Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Kassaundra]

Top pic: what's with the huge bulge near the collar bone? Mine have that too and one day it was HUGE but it's gone down a lot. That was my older one, so I grabbed all theother babies and they have it, too. So I just thought it was normal?

Bottom pic: what color is that? I think that's what my one is gonna look like. I was told partridge when I bought her, but that is NOT partridge. I think of partridge as black based with irridescant blue, purple, green, gold. Kinda like a Wellsummer.

The bulge is the crop, it changes in size depending on how much they have eaten recently.

As to color I'm horrible and have no clue.

 

[PsycoPeep]

I love the barred look on NN's. You know...I'm really questioning myself as to WHY I need a NN roo at all. I have so many other roo chicks for my other breeds, just use them! I mean, really! I've never owned chickens before, so IDK what to expect for a noise level as far as the roos go, but I'm thinking the less I have, the better. And if I now have 8 NN pullets, why bother w/a roo at all? I've already got a widespread variety of colors w/my girls, so I don't really think I need any boys.

 

[PsycoPeep]

I've heard that word before, crop...is that like their stomach??

 

[Kassaundra]

I've heard that word before, crop...is that like their stomach??

the crop is kinda like the holding tank, the things get ground in the gizzard

 

[Kev]

Either this or
Could look either way but I'd go with a washed out partridge like mine...

First is wheaten, boy is black tail red.

 

[Kev]

Isn't this guy's barring beautiful!!

This is very uncommon color especially from hatchery stock. This is probably an partridge(eb). but could be birchen/partridge. You would be able to develop a line of pencilleds- which are birds that keep this type of barring to adulthood like campines,

This type of barring is pretty common on you chickens(a few of Kassaundra's chicks are showing the same kind of barring- same genetic cause at least), however for almost all they eventually lose it as they go through their first adult molt- a few breeds being major exceptions like campines.

If you want more like her, breed with a black, especially one that had black body and a brown or silver face. Good outcrosses would be pencilled rock, barnevelder, pencilled or laced wyandottes.

If outcross to laced birds, will get a very wide range of patterning- pencilled like this chick, spangled(colored feather with black tips), double laces some partial laces. Let me know if there's a specific pattern you might like to aim for but if it doesn't really matter and a variety would be nice- try a single laced partner for a wild range of patterned chicks.

Breeding this with buffs or reds usually will wash out any pencilling and give black or dark brown birds with buff edging on feathers down the breast and buff or red on the saddles and wings of roos.

 

[Kev]

So being that you are thinking the white hen has game in her would that be the reason she (as well as the brown hen) do not make the same type of chicken cackle I have been hearing from my original hens? I am concerned about the white hen she paces the fence line the girls go over to them daily but she is agitated and this morning she did not allow the brown hen to eat. I had to go back in the yard so she would eat. The hen that she will more than likely battle it out with is Phoebe (in my avatar) she is top hen.

I will feel like Nava if something goes badly. Now is only the top hen she will go for. I have a couple of sweet hearts that are bottom of the order that I am concerned for. How long will I have to watch them in the yard before it is safe to leave them alone. Not liking the white hen so much she's looking like soup for someone, gave the roo away yesterday and he was going to be put in a pot. Gonna be tough the mom in me is going to have a hard time not stepping in

Been at this since 5-2011 we have 1 left of the original 3, roo was put out of his misery (became very aggressive with people and hens) and the other hen was laying internally so my husband put her down, she was really hard. Happened really quick. Thank you Kev for all your help.

No problem at all to help.

I've been there... got annoyed enough to intervene before. Normally the fight is over when one flees.. it won't fight again. The winner will make a point to remind who's the boss at feeding time for a while afterwards.. perhaps make two or more feeding sources- that way she can't monopolize them all at once? She will cool it eventually with the pacing and being overly mean with other hens.

all that pacing and wild behavior is very likely a result of the game blood in her. It's very easy for them to 'go wild' or if frightened like by being chased or caught they can be very noisy and nervous for rest of the day or even a couple days- trusting no one and cackling up a storm if you so much as look at them from 30 feet away. They do tame down, but still will be reactive to capture etc.

If you don't like her personality, don't set her eggs or get any more games.. that personality is genetic and can be rather strong. The pro is, they usually make super excellent setters.

 

[uglychickens]

I'm so about to cry! My barred roo above got bit by my dog and had his crop torn out... I had to put him down, I don't know what to do with the dog it's my husbands favorite dog or he would have had a bullet in his head already! How do you brake a dog of this? This is the third he's killed but the others were him just wanting to play this time he actually tried to kill it and I interupted him... :-(

 

[hennotrooster]

I'm so about to cry! My barred roo above got bit by my dog and had his crop torn out... I had to put him down, I don't know what to do with the dog it's my husbands favorite dog or he would have had a bullet in his head already! How do you brake a dog of this? This is the third he's killed but the others were him just wanting to play this time he actually tried to kill it and I interupted him... :-(

I am soo sorry that happened wish I could offer some advise but I can't.

 

[aoxa]

I'm so about to cry! My barred roo above got bit by my dog and had his crop torn out... I had to put him down, I don't know what to do with the dog it's my husbands favorite dog or he would have had a bullet in his head already! How do you brake a dog of this? This is the third he's killed but the others were him just wanting to play this time he actually tried to kill it and I interupted him... :-(

Dog trainer.. is it a possibility? You are going to have to work HARD on this dog. I mean really hard...

Besides re-homing to a poultry-free home or killing it - keeping it far away from birds is a must. Do not let dog out of house without a lead or proper containment.