Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[DesertChic]

As a causal lurker... I want some of those blue face crosses

I don't blame you! They're gorgeous!

 

[miss heny]

Hmm, I have some Honas maybe I need to add some white face Spanish to the hatchery order list

 

[Phill98]

Fibro Spanish project birds. I started with silkies and bantam Spanish. Have since added large fowl Spanish and Svart Hona into the mix. I was hoping for intense blue faces, but the Spanish seem to be carrying something that kills expression of blue in the ear lobe. I suspect as I get further along with getting good white face expression, the color will go all white.

Now these are gorgeous

 

[MasAhora]

This thread is massive.... so I am jumping in without reading much of it (sorry, not much time ATM)....
I just bought a few chicks to raise for meat birds, do not ask me to explain the variation I can't. I'm not good enough with my spanish in Paraguay to get into detailed conversations with folks but these seem a a favoured breed i.e. they are not like the Cornish X type I have seen here which never leave the coop and are cripples before they live 2 months (not a nice life for the bird IMHO).
However the chicks I got were either yellow, brown or black - ALL the black ones lacked feathers around the back of the neck. I bought one black one anyway as my lucky extra - it's a darling, the only one that loves its little swing perch in the brooder so far. But its lack of feathers is weird, it seems happy.

Any info would be appreciated and meanwhile I'll dig into this thread more in the next few days, 'cause the little weird one is terribly endearing.

 

[brianshm]

If you're interested in integrated white face genetics, I would recommend staying away from hatchery birds and starting with the best Spanish you can find. There seem to be quite a few genes involved in getting good face development. Here are the large fowl I used. The big fibro cockerel is from this large fowl cockerel below X (Svart Hona X bantam Spanish). And even then you see how underdeveloped the face is. Trying to get rid of silky feathering, slow feathering, and yellow skin alleles while intensifying the white face and fibro skin genetic. This is not going to a short term project, unfortunately.

 

[Kassaundra]

Those blue faced chickens are stunning!

 

[miss heny]

If you're interested in integrated white face genetics, I would recommend staying away from hatchery birds and starting with the best Spanish you can find. There seem to be quite a few genes involved in getting good face development. Here are the large fowl I used. The big fibro cockerel is from this large fowl cockerel below X (Svart Hona X bantam Spanish). And even then you see how underdeveloped the face is. Trying to get rid of silky feathering, slow feathering, and yellow skin alleles while intensifying the white face and fibro skin genetic. This is not going to a short term project, unfortunately.

thank you for the info, I shall remember this for later

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Fibro Spanish project birds. I started with silkies and bantam Spanish. Have since added large fowl Spanish and Svart Hona into the mix. I was hoping for intense blue faces, but the Spanish seem to be carrying something that kills expression of blue in the ear lobe. I suspect as I get further along with getting good white face expression, the color will go all white.

Thank you so much for sharing - your birds are so beautiful and interesting!!!!

Polish x fibro naked neck chick pics.

I love all your birds!!!

- Ant Farm

 

[DesertChic]

If you're interested in integrated white face genetics, I would recommend staying away from hatchery birds and starting with the best Spanish you can find. There seem to be quite a few genes involved in getting good face development. Here are the large fowl I used. The big fibro cockerel is from this large fowl cockerel below X (Svart Hona X bantam Spanish). And even then you see how underdeveloped the face is. Trying to get rid of silky feathering, slow feathering, and yellow skin alleles while intensifying the white face and fibro skin genetic. This is not going to a short term project, unfortunately.

Wow! Your birds are REALLY stunning, and thank you for all of that info. It was just enough to deter me from pursuing yet another project. Instead I will live vicariously through you.

 

[miss heny]

Wow! Your birds are REALLY stunning, and thank you for all of that info. It was just enough to deter me from pursuing yet another project. Instead I will live vicariously through you. 

I am having a hard time fighting the desires