Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Phill98]

I am w/ you guys on the feathered legs, not a fan, but I do like some bling on the head! :yiipchick   Mine were so many generations removed from the silkie blood I haven't had any real problems w/ the leg feathering, I will occasionally get some chick stubble, but never got even a feather in the adults.  The fm breeds mentioned are the only ones I'm aware of in the U.S.

I like the type of crest your chickens have. They don't bother their sight. I don't even like the look of ones that block eyes.

 

[Phill98]

Glad Kev mentioned the green thing.  If your chickens have yellow skin the fm will look green, especially as chicks.  I love fm, but even I don't like the green, thankfully most out grow it like kev said.  I am not fond of yellow anyway so even w/o the fm consideration would prefer white skin (shown in the legs).  But yellow is standard for NN if that matters to you.

Skin of the white creted hen that you posted yesterday looked somewhat strange to me. Kind of light grey overtone. Is it just the picture or the thing you are talking about?

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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Originally Posted by Fire Ant Farm Yeah, I kinda don't want anything that comes with the Silkies - don't want silkied feathers, don't want leg feathering, not wanting a crest.....

tbh, I don't like any of those traits... especially leg feathering after forever fighting to get clean it out after an one time cross with feather leg....

I am w/ you guys on the feathered legs, not a fan, but I do like some bling on the head!

Mine were so many generations removed from the silkie blood I haven't had any real problems w/ the leg feathering, I will occasionally get some chick stubble, but never got even a feather in the adults. The fm breeds mentioned are the only ones I'm aware of in the U.S.

I don't really mind a crest. Just don't like feathered legs or silkied feathers...

Glad Kev mentioned the green thing. If your chickens have yellow skin the fm will look green, especially as chicks. I love fm, but even I don't like the green, thankfully most out grow it like kev said. I am not fond of yellow anyway so even w/o the fm consideration would prefer white skin (shown in the legs). But yellow is standard for NN if that matters to you.

Good to know - a lot of my NNs have white legs.

- Ant Farm

 

[cactusrota]

We actually free range our chickens but don't let them out too early- around 11, and close them around 5 pm.

My father in law has learned that works with his pigeons too, to keep them safe from hawks. By that time the warmer thermals have started and they've given up on the pigeons and went to soaring. Before that time they just sit there in the trees staring at his birds all morning.

 

[cactusrota]

So, since I'm snooping on this discussion I should probably add something. My brother likes to get random mixed hatching eggs at the livestock auction, and ended up with these two NN that he let me have. Since then, my life has upended. My birds are mixed in with a cousins flock in Utah, while I'm stuck in AZ. But I hope to get back up there and bring my birds down here soon. The only pics I have are from when the NN's were about 14 +/- weeks back in August. I last saw them in November, and they looked gorgeous. Especially the roo. I can't wait to see how they look now. Thing is, they are crossed with something that's given them feathered feet. I wanna say Maran, but really have no idea.

 

[I Love Layers]

They're so cute!!

 

[ForrestGump]

Not the best photos, but I have two hens that are crested. They are both from Crested Cream legbar lines.
Personally I think they are very cute.

 

[Kev]

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Yes like NaNa but much more variable with some close to looking "nana". There will be some that trick you if you don't look closely. btw the genetic name is Cr. It also works like Na- CrCr have fuller bigger crests than Crcr The size difference(polish vs legbar) etc are due to other things

 

[supersymmetry]

Hatch #2 (which hatched this morning) has produced a plethora of NN for me... Shot some chicks and some updates of Hatch #1.

 

[Kev]

I am w/ you guys on the feathered legs, not a fan, but I do like some bling on the head!

Mine were so many generations removed from the silkie blood I haven't had any real problems w/ the leg feathering, I will occasionally get some chick stubble, but never got even a feather in the adults. The fm breeds mentioned are the only ones I'm aware of in the U.S.

The crest in mine is all from your stock lol It can be cute just not something I "love" and it bothers me how it messes up the single combs- have a thing for these being all nice and straight..