Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Kev]

I need some opinions: A while back I posted this photo of my molting frizzled NN. Well, that was back in Feb. and she still looks like this! She is laying eggs every other day, although I don't think they are fertile. (Guess the roos don't find her attractive anymore!) Will she not ever get her feathers back? Has this happened to any of your chickens?

That is what happens with frizzles, especially hens in a mixed flock. The frizzling also makes their feathers a little more brittle(especially with some feather colors- buff makes them brittle and break much easier than black), so certain chicken activities can really mess them up- like breeding. If there is inclination towards feather picking in a flock, frizzles often are very popular targets.

I don't think she is molting yet. Those look like broken feathers from rooster breeding.

She will go through a molt later and it will go normally and she will look glorious but afraid to say chances are she will look like this again next year unless separated from roosters and feather pickers.

 

[Flowerbh]

That is what happens with frizzles, especially hens in a mixed flock. The frizzling also makes their feathers a little more brittle(especially with some feather colors- buff makes them brittle and break much easier than black), so certain chicken activities can really mess them up- like breeding. If there is inclination towards feather picking in a flock, frizzles often are very popular targets.

I don't think she is molting yet. Those look like broken feathers from rooster breeding.

She will go through a molt later and it will go normally and she will look glorious but afraid to say chances are she will look like this again next year unless separated from roosters and feather pickers.

I only have two roosters with 34 hens and I really never see them with her. She is not on the bottom of the pecking order and I have never seen anyone bother her. She holds her own. She has no marks on her, no scratches, no bruises, etc. And she is the product of frizzled mom and non frizzled roo. I heard the brittleness comes when you breed two frizzles together. Anyway, she is laying nicely so I guess I will just have to wait and see. Thanks

 

[hellbender]

Wow, you live in a very scary neighborhood...

I've mostly handled the .22s maybe not too impressive but am real good at hitting things with them..

.22s and .22 Mags are my two favorite weapons. We have more of them and so many bricks of ammo....

After your response to DesertChick's post, I a bit 'gun-shy' of telling what Jason has in his 3rd floor flat....his own private floor in this house.

 

[draye]

I need some opinions: A while back I posted this photo of my molting frizzled NN. Well, that was back in Feb. and she still looks like this! She is laying eggs every other day, although I don't think they are fertile. (Guess the roos don't find her attractive anymore!) Will she not ever get her feathers back? Has this happened to any of your chickens?

I don't have experience with drizzles but I have seen that in red sexlink hens that were laying quite a bit like everyday with a few exceptions on maybe every other day laying.

 

[Georgia Boy 1970]

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I need some opinions: A while back I posted this photo of my molting frizzled NN. Well, that was back in Feb. and she still looks like this! She is laying eggs every other day, although I don't think they are fertile. (Guess the roos don't find her attractive anymore!) Will she not ever get her feathers back? Has this happened to any of your chickens? [/quote My suggestion is to make her a pen and place it in the coop so she can still see and interact with the flock.I have had to do this with my frizzle hens.Keeping her away from the flock should help with her feathers growing back.I have actually gotten discouraged using frizzle hens in a large flock for the same issue you are having.

 

[Georgia Boy 1970]

 

[Georgia Boy 1970]

I finally hatched a fibro naked neck.

 

[Georgia Boy 1970]

A gypsy faced nn pullet. Will be useful in the fibro nn project.

 

[DesertChic]

I finally hatched a fibro naked neck.

A gypsy faced nn pullet. Will be useful in the fibro nn project.

Nice birds!!!!

 

[Kassaundra]

One of the two chicks the broody hatched a few weeks ago is a dark fibro w/ little to no bow tie, I'm excited about that b/c so far all my fibros have big bow ties.