Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[draye]

Hello! I don't think I've posted on this thread before, but I love Turkens! I had one, but unfortunately she was a victim of a hawk attack several months ago However, I hope to order some more from Turnland Poultry. Do you think it would be better to get the White or Red Turkens? I haven't decided yet

White is really my favorite color in a Naked Neck as far as APA approved colors go. I have seen very few good White Naked Necks but them I live on Arkansas and most folks around here know nothing about breeding for the APA standard and don't really care to.

I think the red are the most popular.

I have heard good things from Turnland though so you'll probably do okay with whichever one you choose.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

White is really my favorite color in a Naked Neck as far as APA approved colors go. I have seen very few good White Naked Necks but them I live on Arkansas and most folks around here know nothing about breeding for the APA standard and don't really care to.

I think the red are the most popular.

I have heard good things from Turnland though so you'll probably do okay with whichever one you choose.

Yeah, I know. I'm just not sure if I want to get White Turkens, which if I show them, and they're dirty, everyone will know XD

 

[draye]

Yeah, I know. I'm just not sure if I want to get White Turkens, which if I show them, and they're dirty, everyone will know XD

Totally your choice. I think though they can spot a dirty bird in any color. There are threads on here that tell you how to prepare birds for showing.

 

[Phill98]

Hello! I don't think I've posted on this thread before, but I love Turkens! I had one, but unfortunately she was a victim of a hawk attack several months ago However, I hope to order some more from Turnland Poultry. Do you think it would be better to get the White or Red Turkens? I haven't decided yet

I think that you should get both reds and whites. See? Easy.

 

[Kev]

Thanks Kev for the feedback.

I didn't realize that Birchen and Copper were the same thing. I think that is what is kind if confusing to us simple people, hobby names.

I kind of figured that was the EE blood showing through. I had a lot of what I was tons was Gold Duckwing in the Easter Egger and then later was told it was a type of partridge. Confusing.

So will this continue to pop up in this line if Naked Necks if I should continue with them?

I guess that would be okay as I'm not breeding for any particular color right now. I am getting several black and red now so may try breeding those colors, but my main interest right now it the Calico look. Lots of white along with the spots/mottling.

The hobby is seriously bad with naming. Multiple names for the same thing, same name given to totally different things.

Copper red/blue, birchen, Brown red(often used in games) are all the same gene.

Red duckwing is a problem because it both means specifically the wild type color(the red junglefowl) and also any rooster showing the duckwing pattern.. three different genes will show the duckwing on roosters: red duckwing (genetic lingo e+), wheaten(eWh) and partridge(eb)

So when someone tells me 'duckwing' I can't immediately tell if they are talking about e+ or if they are talking about the visual color of a rooster.. could be wheaten, red duckwing or partridge..

don't worry about it too much, duckwing still works reasonably well especially if don't know which exact gene it is.

example if you tell me you have a duckwing rooster and want to breed with a stripy brown hen, I know to tell you to probably expect all duckwinged roosters and hens being brown with stripes. But if you tell me the rooster is copper/birchen I know to tell you to expect at least half black chicks.....

p.s. there is a term for roosters without the patch- crowwing but it's pretty much not used much anymore, except among Game folks. These are usually birchen or leaky blacks.

I'm not sure, maybe you might like mottled on partridges. They will have a rich black/brown/red with mottle. Much darker than the Alohas.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Totally your choice. I think though they can spot a dirty bird in any color. There are threads on here that tell you how to prepare birds for showing.

Thanks for the advice, but I am a very experienced shower, so I think I got it

I think that you should get both reds and whites. See? Easy.

Yeah, but I want to breed them, so I'd like one variety

 

[Kev]

I think that you should get both reds and whites. See? Easy.

Haha I like this answer! But really it is a good one, that way you can personally decide which you like better.. keep one or other... or continue to keep both.

White NN is actually a fairly frequently asked for color by persons hunting for specific colors. White is not common and kinda hard to find if you're actively looking for it. So if you think you might like it, get some!

 

[Kev]

Thanks for the advice, but I am a very experienced shower, so I think I got it

Yeah, but I want to breed them, so I'd like one variety

Ahhh I see, maybe talking directly with them and see about the show potential? Maybe one color has better type or ???

 

[Phill98]

I personaly, would get white ones. I love white chickens.

 

[hellbender]

I have a bunch of White Birds and they (Chanteclers) stay as clean as can be, provided adequate care and space is at hand. If I were going to EXHIBIT any of them, even with their very clean natural appearance, a bath with the proper shampoo would be in order, likely the day before the exhibition.

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