Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[hellbender]

True. I guess most anything with a Naked neck is defined as a naked neck however only the 100% pure seem to be defined as the Turkens. Turkens are what we breed rather then NN's however I may give it a try later on to see what I can come out with for folks that just want pets, I know plenty of folks around this area have been just wanting anything with a naked neck. However they can not be sold as pure breed or show quality, which is what I am striving for.

What makes you believe that last sentence?

 

[hildar]

What makes you believe that last sentence?

Around here any shows want them to be of the pure naked neck strains, they wont allow the 1/2 breeds in believe me. This is why I check certain breeders before adding in anything new to what I have, however most folks around here only want pets. Which a half NN is ok with them. However if I want pure for breeding and showing I want pure not a bunch of half breeds, If I want to lose a show, I can always take my tractor supply RIR believe me I would lose in a minute.

Brenda and Myself both have the NC state University coming in to check our stock all the time. Because of that reason we are becoming more and more well known around the area for the strictest blood lines possible with any of our breeds. This is why we can get more buyers, and make a better price on every sale. Plus we check each one of our birds for sizes, as well as temperament. Now if I want a pet in the yard to play with and eat their eggs that I don't mind being a half breed.

Show and breeding quality should be pure NN with pure NN

Pet quality and eating egg quality should be NN x with what ever you got sitting around. Along with any pure breed that don't fit with sizes, or good temperament.

Those are My Standards, When our standards are perfected we don't mess with them. This is what has gotten me to where I am now in my breeding facility, Because I breed for certain traits along with pure blood lines only. No and's if's or but's about it.

 

[flower]

This is off topic but I took my school bus physical and my biggest phobia is being a doctor office. I can touch bugs/not scared of clowns or anything else but I being in doctor office is my phobia. School bus physical did almost a full body cavity search pretty much..

ewwu

 

[flower]

*disclaimer* I personally, and probably incorrectly, look at it this way...

Someone explained it on here to me, I wish I could remember who, that naked neck is a breed and a trait. With that in mind, if a bird meets the breed standard for a Turken/Naked Neck, I view them as a Turken. If a bird has naked neck traits but doesn't meet the standard, I would call it a Naked Neck. I refer to all of mine as NN just because its easier and I personally don't care what mine are called.

Kind of along the same lines as referring to an offspring of an blue/green egg laying breed as an Easter Egger because they don't meet the breed standard. I also do not know what the breed standard is for a Turken, comb/feather coloring...I should look that up!

If you are breeding crosses for a specific reason, egg size or production, I would refer to them as type/type crosses so people who are interested in certain traits know what they are getting.

That is all 100% my personal view on my personal flock.

 

[a little chiken]

If I can get a hold of me a rooster that would pass on that trait I would gladly breed him in with my Turken, I love the green eggs. I am still praying the 3 I have in the bator hatch out. Brenda is giving me silky x with Buff Orpington babies can't wait to see that

They sound to me like they will be a funky breed. puffy and yet fuzzy at the same time

If you were closer I would gladly give you one of my Roos. I have 3 and I only want to keep 2. If anyone is interested in the Turken/Ameraucana cross I will give him to you.

 

[DUCKOBSESSED]

Does anyone know of a place that ships out small orders of turken/naked necks?

 

[Vamvakas]

Around here any shows want them to be of the pure naked neck strains, they wont allow the 1/2 breeds in believe me. This is why I check certain breeders before adding in anything new to what I have, however most folks around here only want pets. Which a half NN is ok with them. However if I want pure for breeding and showing I want pure not a bunch of half breeds, If I want to lose a show, I can always take my tractor supply RIR believe me I would lose in a minute.

Brenda and Myself both have the NC state University coming in to check our stock all the time. Because of that reason we are becoming more and more well known around the area for the strictest blood lines possible with any of our breeds. This is why we can get more buyers, and make a better price on every sale. Plus we check each one of our birds for sizes, as well as temperament. Now if I want a pet in the yard to play with and eat their eggs that I don't mind being a half breed.

Show and breeding quality should be pure NN with pure NN

Pet quality and eating egg quality should be NN x with what ever you got sitting around. Along with any pure breed that don't fit with sizes, or good temperament.

Those are My Standards, When our standards are perfected we don't mess with them. This is what has gotten me to where I am now in my breeding facility, Because I breed for certain traits along with pure blood lines only. No and's if's or but's about it.

I don't think your going to find a 100% pure NN in the U.S. you would need to import a NN from Europe. The problem with NN is that there aren't to many people who breed for solid color (red,black,white,buff) most people NN are mixed color. There's nothing wrong with a mixed color NN but it's not there SoP. So that's why people are trying to get that solid color back with the help of other breeds such a RIR for reds, Buff Rock for Buff., White Rocks for white. There's such a limited source.

 

[philyaw539]

I don't think your going to find a 100% pure NN in the U.S. you would need to import a NN from Europe.  The problem with NN is that there aren't to many people who breed for solid color (red,black,white,buff) most people NN are mixed color.  There's nothing wrong with a mixed color NN but it's not there SoP.  So that's why people are trying to get that solid color back with the help of other breeds such a RIR for reds, Buff Rock for Buff., White Rocks for white.  There's such a limited source.

So your saying that my RIR X Turken mixes would be a red Turken?

 

[Vamvakas]

So your saying that my RIR X Turken mixes would be a red Turken?

Yeah

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Does anyone know of a place that ships out small orders of turken/naked necks?

Nava is the only person I can think of that ships Naked Neck chicks.