Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[daisychick]

Ok I need some info please.

I had a batch of babies from a NN Roo and regular feathered hens. The offspring from those that have regular feathers, do they carry the NN gene?

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

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Hi! No, they don't carry the Naked Neck gene --- either they show a naked neck or they didn't inherit the gene at all.

Lisa

 

[Nava]

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thanks for the reminder. I did not meant no disrespect,

 

[gootziecat]

Does any one else have a problem with other chicken breeds plucking at the bald areas of NNs? If so, any suggestions?

 

[daisychick]

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Hi! No, they don't carry the Naked Neck gene --- either they show a naked neck or they didn't inherit the gene at all.

Lisa

Thanks Lisa, I was pretty sure of that, but wanted to make sure before getting rid of a few extra roos from that batch.

 

[flower]

This is quite interesting. So if a rooster has a dominate gene such as the NN, (Kev) He does not necessarily pass it onto his offsprings. So what about the Turken hens? Or would this mean that the posters rooster may be nn and without N. I really like the fact that the gene is identifiable by external displays of the naked neck and little, no or big bowties.
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Hi! No, they don't carry the Naked Neck gene --- either they show a naked neck or they didn't inherit the gene at all.

Lisa

 

[Nava]

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just saw the updated pic of the NN pair

they are beautiful

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Kev wrote:
"Formally", 'pure' naked neck would be genotype (NaNa), 'not pure' would be (Nana+) and 'feather neck' (na+na+). The + is just a notation to indicate wild type (Henk's calculator uses it for example). Not naked neck is the wild type version for this gene.

NaNa x na+na+= 100% Nana+
Nana+ x na+na+= 50% Nana+, 50% na+na+
Nana+ x Nana+= 25% NaNa, 50% Nana+, 25% na+na+ (this one is how two naked necked parents can throw feather neck chicks)
NaNa x NaNa= 100% NaNa
NaNa x Nana+ = 50% NaNa, 50% Nana

'Pure' can be small or no bow tie, 'not pure' is big bow tie, and 'feather neck' has no naked neck.

Hi! I keep reposting this handy-dandy chart because it is nice to refer to.
There are 2 *ways* the naked neck gene can be expressed.
NaNa has a small tuft of feathers on the neck or a fully naked neck.
Nana+ has a large tuft of feathers on the neck.

If a naked neck bird (male or female) is NaNa, and mated to a feather neck bird (male or female) --- all the chicks (male and female) will be Nana+.
If a naked neck bird (male or female) is Nana+, and mated to a feather neck bird (male or female) --- half the chicks (male and female) will be Nana+ and half the chicks (male and female) will be feather neck.

I got to get caught up taking pics, I've had NN chicks hatching every Thurs here. Yaaay, new generation of barred and blue barred NN chicks.

Lisa​

 

[ca]

Is this considered "large" or "small" neck tuft? Eg is he NaNa or Nana+?

 

[pgpoultry]

Here are my new babies.
I thought I only had 3 NN eggs in the 'bator.

I just love the little top knots from behind