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hellbender said:
Ok...The time has come. This is one of three threads that I will have posted the following. I can use and appreciate all the advice that anyone is willing to impart.

Thanks in advance.

My family and I have been breeding Turkens and Australorps for decades but strictly for production and have managed to do so with considerable success if I may say so.

I have recently considered taking one of my breeds and using an extra building and acreage I have on hand, and begin to try to breed to the SOP. Still haven't decided which of my two breeds to chose but I'm leaning strongly toward the Turken/Naked Necks. There seems to be enough people working with Australorps so the challenge of Turkens is very strong.

Thanks for reading...Any help will be appreciated. I suppose the first thing I need to do is acquire a copy of the Breed Standards, visit a few shows (never been to one) and just get the feel of things.

This is not something that I have just jumped into....been considering it for some time...the hardest part is trying to figure out which of my breeds I want to concentrate on. I appreciate both breeds and actually thought of going with another breed that I really like but realize that might complicate things...

RON
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Honestly, I rarely see turkens at shows. This spring was the first time I had seen them at the Sussex show and there were only two and they were bantams. They need to get out there and noticed more!
 
As long as your Naked Necks have solid red, buff, white, or black feather and yellow shanks for white, red, and buff, black shanks for blacks and a single comb your odds winning best breed is likely to happen cause there's not much competition.
 
Vamvakas said:
As long as your Naked Necks have solid red, buff, white, or black feather and yellow shanks for white, red, and buff, black shanks for blacks and a single comb your odds winning best breed is likely to happen cause there's not much competition.
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Would hate to win by default but perhaps we can win some converts. By virtue of sheer numbers, I think I might have a starting point, but I do NOT intend to grab up the first chicken and run to a show with it. What ever time it takes for me to produce something that I will need not be ashamed of in the show ring will be time well spent. Much of that time will be learning which way is UP... lol
 
Miss Lydia said:
I like them also, and I like your idea of working on NN hellbender, Blks will be a nice start too.
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I'm partial to blacks. I have a few of all accepted colors that might be good to star with. I have several buff birds but aside from their laying ability, I'm not crazy about them. I do like the reds and whites but I will start and finish with black. My son intends to start a SOP line as well but he is partial to the whites so we will be friendly competitors.
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EDITED: Neither I nor my son have any allusions...we both know this will be a long and arduous road but most things worth while do not come easy.
 
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