Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Kev]

Kev, I have a question for you if you don't mind! You really seem to know what you're doing genetics-wise. What exactly should I be selecting for while trying to achieve exchequer? For now I'm selecting for more white, because as you saw, the parents have a lot of black. After that, however, where should I go? Is there anything in particular I should select for?

Thanks for the flattery!

Wish I could answer your questions.. I don't know anything about exchequer genetics. The conversations I've read about it seem confusing- could not tell if they were in agreement it is a form of mottling or it's something different.

Marvin aka niclandia on here (not sure of spelling) would be the one to ask also Henk69, they really do know the genetics stuff..

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Kev, I have a question for you if you don't mind! You really seem to know what you're doing genetics-wise. What exactly should I be selecting for while trying to achieve exchequer? For now I'm selecting for more white, because as you saw, the parents have a lot of black. After that, however, where should I go? Is there anything in particular I should select for?

I went to google exchequer cause that's a new one for me and well, that's what I do when I don't understand or know something. (my first attempt had something to do w/UK government...lol) But eventually I found this: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...lored-birds-for-type-with-a-limited-gene-pool. I'm still clueless but I thought it'd help. lol

 

[Pyxis]

Thanks! I also sent nicalandia a pm so hopefully I can find out what I'm doing lol.

Edit: Got my answer. Just select for white. What I'm doing already

 

[CliffB]

My two elegant girls.

 

[Kev]

I went to google exchequer cause that's a new one for me and well, that's what I do when I don't understand or know something. (my first attempt had something to do w/UK government...lol) But eventually I found this: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...lored-birds-for-type-with-a-limited-gene-pool. I'm still clueless but I thought it'd help. lol

That helped! Helped remind me what the schools of thought on the color was.

In that thread basically the ideas are:

1: It's the same mottling gene found in any other breed.

1a: Same mottling gene and you can breed for more and more white

1b: Same mottling gene but with the addition of a separate gene that "changes" how the mottles look- white tips vs feathers coming out solid colored or partial colored.

2: It's a separate gene. (as a result that is why the pattern is different from mottles)

So there wasn't any "real agreement" on exactly what causes the exchequer pattern.

Pyxis- did he happen to comment on what exactly it was or just the breeding plan to take..? Curious to see if he has since learned new information,,,

 

[Pyxis]

Nope, all he told me was that selecting for white is what I'm supposed to do. Not sure if it makes any difference, but none of their feathers come in black and are tipped with white, or vice versa. They all come in solid color.

 

[Kev]

Nope, all he told me was that selecting for white is what I'm supposed to do. Not sure if it makes any difference, but none of their feathers come in black and are tipped with white, or vice versa. They all come in solid color.

That's what made your chick so surprising plus not starting out black or in penguin pattern..

Would love follow up pictures when the chicks are older, see if their pattern holds or changes. Sure hope it holds as it's way cool like that!

 

[Pyxis]

Will do! I'll post 3 month pictures in a couple weeks The other two juveniles I have aren't naked neck, since the parents are all bowtied, but they're showing good white so I think I'll keep them and just use their NN offspring.

 

[ChickyChickens]

WOW have seen some nice NN's on my catching up now...

 

[Kev]

Will do! I'll post 3 month pictures in a couple weeks

The other two juveniles I have aren't naked neck, since the parents are all bowtied, but they're showing good white so I think I'll keep them and just use their NN offspring.

Great plan.