Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Pensmaster]

@draye
or anyone else who might know, I've lurked on you're naked neck facebook group, would like to join, just had a question, I've never joined a group and pretty new to FB. I'm pretty sure any of my friends on FB will see I'm a member of the group if I join, not a big deal, but being a public site will every post on the site or 'like', comments, be posted to all my friends 'timeline' or whatever it's called just like any other post? Or is it like posting to a news site etc where you have to OK it to post so everyone of your friends see it? Some of my friends, family, and co-workers know I have the strange addiction, but I'd like to keep it somewhat in the 'closet' ... and not be one of those people that have to post a pic of every darn plate of food they eat or dumb cat/dog pic etc...

X2. I don't have a FB account for pretty much the same reasons. Lol

Also another question about the amount of feathers a NN should have. My NN roosters look more like RIR without neck feathers. I was hoping they would have less feathers than that. Are there different breeds of them with less feathers?

 

[draye]

@draye
or anyone else who might know, I've lurked on you're naked neck facebook group, would like to join, just had a question, I've never joined a group and pretty new to FB. I'm pretty sure any of my friends on FB will see I'm a member of the group if I join, not a big deal, but being a public site will every post on the site or 'like', comments, be posted to all my friends 'timeline' or whatever it's called just like any other post? Or is it like posting to a news site etc where you have to OK it to post so everyone of your friends see it? Some of my friends, family, and co-workers know I have the strange addiction, but I'd like to keep it somewhat in the 'closet' ... and not be one of those people that have to post a pic of every darn plate of food they eat or dumb cat/dog pic etc...

I have the settings to public. But if I understand it right only members can post on the site, bit any and all friends of the ouster can see your post along with the group and their friends.

You're not required to post anything you don't want too and still be a member.

Then agai. I think you can go into your own FB settings and control what people see and if they can comment or post on your post.

 

[DesertChic]

X2. I don't have a FB account for pretty much the same reasons. Lol

Also another question about the amount of feathers a NN should have. My NN roosters look more like RIR without neck feathers. I was hoping they would have less feathers than that. Are there different breeds of them with less feathers?

Pure NN have less feathering. A lot of the NNs are actually hybrids, crosses with other breeds. (We NN people tend to think every breed looks better with a little NN in it.

) This is actually why I maintain a line of "pure" NNs, along with two lines of NN crosses, one for meat production and one for egg production.

Here's a closeup of one of my pure pullets with just a single neck feather:


And here's one of her hybrid flockmates:

 

[Pensmaster]

Pure NN have less feathering. A lot of the NNs are actually hybrids, crosses with other breeds. (We NN people tend to think every breed looks better with a little NN in it. ) This is actually why I maintain a line of "pure" NNs, along with two lines of NN crosses, one for meat production and one for egg production. Here's a closeup of one of my pure pullets with just a single neck feather: And here's one of her hybrid flockmates:

Thanks. So here's rooster pic. M&M variety

Any hopes for him he does have 4-5 feathers on his neck. I guess I was thinking they would have less feathers on rest of body as well. I haven't inspected him that closely as he's getting a little protective of the hens and doesn't care for me getting too close.

 

[Skink]

The amount of neck feathering a naked neck will have depends on how many copies they have of the naked neck gene. Heterozygous birds (one copy, often referred to as split with recessive genes in bird keeping of all types) have a partially naked neck with a froof of feathers near the bottom, where as homozygous birds (two copies, a complete set) are naked down to and sometimes a little past the crop. Getting homozygous birds is harder, as even when breeding two heterozygous birds together you only have a 1 in 4 chance of any particular offspring being homozygous!

 

[tcobbs]

Posted to wrong thread. Apologies

 

[DesertChic]

Thanks. So here's rooster pic. M&M variety

Any hopes for him he does have 4-5 feathers on his neck. I guess I was thinking they would have less feathers on rest of body as well. I haven't inspected him that closely as he's getting a little protective of the hens and doesn't care for me getting too close.

If he lets you handle him, lift up his wings and check out the feathering under them and towards the back of the thighs. My lease feathered NN rooster has plenty of exposed skin under his wings, along the front of his thighs, and on his bum. Processing the birds is when you really notice the reduction in feathers, especially if you have experience processing fully feathered birds.

