Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Kev]

NN not pure for naked neck gene are very, very common. So common it really should not be something to be concerned about. Also apparently some show stock breeder purposefully keep not-pure NN in their breeders. I'm not sure exactly why though.

Non naked chicks also means some of your NN are not pure for the NN gene- at least one rooster and at least one hen are not pure. It's possible to visually identify which are which- they are the ones with bigger bowties with more feathers. Pure NN have either totally bare necks or a small bowtie with only a few feathers and the neck below the bowtie is very exposed.

It's even possible to see the difference at hatch, compare the size of fuzz on neck. when you find one with very small patch of fuzz(usually twin tiny patches of fuzz), you can notice other things like these also have naked areas on face, larger naked areas on the body.

The chick pictured below is an example of one not pure for NN- has a large bowtie, more like a bib.

You can prevent any non-NN chicks from hatching by selecting and keeping rooster(s) born with no or very small bowties. They will always produce 100% NN chicks, even if bred with non-naked hens.

I purchased Naked Necks from a breeder last year, I am hatching out chicks from them now and I am getting some chicks that are fully feathered, both parents are NN, I thought the all chicks should have naked necks? Also I'm wondering what you call the color of this chick, I am getting some that look like this and I don't know what to call it. He has a Naked Neck you just can't see it right now. Thanks for all the help, I'm selling eggs and I have had some question the fully feathered trait, I didn't get any in my fertility test but yesterday I hatched out 10 and 2 of them were fully feathered.

 

[Kev]

to get a solid buff I would be better to breed with the black tailed buff NN? or breed whatever chicks I hatch with another buff orpington rooster ( or can their father breed with them??)will they not have the NN gene anymore & just be Buff orpingtons? will any of them have naked necks or all feathered??

The naked neck gene is dominant so any time you breed a NN there will be NN chicks. It is important to be sure to use NN ones out of crosses for projects.The fully fuzz chicks don't have the gene at all and will never produce NN, unless bred with another NN. So pick only the naked neck chicks for breeding back to buffs for however many generations and there will always be some NN chicks per generation.

That's how the showgirls were created, from cross of silkie to NN with only the NN chicks from each generation bred back to pure silkies. It will be easy to use the same idea for a solid buff NN project.

however, if you have plans for showing, they will need to have yellow legs as the standard calls for that.. but if showing is no interest then this doesn't matter at all.

The black tail might be slightly better because she already has the genes for clearing most of the body of black, her tail shows partial blackness but either hen will work for your project.

 

[aoxa]

Here are the 3 NN girls I have.No boys, and they have huge bow ties. :/


But they are harsh art critics! This one tore down my nephew's chicken picture and tore it apart! lol


Expecting some green eggs out of two and brown out of one.

Joy is 10 weeks, and the other two are 14 weeks.

 

[countryhen]

The naked neck gene is dominant so any time you breed a NN there will be NN chicks. It is important to be sure to use NN ones out of crosses for projects.The fully fuzz chicks don't have the gene at all and will never produce NN, unless bred with another NN. So pick only the naked neck chicks for breeding back to buffs for however many generations and there will always be some NN chicks per generation.

That's how the showgirls were created, from cross of silkie to NN with only the NN chicks from each generation bred back to pure silkies. It will be easy to use the same idea for a solid buff NN project.

however, if you have plans for showing, they will need to have yellow legs as the standard calls for that.. but if showing is no interest then this doesn't matter at all.

The black tail might be slightly better because she already has the genes for clearing most of the body of black, her tail shows partial blackness but either hen will work for your project.

so the orpington rooster will not be dominant? when you say buff are you talking about the color of the chicken cause where does the orpington come in??

I'm not sure were talking bout the same thing?

 

[maralpz2006]

i got yesterday her first egg
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[countrygirl74]

i got yesterday her first egg
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Looks like she's wearing a fancy fur coat!

 

[Leo13]

Very Nice & Friendly Chickens! Definitely A MUST Get Breed.

 

[FeatheredFreind]

Just wanted to show my two new babies (almost 2 months old). I need help giving them names. I believe one is male and one is female. They are snow white. Momma is a white silkie and Dad is a black NN x Silkie. They have all features of Silkie.In the pic they are still under the heat lamp (at night) only and were getting ready to turn in for the night. Couldn't get too good of a picture. All help with names will be appreciated.

 

[FeatheredFreind]

i got yesterday her first egg
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She is beautiful.

 

[FeatheredFreind]

Glad to see them getting spoiled, and they got a pet dog too, haha I've noticed that my splash Roos develop red on the wings, do you might have a cockerel there, https://www.backyardchickens.com/g/i/4961342/fun-naked-neck-colors/

Awe congrats AutumnWinds! My first time having them and they are just too sweet! Mine are only a few weeks old. Thank you Nava! Got a NaNa in there too!!

Now..having said that I am just really struggling with what they are though...I know she said she sent me red, blr and 1 splash...I just can't figure out which ones are red and which are blr! O...and not sure why...but I just have this UGH feeling that the majority of them are cockerals!! Here's some pics...opinions please!! O and Nava might be able to just point them right out..dunno! I know they're young yet to be trying to figure sex but so many seem to have more comb, getting red necks and legs are thicker than a couple of the ones I'm guessing are pullets.. One more thing...noticed that in addition to the splash having dark/greenish legs...two of them that look sooo similar 1 has yellow legs and 1 has green legs. So..here goes...O and my always nosy dog Woody!! lol This pic below I was trying to show how eventhough splash it just recently popped out a couple of redish feathers...hmmm?! Pic above and below are 2 chicks that have very similar feathering type however above...yellow legs...below greenish legs.. My beautiful boy Woody! He is such the protector of HIS chickens! I've had family show up one day and he had one of the BCM hens (4mos old..not small) in his mouth carrying her around outside...she was soaked but not a place on her..of course they told him to drop her and he did! I had a dog barreling after me too from the otherside of a tree line while I was carrying a dead chicken that something had dug up overnight and my dog came running from the other side of the house and attacked that dog and ran him off of our property! Big chow mix dog too! Just love him! Baby bunnies...baby chicks .. he licks them to "death"!! LOL

Absolutely love the one with the green legs and eye make-up. LOL Would love to see how they look in a few months. They are going to be even more gorgeous than they are now.