Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[bantygirl]

Thanks I know when u cross a flat feathered and a frizzle u can get some flat and some frizzle chicks wasnt sure with NN, have to see when my girls start laying, I have afrizzle roo does it matter which is frizzled, I have a polish roo too that would be interesting a polish turken hmmm

 

[Kev]

I'll bite .......................... You will get some frizzle, some smooth, some NN some feather necked. If any trait shows (frizzle or NN) it can be passed if it does not show they didn't get it and can't pass it??????

Correct.

 

[Kev]

Give me a bit to draw up a Punnett square and channel any lingering high school Biology memories.. LOL. I'll second Kass' guess.

Looking forward to the Punnett results! If you need help, just let me know but lots of great info on them online...

 

[Kev]

Thanks I know when u cross a flat feathered and a frizzle u can get some flat and some frizzle chicks wasnt sure with NN, have to see when my girls start laying, I have afrizzle roo does it matter which is frizzled, I have a polish roo too that would be interesting a polish turken hmmm

I will let others chime in with answers to your new question- does it matter if frizzle is roo or hen.

You'd be in good company in this thread- several have NN polish projects going on.. GeorgiaBoy has been quiet for a very long time.. he has lots of wonderful birds in this kind of project.

 

[hellbender]

I'm new to this forum so please let me introduce myself. while new here I am not new to Turkens.

In fact I have been breeding them along with Black Australorps for more that 35 years. I got my

original stock from my dad who got his from his dad and have brought in new genes, only on rare

occasions and always from one of two places.

I may not fit in here too well because I breed for production/ type above all else, and egg

color must be shades of brown. My customers would balk at a blue or green egg..lol.

My birds are free range during the day and locked in at night .

I have three distinct flocks...Turkens, Australorp and their hybrids.

I will post pics eventually but want to feel my way around first. I am not argumentative

and really enjoy seeing what others are doing.

Oh, I keep an average of 400 to 450 birds total.

Thanks for reading...RON

 

[ShayBaby]

I'm new to this forum so please let me introduce myself.  while new here I am not new to Turkens.

In fact I have been breeding them along with Black Australorps for more that 35 years.  I got my

original stock from my dad who got his from his dad and have brought in new genes, only on rare 

occasions and always from one of two places.

I may not fit in here too well because I breed for production/ type above all else, and  egg

color must be shades of brown.   My customers would balk at a blue or green egg..lol.

My birds are free range during the day and locked in at night .

I have three distinct flocks...Turkens, Australorp and their hybrids.

I will post pics eventually but want to feel my way around first.  I am not argumentative

and really enjoy seeing what others are doing.

Oh, I keep an average of 400 to 450 birds total.

Thanks for reading...RON 

and the thread! Nice to have you here! Shew, and I thought my 40 birds was a handful.

 

[hellbender]

Thanks for the welcome ShayBaby.

Let me quickly add...I've been lurking for quite sometime and have read every post from the very first one.

I learned a bunch from Kev and others....I'm open minded and realize I am never too old or well versed in

chicken breeding that I can't or don't learn something new just about every day.

I do have help...One part-time paid human and two Australian Cattle dogs that have been raised with the birds

and go with them when they forage, predation would be unacceptable with out them.

 

[Kev]

I'm new to this forum so please let me introduce myself. while new here I am not new to Turkens.

In fact I have been breeding them along with Black Australorps for more that 35 years. I got my

original stock from my dad who got his from his dad and have brought in new genes, only on rare

occasions and always from one of two places.

I may not fit in here too well because I breed for production/ type above all else, and egg

color must be shades of brown. My customers would balk at a blue or green egg..lol.

My birds are free range during the day and locked in at night .

I have three distinct flocks...Turkens, Australorp and their hybrids.

I will post pics eventually but want to feel my way around first. I am not argumentative

and really enjoy seeing what others are doing.

Oh, I keep an average of 400 to 450 birds total.

Thanks for reading...RON

Ah the good old days of 300+ birds! Had to reduce my flock down to under 50. Welcome to the forum and thread.

While I have fun with mine, I do try to keep up production in them at least.. the bantam silver laced turkens are "pretty birds"(I did it for the genetics challenge though) but they are one of the best layers and are relatively heavy/meaty for their size.. this pleases me.

Egg production and meatiness was always favored traits in my large fowl line. So is laying bigger eggs.. medium or small eggs will not do. btw I am keeping eye open for someone with very large, heavy, layers of x-large eggs.. lost my roo to old age.

I think there are more than a few readers who breed for production, but mostly stay quiet or don't talk much about those birds. Perhaps not much to ask or say about them.. I barely ever talk about mine, especially the large fowl- just don't have much to say about them on here. The fun projects get a lot of attention because they look wonderful and/or there are questions about genetics from excited people new to the hobby or breeding with a goal of their own. I think this is a wonderful way to learn about genetics. But it would be awesome to hear from those who breed to show standards and/or breed strictly for production.

Would really love to see your birds!

 

[ShayBaby]

the bantam silver laced turkens are "pretty birds"(I did it for the genetics challenge though) but they are one of the best layers and are relatively heavy/meaty for their size.. this pleases me.

B..b..bantam silver laced turkens? Let me just mop up the drool on the floor here and..

 

[Kassaundra]

Welcome to the thread hellbender. Some threads are definitely more ................................................................... intense, shall we say, then others, this thread is very friendly though. I believe right down to my toenails, he who pays the feed bill gets to decide what they want to do w/ their chickens. There is room for all types of chicken keepers