Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[chickengr]

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

 

[chickengr]

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...

but good luck with your survivor. cute chick.

 

[DesertChic]

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...

Cute survivor, but that just sucks about the rest. I hope your NN grows up big and strong!

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

OK guys, I needs some advice about moving the Aloha NN chicks outside. The Cream Legbar chicks are 5-1/2 weeks old and fully feathered, and, importantly, their brooder (a 5ft kiddie pool) was seriously too small and yucky. So I finished their growout tractor today, and moved them outside. I don't think I will be able to get a separate growout tractor for the seven Aloha NNs done before my next hatch date/arrival of chicks - even if I stayed home from work (which I cannot). Their brooder is the same (5ft kiddie pool), but less crowded, of course.

It's been in the 80s-90s, with lows in the 60s, for almost a month. Murphy's Law being what it is, it's going down to 40F tonight, in the 40s tomorrow night, then back to the lows of 60s most of the next week (forecast). I believe the Cream Legbars will be fine.

Here's the question: I have the little Aloha NNs out there in the same tractor with the Cream Legbars right now (moved out there about 30 minutes ago) - I will plan to house them together a week or two (while they are still small), until I build a second tractor. They are 4 weeks old today. Feathering out is varied among them, but there is a small amount of fuzz left on their heads, and one pullet has a little fuzz on the shoulders. And of course, they ARE Naked Necks. From everyone's NN experience, is it too early/chilly to let them sleep out there tonight? (Very soon, they will need to be out there anyway.) I could rig up a Mama Heating Pad (which has been their warmth source in the brooder), but not sure they will all fit under it anymore. They have body heat, of course. Tractor is pretty well ventilated, but parts are sheltered.

I would love to have them out there for good TONIGHT, but also don't want to risk letting them get too cold. Just rolling everything around in my head and wanted input...

- Ant Farm

 

[nchvac]

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.

With these spring hatches, are you having to supplement lighting too for the winter eggs?

 

[nchvac]

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...

 

[chickengr]

OK guys, I needs some advice about moving the Aloha NN chicks outside. The Cream Legbar chicks are 5-1/2 weeks old and fully feathered, and, importantly, their brooder (a 5ft kiddie pool) was seriously too small and yucky. So I finished their growout tractor today, and moved them outside. I don't think I will be able to get a separate growout tractor for the seven Aloha NNs done before my next hatch date/arrival of chicks - even if I stayed home from work (which I cannot). Their brooder is the same (5ft kiddie pool), but less crowded, of course.

It's been in the 80s-90s, with lows in the 60s, for almost a month. Murphy's Law being what it is, it's going down to 40F tonight, in the 40s tomorrow night, then back to the lows of 60s most of the next week (forecast). I believe the Cream Legbars will be fine.

Here's the question: I have the little Aloha NNs out there in the same tractor with the Cream Legbars right now (moved out there about 30 minutes ago) - I will plan to house them together a week or two (while they are still small), until I build a second tractor. They are 4 weeks old today. Feathering out is varied among them, but there is a small amount of fuzz left on their heads, and one pullet has a little fuzz on the shoulders. And of course, they ARE Naked Necks. From everyone's NN experience, is it too early/chilly to let them sleep out there tonight? (Very soon, they will need to be out there anyway.) I could rig up a Mama Heating Pad (which has been their warmth source in the brooder), but not sure they will all fit under it anymore. They have body heat, of course. Tractor is pretty well ventilated, but parts are sheltered.

I would love to have them out there for good TONIGHT, but also don't want to risk letting them get too cold. Just rolling everything around in my head and wanted input...

- Ant Farm

I think they are too young to stay out at night. try to google and you will find what temperature they need at that age.

 

[nchvac]

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.

So pretty much the incubator I am starting today should be my winter eggs the way it sounds. Cool! All are under 1 NN rooster so I will know what the RIR, White Leghorn and Rhodebar Crosses will do! I just got to get me some breast meat in there somewhere and I don't think my ladies are going to be much help on that.

 

[nchvac]

I think they are too young to stay out at night. try to google and you will find what temperature they need at that age.

Card board and plastic covers are great for temporary cold snaps. I closed in my baby ducks last night due to this cold snap - just cut some cardboard and stapled it to the hutch and will tear it off tomorrow. I think a lot of times we look too much at the temperature and probably should be looking more at the wind/airflow. Wind takes the heat off of our bodies like temperature extremes do, so block the wind and the battle is half over. I'd block the wind (make sure to allow for breathing ventilation) and maybe throw a light in there and you should be ok. Give them full feed and put the water where they won't get wet- that should get it.

 

[generaldsherman]

thanks but I did fill it, I was gone for a week and even reminded them to re-fill it on the correct day. I also had two extra containers with water in them. (Aka I am not stupid and am still upset, especially as lucky has a broken leg, broke it under the auto Turner in the main bator I had to stick them in when the hatcher broke after trying to up the humidity on hatch day when I got home. Think it'll die in a day or two) agreed that ots my fault. Should have looked at the school calendar before setting. Hate myself