Anyone here have pure, never out crossed, Naked Necks that are homozygous ie no bowtie, preferably a "silver" based color? I'm looking to start a homestead dual/meat project based on the traditional naked neck qualities. Traditionaly naked necks where known to have uniquely thin skin and delicate meat texture. Hubbard-Isa actually has done this by crossing a true naked neck to one of their rustic broiler lines. This naked neck Rebro is boasted as the best chicken in Europe. I don't trust the hatcheries to have lines that still have genetics for the thin skin and unique meat texture so I'm looking for a pure line from a private breeder.
I'd love to have naked necks that I can also use to start my own flock of eating chickens too. I plan on crossing a silver based homozygous naked neck to a red laced white cornish to hopefully get a solid white naked neck with a more cornish shaped body to start the project.