Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Knock Kneed Hen]

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I have a roo with white legs, a hen with slate and another hen with slate...still got yellow legs on both chicks.

Things like that are why chicken genetics gives me a migraine!!!!!

You and me both sista!

 

[Kev]

white skin is dominant over yellow skin. So a white and slate legged bird can carry the yellow skin 'hidden'. Your yellow legged offspring is proof the roo and hen(s) are yellow skin carriers. On average, 25% of the chicks will have yellow legs. Unless one of the hens happens to have black legs- in that case, check the soles.. yellow soles is indicator of the bird being yellow skinned. Yellow skin carrier bred with yellow skin will throw half white half yellow skins.

White legs on the roo probably is the gene that prevents a special layer of pigment from being deposited in the legs. Combine that with yellow skin gene= yellow legs.

Hatching more chicks, should get both white and yellow legs, plus maybe some slate and willow IF the roo is not pure for the "no leg pigmentation" gene.

Kassaundra, if you don't like willow legs either, staying with white skinned birds will help with your goal. White legged bird can work if you only find slate legged hens but cannot find a slate legged roo, only a white legged roo(or vice versa). The good news is, if you find slate legged birds in both sexes, it should be pure breeding for that leg color, unless the birds happen to be yellow skin carriers, which will result in willow legs when they pop up in a slate legged stock.

HH, happy to help.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Splash Frizzle Naked Neck green-egger cockerel:

Blue Frizzle Naked Neck cockerel:

I really like them both and not sure which one to use for the 'next generation'.

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

That's a hard one Dispsy! I'd lean towards #2 with the black just because I like that black tuft on his head. lol! They're both lovely.

 

[pgpoultry]

They'r both lovely. Use them both in separate pens so you can see what their off spring are.

 

[MamaMarcy]

This is my 1st NN...just hatched. Does it look ok? I was surprised at how bald it is? It seems very strong...

 

[Kev]

It's fine and adorable!

You'll be surprised by how much the fuzz covers the naked areas once it dries and fluffs up. It's also a little more naked due to having either rose or walnut comb. Sometimes rose increases the naked areas, sometimes not(not sure why). Walnut comb will because it's genetically half pea and half rose- pea comb naturally has a side effect of reducing the overall number of feathers on a bird; combined with NN it makes much larger areas on the chick.

If it grows long and loose feathers, it will mature into a bird that looks like your usual NN.. only way to notice just how naked is by picking it up and parting the feathers.

Dipsy, I like both boys too. The second one has wider feathers than the first one, kinda like that look. Sometimes if I can't decide between two boys, both of them go in a pen, ha! Or one is used halfway through hatching then replaced with the other. Sometimes I've been surprised at unexpected results that way- chicks from the 'slightly less preferred boy' turned out better chicks than the other one.

 

[RHRanch]

I apologize if this isn't the best place to ask, or if someone already asked this - But: Does anyone know of a breeder of bantam naked necks I can either buy hatching eggs or baby chicks from? I really love the LF naked necks, and my parents really want some bantam NNs. I am open to any colors, though I like black, Blue, Lav, white, mottled birds a lot. Frizzled naked neck bantams would be a dream come true, also. LOL Thank you!

 

[Evelle]

I WANT SOME FOR MY BIRTHDAY
its in june though

 

[MamaMarcy]

She's almost fully fluffified!!