Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Knock Kneed Hen]

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my fatherinlaw talks about his grandpa putting eggs in a box with a desklamp over them and hatched hundreds that way, not sure of the details, but might be worth a try


Hi! I had a broody Australorp, couldn't get her to get out of the nest box even though it was empty and I'd toss her out about 4-5 times a day. Just for the fun of it I decide to let her hatch out one NN/NN egg (black hen, lavender roo) and a NN/EE. I honestly didn't think they were fertile!! Then I had an EE lay more eggs in the box without my knowing it!! Believe me, if I had wanted to set 6-8 eggs I would have set the NN pair's eggs.

I'll take pics of the chicks in a day or so. Maybe I'll see if I can get another Australorp to sit on the eggs. All my Aussie's tend to be broody.

 

[jelly713]

Anyone have NNs that are COMPLETELY feathered on their necks? I have 2 ten week old chix
that ain't naked. One is a rooster. He just started trying to crow yesterday AM. He sounds terrible, but
I know he will get it right in a couple of weeks.

I have a neighbor up the road who is a big joker. He has a bunch of giants. When the chix hatched with feathers
on their necks at first I thought he was jacking with me and threw a couple of eggs in my collection stash just to make me crazy!
Once the guy left a big buck goat on my road, that made it kind of a challenge to get to work, so I don't know what to expect.

However, I know Momma and Daddy are NNs because I kept count when I put the eggs in the incubator.

Dad is black/yellow splash. Moms are buff. Weird thing is both chix are buff with a few black tail feathers just like Mom.
Beaks and butts are pure NN.

Comments anyone? I hope so.

 

[flower]

Hey Jelly, I ordered a dozen eggs from a breeder and a few that hatched with feathered necks. If each parent is has only one copy of the gene (Nn) then a certain percent will be with feathers. It might be half with and half without but that is a guess. If Kev ever gets back on line he will post the correct information.

You can tell if a bird has one or two copies of the NN gene by the amount of feathers on the neck. Almost not feathers means that the bird has two copies. If I rmember correctly, your birds have a fair amount of feathers so most likely each bird has only one copy.

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

Here are Lil' Kev's offspring

I should have put more NN's under the broody. If I had known you wanted some flower I would have.
I'd like to maybe try for some white NN's. Hopefully these two chicks will be pullets!! What are my chances??

 

[flower]

OOOOh That lavender is stunning and looks to be NN. I have two bantam pullets who are full of personality running around with a bantam black Ameraucana pullet but no male. Also one very pretty full size pullet who should be laying soon. I will be getting a White Ameraucana Cockerel originally from NoseyChickens but now owner by a no rooster person. So I might have some whiteEE/NN ? Who knows.

Chances ? you know it ususally 50/50 or something. No way to tell at this very early stage. They call it crap shoot !

 

[flower]

Can you get white from lavender and black ?

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

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The white chick is from my LF white EE hen and my bantam lav. roo. If I bred this pullet (say it's a pullet for now) back to the lav. roo wouldn't I have a white or lav. 1/2 NN?

Or would I just have a mess??!

 

[flower]

Ok now I understand. Yes you would have some white and at least 25% would not have Nn. Where is Kev ?

 

[old*cowboy]

Newest bunch of girls hiding from the hot sun

Madagascar game chick

My first ones I got about a month ago. They arent very smart, but they sure are conversation makers.

I am new to the naked neck craz, but have really enjoyed them. They have the run of the place. Lots of enjoyment just setting watching them chase grasshoppers.

 

[flower]

Do you have a picture of a Madagascar Game Adult ? And as a matter fact do you have additional information and where did you find it ?