Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Cynthia12]

Love him!

 

[EquiSally]

I entered my Breese for the calendar. Here's another pic though of my White NN roo with some of his girls. He's got a bit of discoloration on the bottom of his wattles from drinking out of a puddle by the misters. It's hot out here in the desert!


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Oh my goodness! I love him!

 

[BlueBaby]

Oh my goodness! I love him!

He is mixed with the White Breese. I'm just getting started now with my set of my White NN's (him and 3 pullets that are starting to lay now). I got my breeder set from @cactusrota. One day my roo is going to be a grandpa!

 

[DesertChic]

Does anyone know what this is on the back of my cockerel Conan’s neck?
It’s like an arrow shaped patch of skin that’s white.
He’s had it since he was a day old chick.
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It's not unusual for NNs to have dry and even flaky skin patches. Believe it or not, fully feathered chickens get it too, but you can never see it because their necks are covered in feather. Chicken dander!

 

[igorsMistress]

I've only rarely butchered any of my birds at 14 weeks, but I like nice big carcasses and rich, flavorful meat. My favorite butchering age for cockerels is right around 20 weeks because by that time they typically have really nice carcasses. One thing to keep in mind is that not only will their bodies be longer than store-bought chickens (as previously mentioned by @cactusrota) but the meat will be darker and richer as well. The dark meat will nearly be the color of steak many times, and the white breast meat will be closer to the color of dark meat in store bought chickens. And you will actually learn what chicken truly tastes like.

All of my birds are raised on gamebird feed for the first few weeks of their life, and then I switch them to broiler feed until about 8-10 weeks of age, then down to 18% protein grower feed until about 18 weeks of age, at which point they go on layer feed. Even when penned, NNs will be leaner and far less fatty than what you may be expecting no matter what you feed them.

You may eventually find that crossing your NNs with other breeds results in a flavor profile you prefer. Don't be afraid to experiment.

I'm curious why you make the changes to their feed?

 

[CannedMonster]

My 17 week old cockerels.

Angus:

Loki:

And my pullets (same age).

Agatha:

Emily:

Really enjoying my NNs!

 

[aliciaplus3]

My 17 week old cockerels.

Angus:
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Loki:
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And my pullets (same age).

Agatha:
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Emily:
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Really enjoying my NNs!

Wow! They are stunning!

 

[CannedMonster]

Wow! They are stunning!

Thank you.
I got them from Tractor Supply and they source their chicks from Hoover Hatchery.
I think Hoover is doing some interesting crosses with NN.
Angus has slate blue legs.
Emily has willow legs and I swear she may have EE in her.
Excited to see what color her eggs end up being.

 

[cactusrota]

My 17 week old cockerels.

Angus:
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Loki:
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And my pullets (same age).

Agatha:
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Emily:
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Really enjoying my NNs!

Wow... Angus looks like he has chocolate in him! Very cool! How heavy would you say these birds are?

 

[aliciaplus3]

We made a trip to the county fair and entered a few chickens in open class

the turkens did well, a 1st and a 2nd!