Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[chickengr]

 

[chickengr]

My brother has anywhere from 40-60 chickens at any given time and utilizes the local livestock auction almost religiously. He's always either buying chickens or hatching eggs, or bringing in extras he doesn't want in order to sell in the auction. He's only ever butchered for eating like twice, and that was only while I was helping. They were older/non meat type birds and were too tough for the grill/bbq. So he decided he didn't want to do it anymore and eats the store bought battery cage chicken all the time. I could never wrap my head around that thought process on the matter.

I got chickens for eggs and meat but I eat eggs only. I don't eat chicken at all. a sentimental fool...

 

[chickengr]

I'm so excited today! My NN's chicks are hatching, 8 are out with the last one pipped but not done yet. They're all still huddled under mom, so I can't get good pics till tomorrow but here's a sneak peek.

You can't see in the pic but it's got a naked neck

congrats! and it is black, my favourite. I have been looking for black naked necks and no luck till now. I have ordered 2 pullets and hope they will arrive safe and sound from north greece. they are due late april/early may.

 

[Kassaundra]

The blacks are so pretty they shine green and purple.

 

[chameleon]

congrats! and it is black, my favourite. I have been looking for black naked necks and no luck till now. I have ordered 2 pullets and hope they will arrive safe and sound from north greece. they are due late april/early may.

Thanks. It was a total surprise, I'm not sure how it happened. All her previous chicks were from a game bantam and were chipmunk striped. The roo died and the only other roo I've seen near her is a New Hampshire, so I'm still trying to figure out how she got black chicks.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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Yes - please do - I have a couple Dremels and could easily use one for this.

 

[ForrestGump]

@DesertChic I had an incident where my GSD decided to use one of my hens as a chew toy. I thought for sure she wouldn't make it the first night; her wounds were bad. Like, missing patches of skin and exposed muscle tissue. I was told by experienced breeders however that chickens recover from flesh wounds very easily with no infection. I treated her minimally with vetricyn and blue cote and I was amazed to see her completely recover, regrowing the skin and feathers over areas of bare flesh. .Another time, the little cannibals went after a young cockerel and *completely* ate off half his parson's nose! It was just gone. I kept him separate after that, and he grew back the flesh, feathers and all. This is him, all grown up. I think if your girl made it past the first night, she'll be fine.

That beard is adorable!

 

[Beer can]

Just set 34 naked neck eggs.
About a 1/4 of them are naked neck over a fibro silkie/giant cross.

 

[chameleon]

First day out of the nest 4 NN's out of the 9 eggs. 2 black, one white and one a very pale yellow.

 

[DesertChic]

First day out of the nest 4 NN's out of the 9 eggs. 2 black, one white and one a very pale yellow.

Too cute!