Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Kev]

This has absolutely nothing to do w/ NN, but thought some might have some ideas

There are letters in the rock!!!!!!!!
This is just to show size.

Rusted out pipe?

 

[Kev]

That's the classic pea comb NN wet chick. Next time, look at the faces and beak areas of pea comb NN chicks, they have a somewhat distinct pattern.

Now for the adults... some of them end up growing big bowties... some smallish.. If they have long feathers it makes them even bigger.

No problem posting but noticed your comment went inside my quote area this time?

 

[Kev]

At first I was planning to keep the w/b one, but he looks a lot like my EE rooster, and I didn't want both my roosters to look the same.

Yes, I do plan to cross my NN rooster with my EE's, Sexlinks (just for fun), and maybe my GLW's and Mixes as well.

Interesting about the small bow tie meaning double copys of NN genes, and large bow tie meaning single copy......the red rooster I'm planning to keep has a very large bowtie, while the white/b roo has a much smaller bow tie, as does my hen, and the small cockerel. Does that mean he won't throw NN chicks when crossed with another breed? When it comes to NN genetics my knowledge is very limited.

Are those totally naked chickens in your avatar? Interesting.

Gotcha. I like variety too. You'll have fun with the chicks and seeing what colors they grow into.

Easier to do this chart:

Large bowtie x LB= 1/4 fuzzies(no naked neck) 1/2 LB and 1/4 small bowties.

LB x Small bowtie= 1/2 LB. 1/2 SB

SB x SB= 100% SB

LB bred to any not naked neck.. any breed= 1/2 LB, 1/2 fuzzies.

SB bred to not naked neck= 100% LB.

The fuzzies are totally lacking the NN gene.. they do not "carry" it in any way. Even if they were out of two large bowtie parents.

Yep! those smooth babies are mine. Has nothing to do with the NN gene, it's due to a separate mutation called scaleless... because they cannot grow scales on their legs either.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

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Both, I get bibbed mostly and a few double gene from her. Its pretty cool to see all NN chicks in the hatching tray

I am a total novice one gene study and its not the time of year I can focus on it. It did get my attention this summer looking at my hatches!

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Both, I get bibbed mostly and a few double gene from her. Its pretty cool to see all NN chicks in the hatching tray

I am a total novice one gene study and its not the time of year I can focus on it. It did get my attention this summer looking at my hatches!

I guess what I mean is, when you say "double gened" do you mean with small little bowties (typical for homozygotes), or totally clean-necked like their mother (less typical). I'm wondering how often the clean-necked feature is passed on...

- Ant Farm

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: I agree, thats very bizzarre and totally unnatural. Absolutely creepy but cool!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Not sure, I have so many species going I wasn't watching closely. I did get quite a few to the point I noticed. That's saying a lot, chickens are a less concern normally in our hatches. Not that they are less important but less seasonal than other species I keep, if that makes sense. Single gene roo, 1 single gene hen and one double hen.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: She has a totally bare neck, not sure if I already quoted. Posts are really weird tonight! Has the feather cap, and nothing else until you hit the shoulder line. Every chick from her is either a bibbed bird, or another bare neck like her. Mostly see bibbed. This is her to the right.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

She has a totally bare neck, not sure if I already quoted. Posts are really weird tonight! Has the feather cap, and nothing else until you hit the shoulder line. Every chick from her is either a bibbed bird, or another bare neck like her. Mostly see bibbed. This is her to the right.

That is interesting and helpful. What that implies is that the expression of homozygous NN in her chicks is always clean necked for some genetic reason (presumably). Makes me want to get chicks from you!

My homozygous chicks look like this (not clean necked):





- Ant Farm

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

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You will get bibbed in every offspring for sure, from how the necks looked and probably several double dosed too. My girl had 1 neck feather last season, did not return after her naked molt. She was totally bald.