Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[hellbender]

Yea I know but according to the APA they are Naked Necks and the name Turken is a hobby name only.
I was only kidding anteay, I sometimes slip up and say Turken.

I prefer Turken and use it a lot. When I first came here, I remember being almost militant about using the word...

 

[Goosegrrl]

Oh wow... the frizzle gene does funny things along with the NN genes. Poor lady was in need of a petticoat! LOL

 

[Flowerbh]

Oh wow... the frizzle gene does funny things along with the NN genes. Poor lady was in need of a petticoat! LOL 

And, my drizzled NN lays beautiful blue eggs!

 

[Flowerbh]

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And, my drizzled NN lays beautiful blue eggs![/quot

Ugh.... Frizzle

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Would love to see a picture of your white/white fawn colored one, especially if its white fawn. I've didn't know that white could come paired with fawn.

Well, that's just my name for it - I don't know about whether my descriptive name would fit a more formal name of a coloring. She's bucking to be a keeper - very sweet, she's the one who has come running up to me almost since day one. She's also now the first one perching on top of the waterers (gotta get that tractor built NOW!). When littler, her earliest feathers were only white, but now she has a very light brown with them. I will try to get a photo of her tomorrow (she's sleeping now in a big cuddly chick pile...) - if not, I'll try to photo her at her 3 week weighing Wednesday.

The brooder is getting a bit rowdy and crowded (and there's not more room in that room to expand to more brooder panels), so we are going to have to move outside soon. Highs have been in the 90s, low in the 70s & 60s. How early do folks in warm climates put out their Naked Necks?

- Ant Farm

 

[draye]

Well, that's just my name for it - I don't know about whether my descriptive name would fit a more formal name of a coloring. She's bucking to be a keeper - very sweet, she's the one who has come running up to me almost since day one. She's also now the first one perching on top of the waterers (gotta get that tractor built NOW!). When littler, her earliest feathers were only white, but now she has a very light brown with them. I will try to get a photo of her tomorrow (she's sleeping now in a big cuddly chick pile...) - if not, I'll try to photo her at her 3 week weighing Wednesday.

The brooder is getting a bit rowdy and crowded (and there's not more room in that room to expand to more brooder panels), so we are going to have to move outside soon. Highs have been in the 90s, low in the 70s & 60s. How early do folks in warm climates put out their Naked Necks?

- Ant Farm 

You sound like me. I make up color names too when I don't know what else to call it.

I've got a young cockerel that is mostly black but has gold coloring in his wings, so he is a "Gold Winged Black".

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

You sound like me. I make up color names too when I don't know what else to call it.

I've got a young cockerel that is mostly black but has gold coloring in his wings, so he is a "Gold Winged Black".

Most of my black NN chicks have big patches of off-white on their front wing joints - it'll be interesting to see how that turns out.

I got a few pictures this AM. She's white and light brown to my eye when looking at her, but looking at these photos (which, granted, were taken in low light), there's not a lot of white showing (she does have longest wing feathers that are mostly white with some speckles) - she may be growing out of it. She has always had this little "Billy Idol" hairdo, with her down all spiky, so she's easy to spot in the brooder. Whatever she ends up growing into, I bet it'll be lovely.

- Ant Farm

 

[DesertChic]

Well, that's just my name for it - I don't know about whether my descriptive name would fit a more formal name of a coloring. She's bucking to be a keeper - very sweet, she's the one who has come running up to me almost since day one. She's also now the first one perching on top of the waterers (gotta get that tractor built NOW!). When littler, her earliest feathers were only white, but now she has a very light brown with them. I will try to get a photo of her tomorrow (she's sleeping now in a big cuddly chick pile...) - if not, I'll try to photo her at her 3 week weighing Wednesday.

The brooder is getting a bit rowdy and crowded (and there's not more room in that room to expand to more brooder panels), so we are going to have to move outside soon. Highs have been in the 90s, low in the 70s & 60s. How early do folks in warm climates put out their Naked Necks?

- Ant Farm

By three weeks my NNs are typically living outside when the weather is still warm, and with the temps we've been having it shouldn't be a problem to move them outside. During colder seasons I'll spend more time acclimating them up to about 5 weeks, at which time they're ready to go it alone. Since it's still so warm, I anticipating moving this hatch out to a pen in my chicken cabin after the first week. I like to give them one full week in the brooder to allow me plenty of time to handle them and get them used to human interaction. Plus it allows me to really monitor their health.

 

[DesertChic]

Most of my black NN chicks have big patches of off-white on their front wing joints - it'll be interesting to see how that turns out.

I got a few pictures this AM. She's white and light brown to my eye when looking at her, but looking at these photos (which, granted, were taken in low light), there's not a lot of white showing (she does have longest wing feathers that are mostly white with some speckles) - she may be growing out of it. She has always had this little "Billy Idol" hairdo, with her down all spiky, so she's easy to spot in the brooder. Whatever she ends up growing into, I bet it'll be lovely.

- Ant Farm

She's adorable! Her color looks like Buff to me. Three of my Buff-colored girls looked almost exactly like this when they were young. One grew up to have a silver-tipped tail, one grew up to have a black-tipped tail, and one grew to be pure buff with white fluffy down feathers...and feathered shanks. She's one of my broody girls and I named her Duckie because she's always retained a super sweet looking face, much like a duckling.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

By three weeks my NNs are typically living outside when the weather is still warm, and with the temps we've been having it shouldn't be a problem to move them outside. During colder seasons I'll spend more time acclimating them up to about 5 weeks, at which time they're ready to go it alone. Since it's still so warm, I anticipating moving this hatch out to a pen in my chicken cabin after the first week. I like to give them one full week in the brooder to allow me plenty of time to handle them and get them used to human interaction. Plus it allows me to really monitor their health.

Very helpful - looking at them now, I totally see them being fine outside (they will be three weeks old tomorrow). Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid 60s this week (not as to as you, but not cold). And since there are a lot of them, they're pretty good at cuddling up into a pile for warmth. I need to get that tractor built, though, so they may have a few additional slightly cramped days in the brooder. I have all the lumber, just need to get some hardware and get it all together. While they're still little, I may put a large dog carrier in there for them to sleep in if they want.

Thanks to meal worm bribery, they have gone from running away when I walk in, to all running toward me (even the New Hampshires). Tomorrow is brooder cleaning and weigh in day (and they get their leg bands swapped out) - I'm sure they will temporarily hate me after that, but I'll be sure to give them a little mealworm feast. What would I do without meal worms?!

Has anyone tried giving chicks crickets in the brooder? I thought it might occupy them...

- Ant Farm