Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[DesertChic]

Thanks. I think I see why they grow so fast. They eat quite a bit.

I think you'll be surprised and impressed with their growth rates. Since they need to use less of that food for feather growth, my NNs usually grow heavier much more quickly than most of my other breeds. Your babies are simply adorable!

 

[Pensmaster]

I think you'll be surprised and impressed with their growth rates. Since they need to use less of that food for feather growth, my NNs usually grow heavier much more quickly than most of my other breeds. Your babies are simply adorable!

Thanks I forgot about the grow faster part about less feathers. This will be interesting.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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Yeah, that's why I suggested keeping weights. It really IS interesting.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Great news - I confirmed that my friend will take the four Speckled Sussex. She wants them for eggs, and they'll be spoiled within an inch of their little lives. It's a huge relief because I really need to downsize and eliminate non-keepers, but really was not liking the idea of culling them. The way I manage my chickens, it's all about family groups and which pullets/hens are with which cockerel/rooster (even if I mix it up temporarily for breeding - e.g., Tank will breed with hens from multiple other families, too, but not live with them), so half the battle is deciding who will live with whom. That's one more family figured out - there may be a light at the end of the chicken housing tunnel after all!!!

- Ant Farm

 

[Pensmaster]

Great news - I confirmed that my friend will take the four Speckled Sussex. She wants them for eggs, and they'll be spoiled within an inch of their little lives. It's a huge relief because I really need to downsize and eliminate non-keepers, but really was not liking the idea of culling them. The way I manage my chickens, it's all about family groups and which pullets/hens are with which cockerel/rooster (even if I mix it up temporarily for breeding - e.g., Tank will breed with hens from multiple other families, too, but not live with them), so half the battle is deciding who will live with whom. That's one more family figured out - there may be a light at the end of the chicken housing tunnel after all!!!

- Ant Farm 

That's always a relief

 

[DesertChic]

Great news - I confirmed that my friend will take the four Speckled Sussex. She wants them for eggs, and they'll be spoiled within an inch of their little lives. It's a huge relief because I really need to downsize and eliminate non-keepers, but really was not liking the idea of culling them. The way I manage my chickens, it's all about family groups and which pullets/hens are with which cockerel/rooster (even if I mix it up temporarily for breeding - e.g., Tank will breed with hens from multiple other families, too, but not live with them), so half the battle is deciding who will live with whom. That's one more family figured out - there may be a light at the end of the chicken housing tunnel after all!!!

- Ant Farm

I'm so glad everything worked out this way! Congratulations!

 

[Kev]

New Coop:


We are still needing to add some interior things....auto water system and more roost and fencing another run, but the chickens are in and they seem to enjoy it!

Nice! Soooooooooo how about coming over and redoing mine? Please?

 

[Kev]

Great news - I confirmed that my friend will take the four Speckled Sussex. She wants them for eggs, and they'll be spoiled within an inch of their little lives. It's a huge relief because I really need to downsize and eliminate non-keepers, but really was not liking the idea of culling them. The way I manage my chickens, it's all about family groups and which pullets/hens are with which cockerel/rooster (even if I mix it up temporarily for breeding - e.g., Tank will breed with hens from multiple other families, too, but not live with them), so half the battle is deciding who will live with whom. That's one more family figured out - there may be a light at the end of the chicken housing tunnel after all!!!

- Ant Farm

That is nice. I've kind of started using the 'conjugal visit' method of breeding. Either a hen is in a pen by herself or with other hens only. The hen is brought over to a rooster or vice versa, most of the time the hen was ready and they bred immediately then the visitor is taken back immediately.

If there is a pen with hens intended to breed with different roosters, the hen is taken out to visit the rooster. With a hen by herself, usually the rooster is the one doing the visiting.

Could be a good system for someone who wants separate breedings with specific roosters.

p.s. it is funny how they 'train' themselves in this process.. example if a rooster has been doing the visiting.. he becomes much easier to catch- stops trying to evade me so much.. and getting so excited he's almost jumping out of my arms when close to the hen's pen.. and the hen squats immediately as the door is opened....

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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That's so funny - "Oh, goody, it's sexy sexy time! Pick me up pick me up pick me up!!!!!!!" I can see that being a useful method when working on something specific like that.

Not only do I like having the protection of the roosters over their girls, but I have found that I enjoy having chickens in family groups, at least at this point in my chicken-keeping journey - I suppose it just appeals to me.

- Ant Farm

 

[DesertChic]

So far it's 108 degrees at my house. Even my NNs look rather miserable today.