Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Phill98]

Thanks. It's just Bronchitis. But now I don't feel anything anymore.

 

[Skink]

It has been forever since I posted here, I figure it is time for an update on my NNs! They have grown so much. Here are some pictures from my instagram taken a couple weeks ago, I'd take more recent photos but it is rainy hell outside:


Marshmallow, with Hamster on the right and Tugboat's tail featherless butt to the left


Werewolf! That is a fake egg, btw. I got some cheap plastic ones to put in the nests and those naughty birds keep rolling them out. They are not fooled!


Tugboat, who used to be the smaller rooster, exploded and piled on HELLACIOUS AMOUNTS OF MEAT. He is a beefcake. His neck is twice as thick as Werewolf, the other rooster, who now seems like a scrawny twig in comparison. In the last couple days, I started seeing them breed with one of my favorite hens Casper. She's oddly patient with the wobbly virgins. Werewolf is still a big sweetheart, Tugboat is a bit braver than he used to be but respectful of me so far. I'm still a little worried I'll suddenly see an aggressive rooster burst out of them but they both mind me very well for now. They are both crow collared and it is working fantastically! 0 neighbor complaints, actually much the opposite! Everyone around is in love with them.

The hens Marshmallow and Hamster are both starting to redden up and are of course clucking instead of peeping. They are by no means my biggest or beefiest hen but I can't get over how cute they both are! Marshmallow is very shy even though she was a cuddly chick, Hamster is brash and troublesome even though she was a very shy chick. I wonder what happened to cause the switch? I'm excited for them to start laying since the boys seem ready to start breeding. I'm eager to hatch chicks from them!

 

[generaldsherman]

It has been forever since I posted here, I figure it is time for an update on my NNs! They have grown so much. Here are some pictures from my instagram taken a couple weeks ago, I'd take more recent photos but it is rainy hell outside:


Marshmallow, with Hamster on the right and Tugboat's tail featherless butt to the left


Werewolf! That is a fake egg, btw. I got some cheap plastic ones to put in the nests and those naughty birds keep rolling them out. They are not fooled!


Tugboat, who used to be the smaller rooster, exploded and piled on HELLACIOUS AMOUNTS OF MEAT. He is a beefcake. His neck is twice as thick as Werewolf, the other rooster, who now seems like a scrawny twig in comparison. In the last couple days, I started seeing them breed with one of my favorite hens Casper. She's oddly patient with the wobbly virgins. Werewolf is still a big sweetheart, Tugboat is a bit braver than he used to be but respectful of me so far. I'm still a little worried I'll suddenly see an aggressive rooster burst out of them but they both mind me very well for now. They are both crow collared and it is working fantastically! 0 neighbor complaints, actually much the opposite! Everyone around is in love with them.

The hens Marshmallow and Hamster are both starting to redden up and are of course clucking instead of peeping. They are by no means my biggest or beefiest hen but I can't get over how cute they both are! Marshmallow is very shy even though she was a cuddly chick, Hamster is brash and troublesome even though she was a very shy chick. I wonder what happened to cause the switch? I'm excited for them to start laying since the boys seem ready to start breeding. I'm eager to hatch chicks from them!

Home depot has some ceramic eggs that work well for me. My little Japanese bantam went broody and was trying to incubate them

 

[Phill98]

It has been forever since I posted here, I figure it is time for an update on my NNs! They have grown so much. Here are some pictures from my instagram taken a couple weeks ago, I'd take more recent photos but it is rainy hell outside: Marshmallow, with Hamster on the right and Tugboat's tail featherless butt to the left Werewolf! That is a fake egg, btw. I got some cheap plastic ones to put in the nests and those naughty birds keep rolling them out. They are not fooled! Tugboat, who used to be the smaller rooster, exploded and piled on HELLACIOUS AMOUNTS OF MEAT. He is a beefcake. His neck is twice as thick as Werewolf, the other rooster, who now seems like a scrawny twig in comparison. In the last couple days, I started seeing them breed with one of my favorite hens Casper. She's oddly patient with the wobbly virgins. Werewolf is still a big sweetheart, Tugboat is a bit braver than he used to be but respectful of me so far. I'm still a little worried I'll suddenly see an aggressive rooster burst out of them but they both mind me very well for now. They are both crow collared and it is working fantastically! 0 neighbor complaints, actually much the opposite! Everyone around is in love with them. The hens Marshmallow and Hamster are both starting to redden up and are of course clucking instead of peeping. They are by no means my biggest or beefiest hen but I can't get over how cute they both are! Marshmallow is very shy even though she was a cuddly chick, Hamster is brash and troublesome even though she was a very shy chick. I wonder what happened to cause the switch? I'm excited for them to start laying since the boys seem ready to start breeding. I'm eager to hatch chicks from them!

