Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[jwells84]

Great! Thanks! I may let them try.I only have one nn hen, one orptington cross the other hens I have are white leg horns. Great layers but I dislike how flighty they are my roo is nn

 

[pins2danes]

I have a non NN specific question regarding gender and incubation. I had wanted to breed/raise Russian tortoises when I was in high school and everything I read said you could skew the gender ratio by changing the temperature during incubation a degree up or down, example: a degree higher than normal would produce more females and a degree lower than normal would produce more males or vice versa, is there any research out there for chickens? With so many people only wanting females, I would think this would be a great way to get a higher ratio. Thanks for any replies

 

[hellbender]

I have a non NN specific question regarding gender and incubation. I had wanted to breed/raise Russian tortoises when I was in high school and everything I read said you could skew the gender ratio by changing the temperature during incubation a degree up or down, example: a degree higher than normal would produce more females and a degree lower than normal would produce more males or vice versa, is there any research out there for chickens? With so many people only wanting females, I would think this would be a great way to get a higher ratio. Thanks for any replies

Of course I'm just guessing but....if it worked, there might be far fewer 'males' of what ever species one is trying to procreate. I'm not saying the theory is wrong but it might require some fairly strong dedication to insure results...

 

[Kev]

I have a non NN specific question regarding gender and incubation. I had wanted to breed/raise Russian tortoises when I was in high school and everything I read said you could skew the gender ratio by changing the temperature during incubation a degree up or down, example: a degree higher than normal would produce more females and a degree lower than normal would produce more males or vice versa, is there any research out there for chickens? With so many people only wanting females, I would think this would be a great way to get a higher ratio. Thanks for any replies

There most likely is research about this for commercial purposes- they would be extremely interested in producing mostly male Cornish x or mostly female egg layers. The fact this has not happened on a large scale is probably an indication it is not possible or economically feasible.

Chicken sex also is determined by chromosomes, unlike the reptiles which develop gender due to environment. So the chicken eggs are basically 'already' male or female even before they are laid.

 

[Kev]

Great! Thanks! I may let them try.I only have one nn hen, one orptington cross the other hens I have are white leg horns. Great layers but I dislike how flighty they are my roo is nn

Yeah that is a common comment about leghorns, I had a few browns and anconas.. I could not stand them as they would be losing their wits and flying into walls and roof as soon as I was by their door.... Very unpleasant to be hit in the head while trying to clean their pen.. they were completely convinced the rake was some kind of monster of the worst kind.

It's genetic too, there are separate strains of leghorns for the commercial or research, they have tags like flighty(some lines are 'roof hitters'), not so flighty, extremely aggressive roosters etc. Practically as if they were separate breeds despite being all recognizable as leghorns...

 

[sharkman]

I have a non NN specific question regarding gender and incubation. I had wanted to breed/raise Russian tortoises when I was in high school and everything I read said you could skew the gender ratio by changing the temperature during incubation a degree up or down, example: a degree higher than normal would produce more females and a degree lower than normal would produce more males or vice versa, is there any research out there for chickens? With so many people only wanting females, I would think this would be a great way to get a higher ratio. Thanks for any replies

This only works in some reptiles like turtles tortoises crocs and a few lizards. The chicken industry wishes it worked with chickens as hatcherys and egg producers could produce mostly females and the meat producers could produce all males.
FYI In turtles and tortioses high temps produce females and in the others high temps prodece males.

 

[pins2danes]

Thanks for the replies hellbender, Kev, and sharkman! I figured it would have been done already if it was possible, it's been a question I've wondered for a while

 

[Kassaundra]

There most likely is research about this for commercial purposes- they would be extremely interested in producing mostly male Cornish x or mostly female egg layers. The fact this has not happened on a large scale is probably an indication it is not possible or economically feasible.

Chicken sex also is determined by chromosomes, unlike the reptiles which develop gender due to environment. So the chicken eggs are basically 'already' male or female even before they are laid.

Everything Kev said, plus the only caviat is that boys tend to be "sturdier" during incubation, so if any harsh, or out of norm conditions exist during incubation it is more likely to kill the female embryo then the male, but not change the gender of the embryo, that is already set.

 

[Sueg4332]

Hello My name is Sue. Has anyone crossed the N/N s to the crested cream legbars? I have just 1 n/n hen. She light red. I have crossed her with my Partridge brahmas have 10 teenager (12-2015) hatch the beginning of the year. They are great horse manure spreaders.
Love that cross but the eggs look to much the same to leave her in that pen. I thought this cross would be interesting. The plus the hens would lay green eggs for sure.
I am only on page 165 in reading and looking at the pictures so I may ask questions that have already been asked.
Love the cross breds it is always so interesting on how they turn out.











I'll try to get some better pictures later today Boy they are always hungry

 

[ochochicas]

Hello My name is Sue. Has anyone crossed the N/N s to the crested cream legbars? I have just 1 n/n hen. She light red. I have crossed her with my Partridge brahmas have 10 teenager (12-2015) hatch the beginning of the year. They are great horse manure spreaders.
Love that cross but the eggs look to much the same to leave her in that pen. I thought this cross would be interesting. The plus the hens would lay green eggs for sure.
I am only on page 165 in reading and looking at the pictures so I may ask questions that have already been asked.
Love the cross breds it is always so interesting on how they turn out.

I have two Legbar x Turken pullets. If genetics work correctly, they should be olive eggers but I'm not betting any money on it. Only one of the pullets is crested, and the offspring from my legbar rooster lay white eggs. I'm thinking all the legbars I bought were mixed with something else (brown leghorns)?? Still cute and sweet little birds.

This is the non-crested pullet. Her sister is in the background behind her with a tiny crest.