Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[DesertChic]

This is extremely helpful. I'm ok with ice, wading bins, and water changes on super hot days in general, but I'm not prepared to really baby particularly non-heat-tolerant chickens if I can help it, so I think I'll pass for now - I may consider them later, but probably only long enough to cross with Naked Necks. While your temps are higher than mine, it's still more than 95F for a lot of the summer - and it was around that or higher most of last week! I even had one of the Naked Neck chicks panting a tiny bit (not in distress, though). Of note, the New Hampshires don't even notice the heat at all. Might keep a pullet or two if I have room. They're actually not all that bad - it's just hard to compete with Naked Necks!!!!!

Chicken Math attack!!!!! The feed store had Speckled Sussex (I think from Ideal). I know it's hatchery stock, but I decided to take a chance to see what I'd get - I'd like to cross them with Naked Necks, since I'm giving up on the New Hampshire cross (not happy with these overall). So, 5 new little ones in the brooder. I must be out of my mind....

OK, off to work on the foundation for the Naked Neck coop (I think I'll call it the Nudist Colony... Or maybe "Fortress of Chickitude"...)

- Ant Farm

LOVE the potential names! I've actually used "Nudist Colony" myself, along with "The Naked Condo".

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

LOVE the potential names! I've actually used "Nudist Colony" myself, along with "The Naked Condo".

I can't claim total originality - someone over on RabbitTalk (I forget who) called their rabbity "Fortress of Rabbitude". I laughed so hard I nearly cried...

- Ant Farm

 

[Goosegrrl]

Fortress of Naked Chickitude?

 

[draye]

Okay I think this is the only rooster I haven't posted a picture or pictures if yet.

After seeing Kass' Birchen I guess that is what this one is.

Had a good shot focused in about the time I snapped he ducked out of the Picture and I chopped his head off ( not in real life though).

All three photos are the same rooster.

Here's his daddy

Not sure who mama is:
There was a Blue Red, a Golden Laced, a Red, the Mottled Partridge, and a Silver and a Columbian all in the run so could be any of them.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Fortress of Naked Chickitude?

OMG, that's PERFECT!!!!!!!

- Ant Farm

 

[ochochicas]

Quote: My Speckled Sussex is hatchery stock. I bought her from the feed store as a different breed, and when she grew up she started growing white feathers and I knew there was a mix up. At least she was a pullet!

The sussex has always been a small bird. She was so little as a chick that I thought she might be a bantam or something strange. She is still small, but compact, and weighs 4.8 pounds. I remembered that I did hatch two pullets from her and my NN rooster. Both pullets were feathered (not NN) and grew out nicely. They both died from Marek's before they were full grown.

They were around 3 - 4 pounds at 4 months old, but they were not in good health and I think it stunted their growth.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

My Speckled Sussex is hatchery stock. I bought her from the feed store as a different breed, and when she grew up she started growing white feathers and I knew there was a mix up. At least she was a pullet!

The sussex has always been a small bird. She was so little as a chick that I thought she might be a bantam or something strange. She is still small, but compact, and weighs 4.8 pounds. I remembered that I did hatch two pullets from her and my NN rooster. Both pullets were feathered (not NN) and grew out nicely. The both died from Marek's before they were full grown.

They were around 3 - 4 pounds at 4 months old, but they were not in good health and I think it stunted their growth.

The chicks I just got at the feed store are also pretty teeny tiny itty bitty, it seems (then again, I'm fresh off of raising NNs and New Hampshires which were really big from the start). They just arrived at the feed store yesterday and seem very, very young - I think they're only a couple days old. I'm not going to start weighing them until the week 1 mark - we'll see how the growth curves work out.

Sorry about the Marek's.

All my birds are vaccinated (though I know it's not 100% protective), but I'll need to be sure to have plans to vaccinate the chicks I hatch out here.

I'm actually looking forward to the speckled aspect more, realizing they may not achieve a large size. I may try to use Light Sussex to increase size later (per aloha chickens' recommendation on the calico/Aloha NN thread). But no more baby chicks now - too many chickens!!!!

Gotta get that Necked Neck coop built STAT.

- Ant Farm

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

A few pics from today ................................................ well, okay, maybe a little more then a few





Phyllis w/ her sister (

) behind her and Rudy photo bombing



The FM boy





Even new clothes need preening





The matching pants didn't fit.



Phyllis in her dots'



A better pic of the three colored girl, is there mottling in there???



The surviving baby of the last preditor that got the broody mom and her hatch mate



One of the up and coming boys





Couple of girls



This is my first boy w/ a top knot



One of my favorite girls, she is larger then most of my hens and very dark fm



The colors of this boy didn't show well



Rtip, Qtip's clone




This up and coming boy is beautiful, but on the small side.

I am in awe of your purely naked fella! He sure needs to have hens and be absolutely top notch care! I adore my NNs. They are such a social friendly bird.

 

[DesertChic]

A few more pics of some of my chicks. I'm not going to show all of them since there are over a dozen, but I think this gives a good representation of my newest additions.

One of my "chipmunks", with a HUGE personality.

I swear this one is wearing eyeliner.

My only "chocolate" chick, and a definite favorite.

My "surprise" chick. It was supposed to be an Australorp (mom)/Bielefelder mix, but apparently on of my NN cockerels had other ideas...LOL. Well, I'd been wanting to breed NNs and Aussies, so now I get to see the results ahead of schedule. It's a very large, very hardy little chick!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

My rooster, super nice fella.


My hens, I startled my barred girl and she hopped down to the nasty poop board

This hen gives me 100% Naked neck chicks, I was told she has a "double dose" of the gene, am trying to learn more about it.. Reddest face I have ever seen on a hen!