Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[CannedMonster]

So here’s some photos of the new NN babies. Their broody “mom” was dust bathing and one chick decided to join in.

I noticed that one chick has almost no down on its neck/chest and is even naked along its flanks.
I had forgotten which hens eggs I put under the broodys and I think I put one of Agatha’s (my black NN) in there.
Here’s my question though: if one of these chicks is hers wouldn’t the chick be black since black is dominant?

 

[chickengr]

Here’s Cleo, the pullet hatched back in November by my bantam Cochin.
She just started laying yesterday at 20 weeks.

She has the biggest eyes of any chicken I’ve seen!
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[chickengr]

So here’s some photos of the new NN babies. Their broody “mom” was dust bathing and one chick decided to join in.

I noticed that one chick has almost no down on its neck/chest and is even naked along its flanks.
I had forgotten which hens eggs I put under the broodys and I think I put one of Agatha’s (my black NN) in there.
Here’s my question though: if one of these chicks is hers wouldn’t the chick be black since black is dominant?

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is agatha pure black? if both she and the roo have the same hidden recessive genes I guess her chicks can be any colour. but I am not a genetic expert, just a learner.

 

[Phill98]

Here’s Cleo, the pullet hatched back in November by my bantam Cochin.
She just started laying yesterday at 20 weeks.

She has the biggest eyes of any chicken I’ve seen!
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Oh I remember Cleo! She is stunning!
Depending on what color your rooster is and Agatha probably isn't pure black in her genes, you could easily get chick that color from her.

 

[cactusrota]

So here’s some photos of the new NN babies. Their broody “mom” was dust bathing and one chick decided to join in.

I noticed that one chick has almost no down on its neck/chest and is even naked along its flanks.
I had forgotten which hens eggs I put under the broodys and I think I put one of Agatha’s (my black NN) in there.
Here’s my question though: if one of these chicks is hers wouldn’t the chick be black since black is dominant?

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Some genes are capable of overpowering black. Like silver I believe. And, for example only, the barring gene refers to the white bars, not the black ones, over a black bird. So barring is another gene that overpowers black.
That chick looks like it's got some kind of pattern (partridge, pencilling, lacing...) and in some kind of silver.

 

[amh619]

These are my 3 Turkens from Hoover’s Hatchery. They are the bravest and most curious of my chicks. They are also very sweet.

 

[chickengr]

These are my 3 Turkens from Hoover’s Hatchery. They are the bravest and most curious of my chicks. They are also very sweet.View attachment 1749550

they are beautiful!

 

[cactusrota]

These are my 3 Turkens from Hoover’s Hatchery. They are the bravest and most curious of my chicks. They are also very sweet.View attachment 1749550

I swear they look more like dinosaurs at that growth stage than any other time...

 

[Phill98]

I swear they look more like dinosaurs at that growth stage than any other time...

Good thing is they grow out of it quickly!

 

[igorsMistress]

@cactusrota this is a pretty good representation of chick colors.