Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[DesertChic]

Well, I got mine from the local feed store, but my Tractor Supply carries it - though it's not on their online store (just checked). My TSC also carries Blu-Kote (also not on online store), which a lot of folks on BYC swear by. Interesting - I looked on Amazon, and Blu-Kote is rated more highly as working better (for whatever that's worth) - you never know whether that has to do with expectations or not, as some of the negative comments about Pick-No-More sound like severe pecking issues that wouldn't be fixed by anything other than separating birds....

I bought the Pick-No-More because my local feed store (closer than TSC) doesn't carry Blu-Kote and I had a little NN pullet with a big slash on her shoulder (they were piling up in a dust bath, and I think it was a claw/toenail). She healed very fast - but I've noticed that scary-looking stuff heals pretty fast on my NNs regardless of what I do. But might have bought Blu-Kote instead had I had the choice, since I had heard more about it here... @HTChick, you are in West Texas - you might find either at your TSC if you have one nearby. I think that stuff is all grouped together in a livestock health section now (instead of the chicken section).

- Ant Farm

I used Blu-Kote on some of my chickens for the first time a couple weeks ago. I think the blue finally faded from my hands after four days.

It works great on the chickens, but you really do NOT want to get that stuff on your own skin.

 

[draye]

What do you think?
If I were able to keep both if these:

. Cockerel.

. Pullet

and breeding them together? Think it would be a worth whole effort?

The only thing I'm concerned about is that they may or may not be bro/sis or even as less as half bro/sis.

 

[hellbender]

What do you think?
If I were able to keep both if these:
. Cockerel.

. Pullet

and breeding them together? Think it would be a worth whole effort?

The only thing I'm concerned about is that they may or may not be bro/sis or even as less as half bro/sis.

Go for it! They might do quite nicely for you and as far as their relationship goes, it should present no problem...After all, you are in Arkansas. That state has the same rep. as does West Virginia (and most southern states) for keeping things in the family.

 

[Kev]

What do you think?
If I were able to keep both if these:
. Cockerel.

. Pullet

and breeding them together? Think it would be a worth whole effort?

The only thing I'm concerned about is that they may or may not be bro/sis or even as less as half bro/sis.

If you like highly variable patterned chicks then yes go for it.

However I would especially recommend breeding that boy to the pencilled hen. He has some of the same genes she has for the patterning.. might get some really beautiful patterns.

 

[draye]

Go for it! They might do quite nicely for you and as far as their relationship goes, it should present no problem...After all, you are in Arkansas.  That state has the same rep. as does West Virginia (and most southern states) for keeping things [COLOR=0000FF]in the family.  [/COLOR]

I'm still thinking about keeping that rooster. He had a pea comb and is probably the biggest cockerel in the whole hatch. I've hot a few 1/2 Jersey Giant pullets in that same hatch not related to him , and another hen that was hatched out at Easter. Together them and this cockerel ought to produce some big birds.

The hen is going to be smaller than I like but hey, she'll most likely lay an egg.

I don't like doing close inbreeding that way, but I guess sometimes it's necessary.

 

[draye]

If you like highly variable patterned chicks  then yes go for it.

However I would especially recommend breeding that boy to the pencilled hen.  He has some of the same genes she has for the patterning..  might get some really beautiful patterns.

I'm trying to figure out which pencilled one you're talking about. Is it the one I was asking if it was a Birchen? The older hen that Kay's the green egg? Or the partridge hen?

 

[Kev]

I'm trying to figure out which pencilled one you're talking about. Is it the one I was asking if it was a Birchen? The older hen that Kay's the green egg? Or the partridge hen?

This hen:

 

[draye]

This hen:

That's the one I thought you meant. I couldn't find the picture. I'm wondering if I miss marked the cockerel because he looks a bit like that hen and wondered if it might be her son. I really can't remember if I had any pea combed hens in with the daddy of that cockeral.

 

[Kev]

That's the one I thought you meant. I couldn't find the picture.

I'm wondering if I miss marked the cockerel because he looks a bit like that hen and wondered if it might be her son.

I really can't remember if I had any pea combed hens in with the daddy of that cockeral.

Yeah I wondered also but the genes both birds have are pretty common, the difference is having them in the right combination for that kind of pattern so related-ness is not necessary. recommend trying this pairing, at least for one batch of chicks.

 

[draye]

Yeah I wondered also but the genes both birds have are pretty common, the difference is having them in the right combination for that kind of pattern so related-ness is not necessary.   recommend trying this pairing, at least for one batch of chicks.

There is probably some kinship anyway. The other hens were either sisters or half sisters to that hen. I just separated out the green eggs and hatched separate from the brown eggs.

That hen also has a pea comb of sorts. I guess you'd call it a modified pea comb.

Anyway if I do decide to keep him I will probably give the pairing a try.