This is the last NN I processed. You can see the blush on the flesh where the feathering was thinner and the skin more exposed to sunlight.

 

[tcobbs]

Ok, Y'all. I have two posts I'm going to out together... first:

I'm gonna throw this out there... I am a terrible hatcher. However... some people just love to hatch. Anybody that wants to hatch (please... standard size or XL's only...) but doesn't have room for growing I will take them and happily pay shipping.

Hubby bought my coop for Christmas!! Will be delivered in 4-6 weeks. I'll have plenty of room!


Second: I have a question and a giggle for you. Last spring Mothergoose sent me some hatching eggs on a trade. I am afraid I am A terrible hatcher... (see part A). So, we only got one little rooster. His name was Peep at first, but he eventually become Pete. Now he is crowing fairly strong, and learning to take care of his (2) hens. So... my 18mo old grandbaby is a total corker. His favorite thing in the world is swinging sticks... at everything, everyone, or nothing, or Noone. A couple of weeks ago Pete was escorting me to the feed room and decided my ankles needed "attention". Yep... he flogged me. The first time he hit me I didn't register what he'd done, as he had NEVER EVER offered any behavior like that before. But, a couple of minutes later he came at me again. This time I saw him and bounced him off my foot. (Not hard enough to hurt him, but hard enough to launch him back off me). He fluffed up and went to eating with his girls. He has done that to each of the grown-ups ONCE and with the same response. Hasn't offered a second time. Fast forward to this past Monday. The munchkin was swinging his stick... closer amd closer to the hens... I had made several redirection and specifically told him that Pete didn't like people bothering the biddies. Said munchkin is stubborn... pretty soon sure enough, here comes Pete. He did NOT scratch, flap, spur, etc... cause any injury. However, he hit the stubborn munchkin in the chest with his chest, knocked him down. I went to the ruckus and "launched" Pete off the stubborn munchkin, picked Stubborn Munchkin up and chased Pete around the yard until he got tired and went in the roost.

Here is the giggle... I now had Pete all fluffed in the pen, dejected for being scolded for protecting his ladies and stubborn munchkin mad because he was now not willing to get close to the pen to swing his stick. He stood about 25 feet away jabbering at Pete around his Paci and I am pretty sure if he could talk he would have been repeating his Paw's construction language. For those about to say "kill the mean Rooster"... don't worry, if he is indeed mean I'll have to stand in line behind Stubborn Munchkin's Mama and Paw. However, at this point I am inclined to believe that Pete is A. A young Roo learning his job, and B. Stubborn Munchkin needed to understand the Rooster should be respected. Pete has not bothered anyone since then, and has been given every opportunity to act up. Stubborn Munchkin does not venture close to the hens with his stick... I'll update if the saga continues. Now the question(s)... in hindsight, do you think our Pete is mean, or just a teenager learning his role? And... did I handle the situation ok?

 

[Beer can]

X2. I don't have a FB account for pretty much the same reasons. Lol

Also another question about the amount of feathers a NN should have. My NN roosters look more like RIR without neck feathers. I was hoping they would have less feathers than that. Are there different breeds of them with less feathers?

Like DesertChic posted, all my hatchery naked necks looked pretty much fully feathered except for the neck. The feathers pretty much just covered their body, if you dig into them you'll find they are very naked all around, just have strips of feathers that cover up all the naked parts.

If he lets you handle him, lift up his wings and check out the feathering under them and towards the back of the thighs. My lease feathered NN rooster has plenty of exposed skin under his wings, along the front of his thighs, and on his bum. Processing the birds is when you really notice the reduction in feathers, especially if you have experience processing fully feathered birds.

This is the last NN I processed. You can see the blush on the flesh where the feathering was thinner and the skin more exposed to sunlight.

 

[BayNatives]

Electro was supposed to be Electra but he's a roo, it turns out. He gets his coloring from grandad, a Silver Laced Wyandotte. He is the biggest and the first of 4 cockrels of various breeds to begin mounting and crowing at 3-1/2 months. He has a deep resonant crow.




Electro's mom Natasha, molting with new pin feathers looking like some crazy piercing fashion statement. As the breed is supposed to be, she is an excellent forager!