Glad you posted that pictures. They are quite big, how old are they?

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

It has been forever since I posted here, I figure it is time for an update on my NNs! They have grown so much. Here are some pictures from my instagram taken a couple weeks ago, I'd take more recent photos but it is rainy hell outside:


Marshmallow, with Hamster on the right and Tugboat's tail featherless butt to the left


Werewolf! That is a fake egg, btw. I got some cheap plastic ones to put in the nests and those naughty birds keep rolling them out. They are not fooled!


Tugboat, who used to be the smaller rooster, exploded and piled on HELLACIOUS AMOUNTS OF MEAT. He is a beefcake. His neck is twice as thick as Werewolf, the other rooster, who now seems like a scrawny twig in comparison. In the last couple days, I started seeing them breed with one of my favorite hens Casper. She's oddly patient with the wobbly virgins. Werewolf is still a big sweetheart, Tugboat is a bit braver than he used to be but respectful of me so far. I'm still a little worried I'll suddenly see an aggressive rooster burst out of them but they both mind me very well for now. They are both crow collared and it is working fantastically! 0 neighbor complaints, actually much the opposite! Everyone around is in love with them.

The hens Marshmallow and Hamster are both starting to redden up and are of course clucking instead of peeping. They are by no means my biggest or beefiest hen but I can't get over how cute they both are! Marshmallow is very shy even though she was a cuddly chick, Hamster is brash and troublesome even though she was a very shy chick. I wonder what happened to cause the switch? I'm excited for them to start laying since the boys seem ready to start breeding. I'm eager to hatch chicks from them!

Which crow collar do you use? Mine aren't crow collared, and I am allowed roosters, but I have four, and may have more before I get to reducing again, so I'm thinking about it for some of the "back up" boys just to control the noise level... So I don't end up with a noise complaint.

- Ant Farm

 

[chickengr]

It has been forever since I posted here, I figure it is time for an update on my NNs! They have grown so much. Here are some pictures from my instagram taken a couple weeks ago, I'd take more recent photos but it is rainy hell outside:


Marshmallow, with Hamster on the right and Tugboat's tail featherless butt to the left


Werewolf! That is a fake egg, btw. I got some cheap plastic ones to put in the nests and those naughty birds keep rolling them out. They are not fooled!


Tugboat, who used to be the smaller rooster, exploded and piled on HELLACIOUS AMOUNTS OF MEAT. He is a beefcake. His neck is twice as thick as Werewolf, the other rooster, who now seems like a scrawny twig in comparison. In the last couple days, I started seeing them breed with one of my favorite hens Casper. She's oddly patient with the wobbly virgins. Werewolf is still a big sweetheart, Tugboat is a bit braver than he used to be but respectful of me so far. I'm still a little worried I'll suddenly see an aggressive rooster burst out of them but they both mind me very well for now. They are both crow collared and it is working fantastically! 0 neighbor complaints, actually much the opposite! Everyone around is in love with them.

The hens Marshmallow and Hamster are both starting to redden up and are of course clucking instead of peeping. They are by no means my biggest or beefiest hen but I can't get over how cute they both are! Marshmallow is very shy even though she was a cuddly chick, Hamster is brash and troublesome even though she was a very shy chick. I wonder what happened to cause the switch? I'm excited for them to start laying since the boys seem ready to start breeding. I'm eager to hatch chicks from them!

beautiful birds!
my araucana kicks out marans' eggs, lol. as for crowing, my hens are so loud that I hardly can hear my boys

an old lady who lives across the road complains about dog barking and I think she hasn't realized that my chickens are loud. I will keep her busy with my dogs as we are allowed to have them.

