Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[ChuskaMtns]

@Flowerbh You have such beautiful birds! I love the Silkie x Frizzled NN, just gorgeous!

 

[flower]

Thank you for helping me. That was my intent, but I simply failed to follow through.

I swear you background must be like mine, encouraged to be a smart mouthed kid

 

[DesertChic]

More photos
Silkie X Frizzled NN roo. Hopefully a green egg layer

Great photos! Such a fancy girl in the top one, and the bottom photo of the chick is just adorable!

 

[Kev]

I can see that you know about the colours. I posted a thread asking about breeding for the colours but nobody answered, here is the link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1014240/colour-experts-i-have-a-few-questions

I have 2 white and 2 red NN. if I cross them with red-brown ameraucana roo will all the chicks be red? what colour can I cross with red-brown roo so that I don't get all red? I would like some other colours as well.

I bought white NN so I don't know their background. they might be a NN cross, no guarantee they are pure.

It depends on what kind of white- there's two kinds of white. One is dominant and one is recessive.

Let's just assume the white birds are pure for white to make it simple..

Dominant white bred with red/browm will give cream or white chicks some probably will have black little spots. They'll feather out white but most likely they will show a little buff wash over their feathers and especially the roosters will have red areas on the wings and backs once they are teenagers.

Recessive white bred with red/brown usually give black chicks, and grow up colored more or less like black sex links(mostly black with some red or white edging on feathers). It's because many recessive whites are actually black chickens. If the white birds have yellow or white legs, they might also have the barring gene and in this case, the chicks would come out barred.. barring is sex linked btw.

Red bred with red/brown usually gives mostly red or brown birds with black on their tails and maybe a little black spotting on their bodies.

 

[Kev]

I'm thinking that Frizzles might be easier to pluck. At least...that's my justification to crossing my NNs and my Frizzle Easter Eggers.

Haha but if you want the truth... broken feathers is a common problem and a hassle to remove. If you don't dunk them in hot water they do seem much easier to pluck other than the broken feathers.

frizzle is good for improving heat tolerance though.

 

[DesertChic]

Haha but if you want the truth... broken feathers is a common problem and a hassle to remove. If you don't dunk them in hot water they do seem much easier to pluck other than the broken feathers.

frizzle is good for improving heat tolerance though.

I JUST read that in my Poultry genetics book and became very excited about it since heat is a definite problem here.

 

[Kev]

my NN pullet is about 18 weeks old and her weight is about 3 kg - 6.61387 lb! the other 3 are about 9-10 weeks old and about 3 lb!

about cross breeds: I have got 2 silkie crosses with 1 5 toes foot and another one 4 toes, lol. I plan to cross NN pullet with ameraucana cockerel next year - am I going to get a NN with muffs?

Yes your NN are bigger than the typical NN in usa. There is another europan poster with NN on here also, his NN look bigger and heavier also....

My very first NN was from a hatchery and she was huge, never weighed her but she was easily at least 8, 9 lbs. I thought all were like her... but none of the later NN came as close... typical weights seem to be about 5 lbs for hatchery stock hens and 7 or 8 for roosters. Generally out here, the hatchery birds are bigger and heavier than backyard bred birds but there are a few exceptions. I've seen pictures of show bred NN that seemed to be incredibly large birds... but no luck on getting any of them for myself.

I'm one of those trying to breed for bigger NN, in part of the first hen- really regret not having bred and maintained a line out of her and also just because I like bigger, taller birds.

 

[Kev]

I JUST read that in my Poultry genetics book and became very excited about it since heat is a definite problem here.

Heat problem here too lol.. It's a definite thing as it's been tested out in broiler stock so it's not mere conjecture.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Haha but if you want the truth... broken feathers is a common problem and a hassle to remove. If you don't dunk them in hot water they do seem much easier to pluck other than the broken feathers.

frizzle is good for improving heat tolerance though.

I JUST read that in my Poultry genetics book and became very excited about it since heat is a definite problem here.

Ooooh! Then I have a valid excuse for trying this! 'It's not ornamental/just for looks - they're heat tolerant!"

- Ant Farm

 

[Kev]

Ooooh! Then I have a valid excuse for trying this! 'It's not ornamental/just for looks - they're heat tolerant!"

- Ant Farm

Haha there is a frizzled NN broiler cross on here.... super cute thing..