipsWife]

We are lucky to have a nice amount of shade on our property so sun isn't an issue but heat still is.

I'm mainly questioning/curious on completely featherless birds. If extra care has to be taken to keep them safe from the sun, is it worth it?

I personally think a NN is the perfect balance but I want a yard full of Rudy's or his cousins...

 

[hildar]

Our original NN girls are from Cackle. When they first came in we swore they had to be bantams, even though Cackle doesn't sell bantam NN. They must have been from pullet eggs and at some point around 5 weeks old, they caught up to the other guys. We were positive one was a cockerel and one was a pullet, we were wrong!

Our new group this year is from Ideal. We only have 2 pullets left and one has a super tiny scrawny neck, its so cute! Oh, and we can't forget our Cackle 99% sure cockerel from this year. I can't wait for him to finish feathering out.

I was searching NN hatching eggs and found someone who has mottled, I believe is the correct term, NN. I fell in love...but like you, I think I have NN's covered this year and if I want more I can always hatch them.

I have found that the 2 NN eggs are the easiest to candle and we see the most movement in them. I'm really glad we added them to the group!

I can't wait to see pictures of your group!!!

Mine is the barred, and I love that girl big time. I told the kids next year I want one of those surprise boxes from Cackle just to see what I can get. I am always into wanting new and unique breeds. The one thing that I loved about the turken chick that we hatched out was the cute little white turken moon. It was just as cute as could be. Mooning us all every time she bent over. Her bottom isn't white any more

, but she is as sweet as can be.

Most NN eggs are easy to candle. I have a few in the bator now, can't wait until when it is time to candle them I did Brenda's at her place and it was so easy to do.

 

[Kassaundra]

We are lucky to have a nice amount of shade on our property so sun isn't an issue but heat still is.

I'm mainly questioning/curious on completely featherless birds. If extra care has to be taken to keep them safe from the sun, is it worth it?

I personally think a NN is the perfect balance but I want a yard full of Rudy's or his cousins...

This is my first so it will be a complete learning experience for me. Trial and error.

 

[Kassaundra]

Here are the 1 week old pics, (Gary said I was prejudice b/c everyone but a certain chick who shall not be named, only got one pic each, but he got 4!!! lol lol lol)

 

[nicalandia]

Here are the 1 week old pics, (Gary said I was prejudice b/c everyone but a certain chick who shall not be named, only got one pic each, but he got 4!!! lol lol lol)

Wow.. ok I am Ok after the Shock, this is the First time I see such a genetic oddity yet its so genetically beautiful...

this featherless chick and some of the naked neck chicks you have show signs of fibromelanotic on them, but I dont see the usual silkie 5 toes or walnut comb so this means that at some point they had a silkie grand grand parent or they could come from one of the fibromelanotic breed(cemani)

 

[Kassaundra]

Wow.. ok I am Ok after the Shock, this is the First time I see such a genetic oddity yet its so genetically beautiful...

this featherless chick and some of the naked neck chicks you have show signs of fibromelanotic on them, but I dont see the usual silkie 5 toes or walnut comb so this means that at some point they had a silkie grand grand parent or they could come from one of the fibromelanotic breed(cemani)

I do not think they get fibro from silkie heritage I think it came from Sumatra, but that was before I got them many generations.