Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Kev]

The plan is to breed them w/ Stripy butt, it is impossible to know if he is NN, Nn, or nn , he could be any version.

Haha I love the irony of that. I had a roo with the same possibilities, he was bred with nn and all chicks came out Nn, so he probably was NN.

btw do you think the smaller crosses might be white rocks?

 

[Kassaundra]

Haha I love the irony of that. I had a roo with the same possibilities, he was bred with nn and all chicks came out Nn, so he probably was NN.

btw do you think the smaller crosses might be white rocks?

Yes, I do.

 

[QuoVadis]

I have a question for you NN experts. I bought some hatching eggs at a swap and they were all written on identifying the breed. (It was a mixed dozen, but the eggs are from pure breeding pens and the lady had chicks of the various breeds for sale also and they were clearly purebred.) So anyway the NN hatched out yesterday and is not naked necked. Now I know a percentage of NNs aren't born with the NN gene, and the others appear to be pure breed of the breed they are supposed to be, so is that the most likely scenario? The chick does seem strange to me for another reason though - it has a very thick neck, almost like it is swollen. Other than that it seems perfectly normal. Could that be related to it not being naked necked, even though that is the breed? Anyone ever had this happen?

(TBH I hope it is a NN without the nn genes - I've always heard great things about NNs, but I just really don't like to look at them!

I probably shouldn't admit that on an NN thread!)

 

[Phill98]

I have a question for you NN experts. I bought some hatching eggs at a swap and they were all written on identifying the breed. (It was a mixed dozen, but the eggs are from pure breeding pens and the lady had chicks of the various breeds for sale also and they were clearly purebred.) So anyway the NN hatched out yesterday and is not naked necked. Now I know a percentage of NNs aren't born with the NN gene, and the others appear to be pure breed of the breed they are supposed to be, so is that the most likely scenario? The chick does seem strange to me for another reason though - it has a very thick neck, almost like it is swollen. Other than that it seems perfectly normal. Could that be related to it not being naked necked, even though that is the breed? Anyone ever had this happen? 

(TBH I hope it is a NN without the nn genes - I've always heard great things about NNs, but I just really don't like to look at them!   I probably shouldn't admit that on an NN thread!)

The chick obviously didn't get the naked neck gene, but it still is the same breed of chickens except it doesn't have the naked neck gene which is only better for you, because you said you don't like it.

Only thing that is different then if it was Nn is that it won't have any less feathers then any other regular chickens.

Oh and I also didn't like naked necks before, but now they are my number 1. favourite breed.

 

[DesertChic]

The chick obviously didn't get the naked neck gene, but it still is the same breed of chickens except it doesn't have the naked neck gene which is only better for you, because you said you don't like it.

Only thing that is different then if it was Nn is that it won't have any less feathers then any other regular chickens.

Oh and I also didn't like naked necks before, but now they are my number 1. favourite breed.

@Phill98 summed up the answer very well, and he's right, this breed really does grow on you. It's not uncommon for people to dislike their appearance, especially if they've never raised the birds before, but they really do grow on you. Of all the breeds I've had, including several that are fully feathered, the NNs have become one of my absolute favorites for an abundance of reasons: they're exceptionally healthy and hardy, the have some of the most charming, friendly and amusing personalities I've ever encountered in a chicken, they're quite intelligent, they're prolific layers of large eggs and lay all year round, and if you do in fact keep them as meat birds, they take much less time to process and give you outstanding meat. And after having them for a while, you may find that like me, they stop looking ugly or strange, and then you start imagining what crossing these wonderful birds with other feathered birds will wind up looking like.

 

[QuoVadis]

Yeah. Well I don't know if I will be able to keep it myself, even if it is a girl, with being in the city. But I will probably give it to my Mom who is the country to see how it turns out! I think it will be a barred bird, because it is colored just like a barred rock with the black and then white on the head.

And after having them for a while, you may find that like me, they stop looking ugly or strange, and then you start imagining what crossing these wonderful birds with other feathered birds will wind up looking like.

Well I certainly can imagine falling in love with the breed, but I think it'd be more despite it's looks - turkeys were that way for me. Never really thought I would like them til we got one and then I found they seem to have more naturally consistently friendly personalities than chickens. Now I love turkeys, but I still think their heads look weird, especially the males!

 

[chickengr]

@Phill98 summed up the answer very well, and he's right, this breed really does grow on you. It's not uncommon for people to dislike their appearance, especially if they've never raised the birds before, but they really do grow on you. Of all the breeds I've had, including several that are fully feathered, the NNs have become one of my absolute favorites for an abundance of reasons: they're exceptionally healthy and hardy, the have some of the most charming, friendly and amusing personalities I've ever encountered in a chicken, they're quite intelligent, they're prolific layers of large eggs and lay all year round, and if you do in fact keep them as meat birds, they take much less time to process and give you outstanding meat. And after having them for a while, you may find that like me, they stop looking ugly or strange, and then you start imagining what crossing these wonderful birds with other feathered birds will wind up looking like.

am I the only one that has always been in love with the NNs?

it seems that my jumbo (hatched in december) is getting broody. it is already too hot. should I give it a try? a year ago I had a broody at this time but she didn't hatch any chicks. ok, she was young and didn't get up so she was pooping on the eggs. that's why I wonder if I should try with jumbo in case she insists.

 

[draye]

am I the only one that has always been in love with the NNs?

it seems that my jumbo (hatched in december) is getting broody. it is already too hot. should I give it a try? a year ago I had a broody at this time but she didn't hatch any chicks. ok, she was young and didn't get up so she was pooping on the eggs. that's why I wonder if I should try with jumbo in case she insists.

I'd at least give it a try and let her set.

I've loved the NN ever since the first time I saw them about 45 years or so ago. Seems like they were way bigger chickens back then.

 

[drumstick diva]

size is influenced by the breeds in their background

 

[Turk Raphael]

Go ahead.......pick one up. lololol