Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[draye]

That's so interesting. I have girls (both NN and Nn) with two body types - meaty and dainty. I was always going to keep all of them, for flock balance reasons, and selectively breed in pairs or trios for my meat goals, but it will be interesting to see how my little girls do in laying. When I have more pullets, I may selectively put some of the smaller NN girls in with the CLs for some crosses, since I have such a great lead CL cockerel. (I gave out livers to them from the cull today, and the CL girls went to town crowding the pan and he just stood there. I took some to feed to him directly, and he just took it and put it on the ground, and tid-bitted until one of the girls came to eat it. Didn't take a single bite himself. Good boy.)

Gosh, mine were really obvious really early. Guess I was lucky... (But I have a few attack pullets who think my shoes are THE ENEMY, so I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.)

- Ant Farm 

Yea, I can usually tell the sex of mine by three weeks. I'd say I'm about 90% right most if the time. There are always those that are a little skier than the others. Until last Thursday I had one except for the thick legs I'd of sworn was a pullet. A slow developer but really a big boy 1/2 Jersey Giant. Wound up being the one that had leg feathering. This was how I figured out someone had bred Marans into the NN. They came from an auction in 2014.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Yea, I can usually tell the sex of mine by three weeks. I'd say I'm about 90% right most if the time. There are always those that are a little skier than the others. Until last Thursday I had one except for the thick legs I'd of sworn was a pullet. A slow developer but really a big boy 1/2 Jersey Giant. Wound up being the one that had leg feathering. This was how I figured out someone had bred Marans into the NN. They came from an auction in 2014.

Oh, that's right - I forgot that so many of yours are crosses. I suppose that might alter things...

- Ant Farm

 

[Kassaundra]

The slow feathering thing is related to specific genes I believe. If they are in your flock it can be accurate, and isn't isolated to NN, but can show in other breeds, but the gene has to be there AND passed reliably (so both parents have it)

 

[Phill98]

Guys I have some news.. Thing is I don't know if they are good or bad. My grandma is very sick and she moved to my aunt's place for few days.

Now the chicken thing is.. all 15 chickens (including one young rooster)that she has are coming to us tomorrow. Thing is they can only be with my chickens in my coop. Only good thing is that they all are healthy.

So I need every single advice from you guys to help things go as smooth as they can. I will have to talk a bit with my dad about that, but I think that we will put one flock(or at least part of it) in pig pen and other part in coop. Since my chickens are not laying at the moment I thought to put my chickens in pig pen, but then I'm not sure that 15 chickens that are laying would fit in my coop. If from whatever reason flocks would have to be together, when do you recommend to introduce them-they can't be separated with wire in any way. And I'm realy afraid of frosbites that rooster would get if they get into fight-and they probably will if I don't separate them.

Anyways, wish me luck!

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

It's been a while since I posted photos, and it was a lovely day today, so here they are. 14.5 weeks. It's been fun to watch the boys' feathering evolve. Oh, and I'm afraid Bane name is now Snape. It's been coming for a while - it just fits his countenance better. (Also, lead CL cockerel is Dumbledore, and they do call and response every morning... Seems right.)

Bane/Snape, with Puppy in the background:

I caught Snape grooming - you can see his orange/red highlights developing:

Snape with Tank behind him (Polly the NH pullet behind them):

Tank:

A back view of Tank, showing width (he looks like a sumo wrestler when running). Mystique in foreground:

Mystique whist a nice shot of Snape in the background:

Apoc, with Snape behind him:

Apoc, with Switch behind him:

Trinity, still as gorgeous as ever:


- Ant Farm

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

And Sweetie deserves her own separate post:





She was very well named...

- Ant Farm

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Guys I have some news.. Thing is I don't know if they are good or bad. My grandma is very sick and she moved to my aunt's place for few days.

Now the chicken thing is.. all 15 chickens (including one young rooster)that she has are coming to us tomorrow. Thing is they can only be with my chickens in my coop. Only good thing is that they all are healthy.

So I need every single advice from you guys to help things go as smooth as they can. I will have to talk a bit with my dad about that, but I think that we will put one flock(or at least part of it) in pig pen and other part in coop. Since my chickens are not laying at the moment I thought to put my chickens in pig pen, but then I'm not sure that 15 chickens that are laying would fit in my coop. If from whatever reason flocks would have to be together, when do you recommend to introduce them-they can't be separated with wire in any way. And I'm realy afraid of frosbites that rooster would get if they get into fight-and they probably will if I don't separate them.

Anyways, wish me luck!

Your post got cut off - what news do you have?

- Ant Farm

Edit to add: That was really weird - it was cut off after "grandma" when viewing, but after I quoted it in my reply, the whole thing came up in the quote...

OMG I don't envy your situation. I'll look to see what everyone else says, but definitely support keeping them separate as long as you can to avoid warfare. Good luck...

 

[Phill98]

Your post got cut off - what news do you have?


- Ant Farm 

Edit to add: That was really weird - it was cut off after "grandma" when viewing, but after I quoted it in my reply, the whole thing came up in the quote...

OMG I don't envy your situation. I'll look to see what everyone else says, but definitely support keeping them separate as long as you can to avoid warfare. Good luck...

It was my mistake. I submitted before I finished what I wanted to say. Sorry for that.

I just don't know what to do. We haven't planned anything because I was in school this afternoon and I'm the "chicken man" in our family. I will try to convince them to put one whole flock in pigpen until they get to know each other better.

 

[DesertChic]

@Fire Ant Farm Your birds are looking fantastic! Tank is definitely impressive, but I think Apoc is looking pretty good too. What's his body structure like? And Trinity? I think you should try showing her....just to increase recognition of the breed.

Sweetie looks like a great stress reliever to me. I love when they behave like that!

@Phill98 I wish I had some good advice to give you, but all I can say is that I wish you the absolute best of luck. I think I would be a nervous wreck if faced with that situation. I'll keep my fingers crossed that all goes well for you and your family.

 

[hellbender]

It was my mistake. I submitted before I finished what I wanted to say. Sorry for that.

I just don't know what to do. We haven't planned anything because I was in school this afternoon and I'm the "chicken man" in our family. I will try to convince them to put one whole flock in pigpen until they get to know each other better.

I hope the pigs have been butchered or are weanlings because pigs will kill and eat live chickens.