Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[CliffB]

Here's my girls i just did a little photo shoot.

 

[Pyxis]

Well, my main egg laying flock is about to become a NN breeding flock it looks like. Due to a predator attack, I lost every single rooster in the flock, and some hens, with the exception of one rooster who's likely going to lose most of his toes and certainly won't be up to the task of flock protector. As such, in spring, Bre, my NN roo, will be inheriting the flock along with his subordinate brother. So, I'll have a big flock that produces NN chicks it seems. Good thing I really like NNs!

 

[DesertChic]

I'm so upset! I was hanging out in the run with my 5-week old NNs and my favorite pullet leapt onto my shoulder, yanked out my silver pearl earring and swallowed it before I could stop her. Not only was this my favorite pair of earrings and a wonderful gift from my teenage son, but now I'm terrified that the metal post will kill my favorite chick!

 

[draye]

[COLOR=333333]I'm so upset! I was hanging out in the run with my 5-week old NNs and my favorite pullet leapt onto my shoulder, yanked out my silver pearl earring and swallowed it before I could stop her. Not only was this my favorite pair of earrings and a wonderful gift from my teenage son, but now I'm terrified that the metal post will kill my favorite chick! [/COLOR]

Give her an enema. .. Sorry, couldn't help it. You might could keep an eye in the poo.

 

[Kev]

I'm so upset! I was hanging out in the run with my 5-week old NNs and my favorite pullet leapt onto my shoulder, yanked out my silver pearl earring and swallowed it before I could stop her. Not only was this my favorite pair of earrings and a wonderful gift from my teenage son, but now I'm terrified that the metal post will kill my favorite chick!

Not to worry, it will pass through fine. Keep an eye for it in the poo as draye said.. If you catch it, why, it will have much more of a story behind it!

 

[Kev]

Well, my main egg laying flock is about to become a NN breeding flock it looks like. Due to a predator attack, I lost every single rooster in the flock, and some hens, with the exception of one rooster who's likely going to lose most of his toes and certainly won't be up to the task of flock protector. As such, in spring, Bre, my NN roo, will be inheriting the flock along with his subordinate brother. So, I'll have a big flock that produces NN chicks it seems. Good thing I really like NNs!

Ouch! what was the predator and it's not having any more chicken dinners right?

 

[Kev]

Here's my girls i just did a little photo shoot.

Beautiful pictures! Great setting for poses.

 

[CliffB]

Thanks. They have already taking a liking to the pine straw and brush between my house and the neighbors.

 

[Kassaundra]

Sorry I didn't see the question on pinioning Kev, but the answer was correct. It is not like taking the hand more like a finger. You cut laterally from the outermost joint, your basically cutting off the final part of the wing on one side, the part that would grow the flight feathers.

I live in town IF I get ducks they will have to be pinioned. Done young they have a very, very low mortality, but hellbender you are right they won't have as much protection from preditors.

 

[Pyxis]

Ouch!  what was the predator and it's not having any more chicken dinners right?

Weasel, and no, it won't, the last rooster standing either killed it or kept it busy till it died - one of the roosters, I suspect my oldest, got a lucky shot and put a spur right through its side and it bled out. Unfortunately I lost Bre last night as well, no idea what happened there, just found him dead in the coop when I closed up shop for the night, sigh. No visible wounds, all other birds fine. At least I have a bunch of his offspring to remember him by, and it looks like almost all are pullets.