Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[flower]

I'm so excited that I will finally get some Turken chicks this week!!!

I'm so excited that I will finally get some Turken chicks this week!!!

I got excited for you ha ha.. Seriously congratulations but consider mating that lovely Polish with the NN because crested NNs are swell. Very special

 

[Hholly]

I got excited for you ha ha.. Seriously congratulations but consider mating that lovely Polish with the NN because crested NNs are swell. Very special

Thanks! Actually, I have silkies. This is my rooster that I plan on crossing with my NNs when they're ready.

 

[draye]

Well at 1 week and 1 day old I finally gay a picture of the newest NN chicks.

I'm not sure if you can see all 9 or not but that's what thee is.

3 blue, 1 black, and 5 chipmunks ones.

The blue I know which is the mama only one hen in there that is blue she also has red on her ( a blue red). The blacks could be hers but I also have a solid black hen in there so could be either one. One if the chipmunks ones is possibly from my white hen, it has a reddish cast to it. The other four are most like from the two hens that are EE/NN crises that didn't get the naked necks.

Out if the 32 hatched I've list 3 so not too bad considering we got about 6 inches of snow and down in the 20's at night just three days after hatch.

Edited to add: Sorry about the reddish cast to the pictures. I had to take them inside the brooder room with the heat lamps glowing. It's still cold outside.

 

[DesertChic]

I'm so excited that I will finally get some Turken chicks this week!!!

Yay! Welcome to the club! You're going to LOVE this breed!

 

[DesertChic]

Well at 1 week and 1 day old I finally gay a picture of the newest NN chicks.



I'm not sure if you can see all 9 or not but that's what thee is.

3 blue, 1 black, and 5 chipmunks ones.

The blue I know which is the mama only one hen in there that is blue she also has red on her ( a blue red). The blacks could be hers but I also have a solid black hen in there so could be either one. One if the chipmunks ones is possibly from my white hen, it has a reddish cast to it. The other four are most like from the two hens that are EE/NN crises that didn't get the naked necks.

Out if the 32 hatched I've list 3 so not too bad considering we got about 6 inches of snow and down in the 20's at night just three days after hatch.

Edited to add: Sorry about the reddish cast to the pictures. I had to take them inside the brooder room with the heat lamps glowing. It's still cold outside.

Aaaawww....they're so cute! You're making me want to hatch more chicks. (My husband will NOT be happy to hear this.

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[flower]

Thanks! Actually, I have silkies. This is my rooster that I plan on crossing with my NNs when they're ready.

Oh dear I certainly know the difference between Polish and Silkies as I have a few of each breed. I think I was half asleep when I posted

Your birds are very pretty and I really like their beards

 

[draye]

Aaaawww....they're so cute! You're making me want to hatch more chicks. (My husband will NOT be happy to hear this.  )

I have another 11 in the incubator now. I couldn't resist. I had a pullet that start red laying good about 2 weeks ago so I saved up some if her eggs, she's in with my Spangled Aloha rooster. Got 7 of those. I beluve these may be some Sexlinked ones, I caught one of the Narred pullets in the nest.

I had another 11 eggs from the other run but I've had to pull 5 non-fertile eggs.

 

[Phill98]

I have another 11 in the incubator now. I couldn't resist. I had a pullet that start red laying good about 2 weeks ago so I saved up some if her eggs, she's in with my Spangled Aloha rooster. Got 7 of those. I beluve these may be some Sexlinked ones, I caught one of the Narred pullets in the nest.

I had another 11 eggs from the other run but I've had to pull 5 non-fertile eggs.

Seems like the chick season started at your place. I envy you. I won't set a batch for maybe one or two months. Especially because my chickens don't even lay.

 

[chickengr]

Yes if you have pets and tolerance for noise and poop, I suppose that you could keep chickens inside. My house is small and totally carpeted and I am too old and grumpy for any animal inside even cats. rrrrrrrrruh I ain't gonna scoop no poop inside my house ! IT IS DIFFICULT ENOUGH TO CLEAN THE COOP !

I have tiles floor but still it is difficult to clean it. there is also too much dust from the bedding. but what can I do?

btw, I have an injured hen. dog attacked her and she has no skin on her back. so there has been blue spray on top of everything else. I still don't know if she will survive. looks better but her crop didn't empty. that dog grabbed her around the vent area I hope there is no internal injury. if she gets well

she will stay inside for at least a month.

as for the coop, I find that pine tree leaves are the best idea. I use deep litter system. that way I also get fertilizer for my garden.

 

[redrooster99]

Anybody have pictures of ideal poultry naked necks? Roos and hens?