Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[DesertChic]

My April/May hatches usually start laying around fall Sept/Oct. while the older hens are molting.

When I hatch Sept./Oct. those pullets don't usually start laying until March and April. These last that I hatched September 17, 2015 have just begun laying. There are 3 or 4 that have started as of today.

I'm so glad you said this because it forced me to go back and check my hatch dates and I confused two of my hatches. The batch that started laying in November was hatched in June, and the ones I hatched in September starting laying in late January. I stand corrected.

 

[DesertChic]

I'm so happy! My Bielefelder egg hatched and it's a Naked Neck!

 

[draye]

I'm so happy! My Bielefelder egg hatched and it's a Naked Neck! e

Yea.

 

[Pensmaster]

I'm so happy! My Bielefelder egg hatched and it's a Naked Neck! e

Yea NN!!!!

 

[generaldsherman]

lucky the NN. Was out of town for lockdown and petsitter forgot to watch humidity, got home to a reading of 10%. Out of about 20 eggs, 6 were alive. 4 of those died quickly after being freed from shrink-wrap, 1 didn't absorb the yolk sack and died. Lucky pulled through. No more setting eggs if I will be gone for lockdown. Stupid planning on my part. For added fun, 4 of the 6 chicks got cold cause the lockdown incubator broke and i found out 2 hours after...

 

[Kev]

I'm so happy! My Bielefelder egg hatched and it's a Naked Neck!

Start of the world conquest...?

 

[Kev]

Does anyone know if the dark NN from Murray McMurray have Australorp in the breeding? My rooster has that Green shean in his black feathers but also has the red saddle feathers- I originally thought he may have some Indian Game in him but his wings are black and not red like they are.
What crosses have you all found to produce eggs troughout the winter?

That is just a typical color pattern of either black crossed with a colored chicken or a mixed color flock containing some blacks.


I agree with timing pullets for fall/winter laying. Old timer trick for year round eggs.

 

[Kev]

Just as I promised, this is Nectar my 16 pounder, what u guys think?

Nectar of the Gods!!! He is simply perfect.

 

[Kassaundra]

I'm so happy! My Bielefelder egg hatched and it's a Naked Neck!

 

[Kassaundra]

lucky the NN. Was out of town for lockdown and petsitter forgot to watch humidity, got home to a reading of 10%. Out of about 20 eggs, 6 were alive. 4 of those died quickly after being freed from shrink-wrap, 1 didn't absorb the yolk sack and died. Lucky pulled through. No more setting eggs if I will be gone for lockdown. Stupid planning on my part. For added fun, 4 of the 6 chicks got cold cause the lockdown incubator broke and i found out 2 hours after...

So sorry about your hatch.