 

[flower]

@chickengr
my hens are so loud that I hardly can hear my boys

an old lady who lives across the road complains about dog barking and I think she hasn't realized that my chickens are loud. I will keep her busy with my dogs as we are allowed to have them.

cheeky person you ! ha

Tried a crow collar made from wide elastic and velcro but I could not get the correct amount of pressure. It was either too tight or loose

 

[Skink]

Glad you posted that pictures. They are quite big, how old are they?

They were born on 10/23/15! So this month they are cresting on laying age. They seem to be slow maturing, though, since they're oddly enough still filling out. But ain't that just how it goes... won't be 'til they've been laying and mating for awhile that I stop seeing differences in them every week, haha.

Which crow collar do you use? Mine aren't crow collared, and I am allowed roosters, but I have four, and may have more before I get to reducing again, so I'm thinking about it for some of the "back up" boys just to control the noise level... So I don't end up with a noise complaint.

- Ant Farm

I actually don't use a prefab crow collar, just an inch wide strip of velcro! I would like to try the ones sold by mypetchicken, but at over $20 a collar, that's not exactly economical (and have you seen the cost of the bowties?? Highway robbery!)

The trick of it for me is finding a fit that restricts their volume but also allows them to swallow pellets without trouble. They have no trouble eating crumble, greens, fermented feeds/mash or drinking with just about any fit, but these big bulky pellets I primarily feed have made finding a good fit an issue. My feed store special orders my pellets for me, so I'm stuck feeding them for several more weeks until I can switch to crumble. It takes a couple days of listening and checking to get it right. Luckily with naked necks it is easy to spot when there's not enough room and you can readily find the tube to the crop, so even during fitting it is easy to know you're not pressing/crushing it. Also if something does get stuck, they don't choke. Thank you glottis! So luckily finding a good fit has not been dangerous. If your boys have bow-ties, I find putting it right under the bow-tie helps most. Lower and the fit gets loose, higher and it doesn't do what it should.

 

[Phill98]

They were born on 10/23/15! So this month they are cresting on laying age. They seem to be slow maturing, though, since they're oddly enough still filling out. But ain't that just how it goes... won't be 'til they've been laying and mating for awhile that I stop seeing differences in them every week, haha.

I actually don't use a prefab crow collar, just an inch wide strip of velcro! I would like to try the ones sold by mypetchicken, but at over $20 a collar, that's not exactly economical (and have you seen the cost of the bowties?? Highway robbery!)

The trick of it for me is finding a fit that restricts their volume but also allows them to swallow pellets without trouble. They have no trouble eating crumble, greens, fermented feeds/mash or drinking with just about any fit, but these big bulky pellets I primarily feed have made finding a good fit an issue. My feed store special orders my pellets for me, so I'm stuck feeding them for several more weeks until I can switch to crumble. It takes a couple days of listening and checking to get it right. Luckily with naked necks it is easy to spot when there's not enough room and you can readily find the tube to the crop, so even during fitting it is easy to know you're not pressing/crushing it. Also if something does get stuck, they don't choke. Thank you glottis! So luckily finding a good fit has not been dangerous. If your boys have bow-ties, I find putting it right under the bow-tie helps most. Lower and the fit gets loose, higher and it doesn't do what it should.

My stay very thin and lean the whole first year. Then they get way bigger after first moult. Don't know exactly why that happens

 

[chickengr]

@chickengr
my hens are so loud that I hardly can hear my boys

an old lady who lives across the road complains about dog barking and I think she hasn't realized that my chickens are loud. I will keep her busy with my dogs as we are allowed to have them.

cheeky person you ! ha

Tried a crow collar made from wide elastic and velcro but I could not get the correct amount of pressure. It was either too tight or loose

do you think that instead of torturing our chickens we should make collars for our neighbors? the old lady in my neighborhood is a policeman wife from the time of the greek junta so she still thinks she has some power over other people. not to mention that she is in the war with all people who rent houses, she considers them low. she does need a huge collar!