Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[chickengr]

I have a bad news. I have just lost my Jumbo.

I know how badly you want big meaty NNs but I don't want them. although they are heat hardy I lost 2 of them, Jumbo and her mom last summer. at this point I suspect they were crossed with broilers.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I have a bad news. I have just lost my Jumbo.

I know how badly you want big meaty NNs but I don't want them. although they are heat hardy I lost 2 of them, Jumbo and her mom last summer. at this point I suspect they were crossed with broilers.

I'm so sorry.

I only want them big up to a certain point - too big and there are issues with legs, etc. I'm interested to see how these S&G "broiler" NNs ease into adulthood...

 

[1TurkenLover]

Depends on if they inherit the colored egg gene w/ pea combed colored layers,the pea comb and colored egg gene are closely related, so a good early (w/o having to wait to pol) indicator

Yaaa Hoo, I'll keep looking out for NN chick with Pea comb ....... LoL that'll be next Springs Plan..

 

[1TurkenLover]

with the EE you never know what egg colour they will lay but with any true blue egg layer the first generation of chicks will all be blue/green layers. the second generation will be a surprise, just like any other EE. blue egg gene is dominant so if present the hen will lay blue/green eggs.

Just as long as next Spring Chicks r an Banty NN the egg color will be a On Going Surprise.

 

[1TurkenLover]

if they do inherit they will most likely lay green NOT blue

I'm NOT wanting White, and hoping Not Brown. from my 4 Remaining Banty NN chick's : 3 weeks old

 

[Kassaundra]

I'm NOT wanting White, and hoping Not Brown. from my 4 Remaining Banty NN chick's : 3 weeks old

NN generally lay a light (or med) brown egg, so when you add the colored egg gene you get green. Colored egg gene w/ a white layer can give you a blue egg laying hen.

 

[1TurkenLover]

NN generally lay a light (or med) brown egg, so when you add the colored egg gene you get green. Colored egg gene w/ a white layer can give you a blue egg laying hen.

my understanding, I'll be having Colored Eggs @ some point * from 1g on

 

[chickengr]

NN generally lay a light (or med) brown egg, so when you add the colored egg gene you get green. Colored egg gene w/ a white layer can give you a blue egg laying hen.

I am after that: I will keep a surprise cockerel - english araucana (does not look pure, but definitely from all blue egg layers flock) and I have just ordered 3 more NNs as I learned that they come from snow white egg layers. I hope I will get blue egg NNs. the girls are black and the boy is blue so I expect blue/black/splash NNs who will lay nice sky blue eggs...... chicken math is hitting again!

 

[DesertChic]

I've been so swamped, and have lost track of keeping weights and getting photos. But I got some nice shots of Khan today - he's all grown up. Snape was being a butt today, and I warned him that I had a replacement ready to go, so he'd better settle down. I honestly think he understood me...

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The S&Gs are shaping up nicely - I'll try to get some weights and photos soon.

- Ant Farm

Khan really was the perfect name for that boy. The look in his eye...whoa! Beautiful bird, but whoa!

 

[cactusrota]

I've been so swamped, and have lost track of keeping weights and getting photos. But I got some nice shots of Khan today - he's all grown up. Snape was being a butt today, and I warned him that I had a replacement ready to go, so he'd better settle down. I honestly think he understood me...

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The S&Gs are shaping up nicely - I'll try to get some weights and photos soon.

- Ant Farm

Look at that comb!! He looks amazeballs!!!!