Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Lauravonsmurf]

I vote girl...

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Such great looking birds! I hope you plan on keeping this line going for a long time. S&G no longer sells chicks.

Thanks! Sorry - I should have been more clear - it's the S&G broiler NN line. They sold their stock to Dunlap - I actually got my chicks from there (after calling and being assured that all their NNs were out of the S&G stock).

Hello! Anyone know if this turken is male?
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I'd say pullet.

 

[draye]

Looks like a hen to me.

Hello! Anyone know if this turken is male?
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[Fire Ant Farm]

I got 15 week weights on the S&G broiler NNs. I did it in the morning so we weren't doing this while it was super hot, but it was not pleasant for them or me - hard to wrestle a giant teenaged boy bird into a weighing bucket that they are convinced will kill them.

The one I wanted to keep based on stature, bearing, alertness, etc., turned out to also be the biggest. He got VERY upset with the bucket, and there was a little wheezing there at the end. He's super active and acts more acclimated to the heat than the others so I don't know whether to worry, but I'm keeping a number of them (not just one), in case any one of them (including him) doesn't do well in the heat. (Heck, with those struggling giant birds in my arms, *I* was wheezing a bit!!!!)

Here they are, 15 wk weights:

60 (black): 156.2 oz (9.76 lbs) - proposed keeper
64 (grey): 140.7 oz (8.79 lbs) - cull (late maturity + mild cross beak)
65 (pink): 130 oz (8.125 lbs)
66 (green): 136.8 oz (8.55 lbs)
67 (orange): 139.7 oz (8.73 lbs)
68 (light blue): 133.9 oz (8.37 lbs)
70 (dark blue): 139.5 oz (8.72 lbs)
71 (purple): 127.8 oz (7.99 lbs)

I'm happy with this - we'll see whether and how much they continue to grow, but they have only JUST started chasing each other and fighting a bit (not too bad), meaning they have gotten to a nice big size before the management difficulties of keeping multiple cockerels together have arisen. And they haven't been broiler slugs.

- Ant Farm

 

[cactusrota]

Hello! Anyone know if this turken is male?
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How old? Looks like a pullet to me.

 

[cactusrota]

I got 15 week weights on the S&G broiler NNs. I did it in the morning so we weren't doing this while it was super hot, but it was not pleasant for them or me - hard to wrestle a giant teenaged boy bird into a weighing bucket that they are convinced will kill them.

The one I wanted to keep based on stature, bearing, alertness, etc., turned out to also be the biggest. He got VERY upset with the bucket, and there was a little wheezing there at the end. He's super active and acts more acclimated to the heat than the others so I don't know whether to worry, but I'm keeping a number of them (not just one), in case any one of them (including him) doesn't do well in the heat. (Heck, with those struggling giant birds in my arms, *I* was wheezing a bit!!!!)

Here they are, 15 wk weights:

60 (black): 156.2 oz (9.76 lbs) - proposed keeper
64 (grey): 140.7 oz (8.79 lbs) - cull (late maturity + mild cross beak)
65 (pink): 130 oz (8.125 lbs)
66 (green): 136.8 oz (8.55 lbs)
67 (orange): 139.7 oz (8.73 lbs)
68 (light blue): 133.9 oz (8.37 lbs)
70 (dark blue): 139.5 oz (8.72 lbs)
71 (purple): 127.8 oz (7.99 lbs)

I'm happy with this - we'll see whether and how much they continue to grow, but they have only JUST started chasing each other and fighting a bit (not too bad), meaning they have gotten to a nice big size before the management difficulties of keeping multiple cockerels together have arisen. And they haven't been broiler slugs.

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- Ant Farm

Do you ever sell hatching eggs? I'm planning on another batch in late summer early fall, and if the source I'm hoping for isn't viable I may be looking elsewhere. I would love birds that grow like yours!!!

 

[CP Chicken]

How old? Looks like a pullet to me.

The turken is 10 weeks old. I thought it looked more like a pullet as well.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Do you ever sell hatching eggs? I'm planning on another batch in late summer early fall, and if the source I'm hoping for isn't viable I may be looking elsewhere. I would love birds that grow like yours!!!

No, I'm not certified/legal to do so, but I got these birds as chicks directly from Dunlap Hatchery, so perhaps you could get them from them? 25 bird minimum, so a number of meals plus enough to select from for your breeders...

- Ant Farm

 

[cactusrota]

No, I'm not certified/legal to do so, but I got these birds as chicks directly from Dunlap Hatchery, so perhaps you could get them from them? 25 bird minimum, so a number of meals plus enough to select from for your breeders...

- Ant Farm

Ok, I've been considering trying Dunlap. Did they come in a variety of colors, or mostly red?

... I just checked the website, it says they stop hatching in June. Guess I'll try next year...

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Ok, I've been considering trying Dunlap. Did they come in a variety of colors, or mostly red?

All essentially identical chicks. All black-tailed red/buff. Nice people on the phone that I spoke with/ordered with.

I had a bad shipping experience with mine - might recommend you ask for express shipping (it won't REALLY be overnight, but it might avoid it being 4 days - I lost a number of chicks because of that, though it was February, so maybe less risk now).