Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Kassaundra]

Everything already said

. The feather difference that is most important is the darker red over the wings, and the long pointy feathers just before the tail (saddle feathers) look at the girls feathers just before the tail, then look at the boys, there is a huge difference in feather style. Females especially black ones can have nearly as shiny of feathers and iridescent like the boys but that shape of feather is a dead give away he is a boy.

 

[jarvis]

heres my turken pullet Lightning =) she just started laying

 

[Kev]

Aren't the tail feathers a dead give a away in comparison to those two? That was what made me think the bottom one was surely a roo.

Oh yeah for sure, just helping out with throwing in more hints as for sexing... the roo type feathering on the back and wings are a total giveaway.

Sometimes a person is not very confident with going by one sign, learning and noticing several more gives them the confidence.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Oh yeah for sure, just helping out with throwing in more hints as for sexing... the roo type feathering on the back and wings are a total giveaway.

Sometimes a person is not very confident with going by one sign, learning and noticing several more gives them the confidence.

I was just asking cause you hadn't mentioned it..lol Every time I think I'm making headway in learning to tell sexes I'm wrong, so I was just making sure.

Out of my 12 mixes that hatched last month, 4 were ridiculously easy to see they were roos and two are no brainer females (at least I'm pretty sure they are no brainers...lol) However I have one turken /ee that looks like it's going to sport a pea comb, 2 polish mixes, 2 silkie mixes and a "regular" mix that has me stumped...lol So I am trying to take in all the hints and tricks that I can.

 

[CliffB]

These two are siblings and it was very clear early on which was which. The male had tree stumps for legs and a very pronounced comb early on.

 

[draye]

These two are siblings and it was very clear early on which was which. The male had tree stumps for legs and a very pronounced comb early on.

Yours look like they may be Sexlinked. Was the rooster red and the hen barred?

 

[CliffB]

No here they are at just under a week old.

 

[CliffB]

Here they are now. The picture of the barred roo is a little older than the one of the black pullet. The pullet also is getting significantly more brown in her feathers and her black feathers have a heavy emerald sheen.

 

[DesertChic]

Comb difference is down to age- shes's way older and in full lay.

The differences is best compared in birds of the same age. At 7 months his comb/wattles will be much bigger, thicker redder than hers.

On top of what draye said- color is often a big clue, especially with the buff or red hatchery stock as yours seem to be. Roosters are almost always a shade darker than the hens of the same color, although your hen happens to be darker than most hatchery hens(making her seem almost as dark as the boy)-in her case her 'male counterpart' would be deeper red.

Another helpful hint is solid vs. not so solid color, hens have a solid body color, boys get a darker area over the back and part of the wings.

Kev, I think you confused me with the person who posted the photos. I don't have my Turken eggs yet, but the ones I ordered are from two NPIP breeders, not hatchery.

Thanks for all the info though!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Kev, I think you confused me with the person who posted the photos. I don't have my Turken eggs yet, but the ones I ordered are from two NPIP breeders, not hatchery.

Thanks for all the info though!

I think he was trying to answer your question about the wattles and combs and the question, 'what am I missing.' lol