Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[draye]

Continuing:

Number 6
Color: Partridge. This one shows no sign of
Mottling, but look at the bare neck.
Double naked neck gene.
Dad: Red Mottled Naked Neck
Mom: Mottled Partridge Naked Neck

Number 7:

Color: Mottled Partridge, you cannot see the
the Mottling tell signs but its there.
Dad: Red Mottled Naked Neck
Mom: Mottled Partridge Naked Neck

Number 8:

Color: Mottled Partridge
Dad: Red Mottled Naked Neck
Mom: Mottled Partridge Naked Neck

This one is the best mottled chick out of the bunch hatched from this pairing, including the pullets.

I'm keeping my eye on number 6 and number 8.

 

[draye]

Here are the last two cockerels.

Number 9:

Color: Blue Golden Birchen
Dad: Blue Red Naked Neck
Mom: A hen from Salmon NN and EE hens.

Number 10:

Color: Blue so far no red showing but he
does have a pea comb.
Dad: Blue Red Naked Neck
Mom: Wheaten Naked Neck that laid green
Egg. 1/4 EE.

I'm going to try moving froward in my project with 3 or maybe 4 of these young cockerels.

I'm definitely keeping Numbers 6 & 8. I really wanted a solid black cockerel but since I've culled all but these ten I'm thinking if going with number 1 from the Jersey Giant. The last choice I think will be number 9. Simply because I love that coloring. I am trying to move away from so much blue, I want to try to establish a solid black line. I don't know if it is possible with my current flock and colors if hens/pullets.

So tell me what your think of them. The good, bad, and ugly.

 

[alohachickens]

Congrats, but I am confused???? I am not a show person so may not be thinking right, but I thought the color had to be a recognized SOP color to show?

This is what I thought, too, but Jacob, the new owner, said she could be in the "Other" category! I'm so excited! So now I can actually display my Alohas at the fair next year!

The judge asked Jacob what color and wanted to know the breeder info! He told the judge all about the Aloha program.
I was so flattered that the judge was interested!

 

[draye]

Now for the pullets:

Number 1:

Color: Splash
Dad: Blue Jersey Giant
Mom: Undetermined. Four in the run different colors.

Number 2:

Color: Splash with red leakage.
Dad: Blue Red Naked Neck
Mom: A group of 4 NN/EE crosses.

Number 3:

Color: Splash with red leakage.
Dad: Blue Red Naked Neck
Mom: A group of 4 NN/EE crosses.

Number 4:

Color: Splash
Dad: Blue Red Naked Neck
Mom: A group of 4 NN/EE crosses.

 

[draye]

Continuing:
Number 5:

Number 6:

Color on both: Black
Dad: Blue Jersey Giant
Mom: undetermined

Number 7:

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Number 8:

Color on both: Blue
Dad: Blue Jersey Giant
Mom: undetermined

 

[draye]

Forward on:

Number 9:

Color: Blue with gold on bib
Dad: Blue Jersey Giant
Mom: undetermined
*. All signs point to pullet except has tail feathers like a cockerel. So I don't know.

Number 10:

Color: Blue Red
Dad: Blue Red Naked Neck
Mom: Wheaten NN (1/4 EE) laid green egg.

Number 11:

Color: Blue
Dad: Blue Jersey Giant
Mom: undetermined

 

[draye]

Marching on:

Number 12:

Color: Barred
Dad: Silver Barred
Mom: Black Crossbred ( see cockerels)

* very dark barred with partridge background. I'm supposing carrying only a single barring gene.

Number 13:

Number 14:

Color on both: Mottled Partridge
Dad: Red Mottled Naked Neck
Mom: Mottled Partridge Naked Neck

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

@draye - I love seeing all the different colors! Good idea to photo them to track progress. I'm particularly partial to the blue ones - I'm a sucker for blue coloring in a chicken...

My NN pullet "Puppy", the one that seemed to have some white feathering as a chick, is buff with black fine speckling, and black accents (including around tail) at 7 weeks, but still has white tips to many of her feathers (body and tail). @alohachickens , or anyone - does this mean she may have some mottling as a grownup girl?

My Speckled Sussex are small, but they're like golden retriever puppies. I look forward to seeing how their speckles continue to develop...

- Ant Farm

 

[draye]

Last three:

Number 15:

Color: Gold Birchen
Dad: Blue Red Naked Neck
Mom: modified Birchen Naked Neck

Number 16:

Color: Blue Gold Birchen
Dad: Blue Red Naked Neck
Mom: A hen that was 1/2 EE & 1/2 NN.

Number 17:

Color: Gold Wheaten, almost a laced look.
Dad: Blue Jersey Giant
Mom: suspected Golden Laced Naked Neck

 

[draye]

@draye
  - I love seeing all the different colors! Good idea to photo them to track progress. I'm particularly partial to the blue ones - I'm a sucker for blue coloring in a chicken...

My NN pullet "Puppy", the one that seemed to have some white feathering as a chick, is buff with black fine speckling, and black accents (including around tail) at 7 weeks, but still has white tips to many of her feathers (body and tail). @alohachickens
, or anyone  - does this mean she may have some mottling as a grownup girl?

My Speckled Sussex are small, but they're like golden retriever puppies. I look forward to seeing how their speckles continue to develop...

- Ant Farm 

The white specks could very well be mottling. It has be found recently that some Turken/Naked Necks do carry mottling.


Be sure to post some pictures.
I like blue too but I'm getting so many that are blue and splash. I'm trying to tone to the blue diwn some.