Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[DesertChic]

I think he was trying to answer your question about the wattles and combs and the question, 'what am I missing.' lol

Oh, he did answer it, but I edited my response to highlight in the quote the part where he referenced "especially with the buff or red hatchery stock as yours seem to be". I wasn't trying to be snarky, so I sure hope it didn't come across that way. I truly do appreciate all the info.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Oh, he did answer it, but I edited my response to highlight in the quote the part where he referenced "especially with the buff or red hatchery stock as yours seem to be". I wasn't trying to be snarky, so I sure hope it didn't come across that way. I truly do appreciate all the info.

Oh no, you didn't sound snarky at all, I missed the highlight and was just trying to help...lol

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Just don't ask how I missed the bold red print...lol I have no explanation.

 

[Skink]

I'm interested in introducing the NN trait to Serama! I'm sure the notion would be infuriating to a lot of show breeders, but I love the trait, I love the serama breed, and I want to raise them and sell them as pets. I'd breed for the US standard, sure, but it should hardly matter to them as long as I don't misrepresent my stock. They've already got booted, frizzled and silkied.. naked neck would be adorable! I'd put a Serama roo over NN hens, then just breed the nicest looking naked necks to non-nn serama from there. Personality, downsizing, and type, rinse and repeat, probably for many years until I've finally got something that walks, talks, and thinks like a serama but is balder than my husband. Not as cool as a scaleless Serama would be, but as good as it'd get

Anyway! I have some questions, forgive me for my long-windedness:

• What weight do naked neck bantams tend to be?
• Do you have any breeders you'd recommend? I would prefer to just purchase pullets or hens if I could get away with it, but I understand I'll probably have to hatch some eggs.
• Since naked neck is fun to cross with other breeds, I gotta ask, how does one actually handle projects like this? Do you give away your previous generations of birds when you've hatched and selected the next group? Maybe collaborating with a small group of other interested breeders? I don't own land right now, and won't for a couple years. I am raising my Serama indoors, where they will stay. I don't know how soon I could actually start this project, since something like this means hatching lots and lots of birds and I can't just set up a project pen.

Thanks for taking the time to read!

 

[Kev]

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[maranfarmer563]

Skink, I have some nn frizzle bantys I could put a serama rooster on for the first generation. If you are interested.

 

[maranfarmer563]

Kev I have a genetics question for you. I put a white rooster over a partridge hen, all chicks came out cuckoos like little Dominiques . I crossed the little Dominique's and got all whites. I never get what I expect,what's going on here?

 

[Skink]

Skink, I have some nn frizzle bantys I could put a serama rooster on for the first generation. If you are interested.

I appreciate the offer, I think I would like to start with my own birds though I can't start yet as it is, since I'm still building my pure serama group up. Thanks for thinking of me though!

 

[Kev]

Kev I have a genetics question for you. I put a white rooster over a partridge hen, all chicks came out cuckoos like little Dominiques . I crossed the little Dominique's and got all whites. I never get what I expect,what's going on here?

The white roo was a cuckoo under his white. It's often put in whites for clean white or yellow legs.

Whites from the second cross was just very lucky.. if you hatch 100 or more, the numbers should average out to 1/4 white, more than half cuckoos(75%) and 1/4 non-cuckoos but with the recessive white in play the numbers won't be that neat, so it can seem there's a lot more or less cuckoos. There should be a few partridges and cuckoo partridge popping up here n there.

Sometimes you can make a decent guess which white cross birds have cuckoo or not- if some whites come out with colored legs or legs with a dab of coloring, these most likely do not have cuckoo.

 

[maranfarmer563]

Kev, thanks. All chicks so far white with yellow legs.