Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Kev]

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Nice pullet! Looks like she probably going to be a good egg producer..

 

[Kev]

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-Yes, good layers.
-Alert, very curious birds.
-Yes hardy, mild winters here tho. But then, 120F is no problem for them.. while I found out the hard way that several breeds could not handle it well(show Cornish, brahmas, Marans(roosters) etc.
-Rare? sort of depends. hatchery stock is easy to get- those usually are good producers,as for birds from private persons; be aware there are a lot of naked necks out of mixed breed flocks, and often they sort of are sold as 'the breed' even if they have crests, leg feathering etc- in other words, obviously crossed with something else. Nothing wrong with those at all, however if production is your goal, those backyard birds can be hit or miss in that department. Turken crossed or mixed with cochin possibly could be low production due to being so quick to go broody, for example. Turken crossed with production bred birds(sex links or production bred RIR etc) probably are going to be pretty good producers. Birds matching the APA/ABA show standard are the hardest to find, can be impossible to find some in certain colors/size- finding standard whites is just about impossible, bantam whites are relatively easy. But, for high production, the hatchery stock are easy to get and excellent birds.
-Most seem to say theirs lay medium-large or large eggs. Some say x-large..
-Easy. They actually seem Very Fertile. No difference in incubating or brooding, other than perhaps for those in cold areas, maybe brood them a little longer- the very young chicks? Anybody? I have to say, many many times have let hens hatch out winter clutches here and chicks grew up fine through the winters.. as long as they had a dry and sheltered area, same as for any other kind of chick.

 

[oliviad51]

Thanks I'm hopefully going to buy some soon. I really want some after looking through this thread.

 

[Kev]

Very cool.

My very first hatchery order was 25 straight run standard modern games and 3 turken pullets. Was curious about them but made sure pullets, in case I didn't like them(so a turken roo wouldn't be 'polluting' the modern hens).

Had I known, would have simply ordered 25 straight run turkens and be done with it..

Didn't keep any of those moderns past a year, and that one turken pullet stayed around for 12 or so years and made me a big fan of the breed...

 

[pgpoultry]

Thanks for the info. Kev.

I really hope Mort. (well then it's Mortimer, not Morticia) is a roo. If so, he largely has the nature of my Brahma boys....he's really friendly and easy to handle. He differs from the Brahmas in that he is much quicker moving and comes over to me when I call 'Mort' turning his head to the side like a dog does when listening. He's my favourite of the bunch.
He is significantly larger than the other two and bolder in his behaviour.

I've never culled anything, so I'll stick to black for now, expanding into other colours next Spring.

I won't be scouting around everywhere to find them a consort, though!

Thank you again.

 

[Inkheart]

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Once again Kev you are my chicken hero - you are very knowledgeable on genetics and coloring which fascinates me - LOL

 

[NewToFarming]

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Nice pullet! Looks like she probably going to be a good egg producer..

Thanks Kev! I really, really love my NN girls.!!

I must admit they are one my favorites because they are so sweet and gentle but don't take any crap either!

No eggs from them yet and they aren't squatting yet either. But hopefully soon!

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi Naked Neck Fans! Wattles or a wattle? I haven't figured *why* they have one or the other, or how it is inherited. I have some from the same cross that have wattles and some with no wattles, but a single 'wattle'.
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Lisa

 

[1Chick Magnet]

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me too.

 

[1 Bad Rotti]

Has anyone bred a cuckoo to a black, I was wondering what color that throws. I have several cuckoo nn and 1 lone black nn hen.