Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[NewToFarming]

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She is gorgeous! I love her eye color too! Matches perfectly!

 

[Alexander]

Yuck! Am I the only guy that thinks these chickens are ugly?

 

[featherz]

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Maybe this isn't the thread for you!!

 

[Inkheart]

I can say that as a guy - and a lurker here - but i think they are very beautiful and interesting and charasmatic

 

[greenSearcher]

I thought they were ugly, DH has always thought they were cool. Now after adding them to the flock, I see their beauty. They are a pleasure to care for and the colors are lovely. They are kind of like EEs, with so much crossing of breeds, but still retaining the defining characteristics there is always a surprise in every egg. Your girl may not have one wattle, but rather has a dewlap. NN can have be wattle free (unlikely), have wattles of any size, have a dewlap, or when an EE cross have a beard. But if you were working on a show bird, then the standard is a single comb with 5 regular points, medium sized wattles and earlobes of the same length if I recall correctly. Getting the Standards expanded or changed takes real effort.
When looking for SOP for NN, I found this article http://breedsavers.blogspot.com/2011/05/naked-necks-chickens-that-looks-like.html It is quite interesting, with the history of the breed. I had never considered the impact of the WWI and WWII on the breed. It was also interesting to see the difference in the national standards. The article also gave a definition for the Label Rouge standards. Lots of pictures of the variations. The Gold Cuckoo is pretty, I like it better than the normal black.

 

[crazynnfan5]

Feedback about My NN Cherry Chicken would be amazing. new to BYC. Thanks guys!!

 

[flower]

cherry is purrty !

 

[maralpz2006]

she is beautiful

 

[Georgia Boy 1970]

I will be receiving some bantam turkens from dunlap hatchery in june. Has anyone ever got any bantam turkens from dunlap? If so what can I expect as far as size and color possibilites?
Thanks

 

[ca]

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Cherry looks just like my three girls! totally naked buff with black in the tail. Except mine have feet that are less green... (and mine are a lot more dusty

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