Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Timmy59]

Wow, 2344 pages of nakedness.
Howdy howdy, got a question .
Oklahoma, where can I purchase the largest of naked necks. These are for primarily meat production. So color doesn't matter.
Thank you.

 

[Timmy59]

Big breasts are a must .

 

[Guy4God]

Ok, in order to boost egg production, could I breed a NN to a white rock or barred rock? Alot would be born NN? Breed those back to "real" NN....how many are doing this already and just selling as pure? Thanks

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Ok, in order to boost egg production, could I breed a NN to a white rock or barred rock?

Yes you could do that. Though barred rocks and white rocks are both dual purpose breeds like the true Naked Necks so you would not boost the egg production. A leghorn may be a better option.

Alot would be born NN?

50% will be naked necks

Breed those back to "real" NN.

There are the true Nn that breed true then there’s the hybrids like most peoples. So depending on where u got your parent stock would determine if yours are hybrid or not.
True Nn are a dual purpose breed which is why true Nn arnt the best or the worst layers

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Had a bantam Nn hatch! More on the way!!!

 

[Cynthia12]

Here's a full grown bantam Nn from years ago. I miss hatching and having chickens.
She has a bit of a mowhawk going on, I got her wet. Loved this girl. Called her Uggums because she was one homly chicken growing up.
Was a great mom!

 

[Cynthia12]

One of my big girls.

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

Ok, in order to boost egg production, could I breed a NN to a white rock or barred rock? Alot would be born NN? Breed those back to "real" NN....how many are doing this already and just selling as pure? Thanks

I don’t know how many are doing it, but choosing a breed line that produces a lot of eggs to cross with is definitely an option. The Naked Neck gene is dominant so depending on if it is NN or Nn that will determine the % chance of each chick being Naked Neck.

So if your Naked Neck is Nn each fertile egg that hatches has a 25% chance to be Nn or 75% chance to be nn. If however your Naked Neck is NN then 100% of the chicks will be Nn. If you cross Nn with Nn birds the ratios work out to 25% NN, 25% nn & 50% Nn.

The bird with the “bow tie” are Nn, the birds with a true naked neck are NN.

Now back to egg production… crossing for production, you should be able to improve by using lines known for high production. Any production breed or hybrid production birds should work.

If you are trying to stay close to Naked Neck SoP you will need to choose breeds/lines that work best with that. You may want to read up on chicken body types most associated with egg laying as well as that will help you better select breeding stock for egg lying.

I hope this helps.

 

[Timmy59]

I don’t know how many are doing it, but choosing a breed line that produces a lot of eggs to cross with is definitely an option. The Naked Neck gene is dominant so depending on if it is NN or Nn that will determine the % chance of each chick being Naked Neck.

So if your Naked Neck is Nn each fertile egg that hatches has a 25% chance to be Nn or 75% chance to be nn. If however your Naked Neck is NN then 100% of the chicks will be Nn. If you cross Nn with Nn birds the ratios work out to 25% NN, 25% nn & 50% Nn.

The bird with the “bow tie” are Nn, the birds with a true naked neck are NN.

Now back to egg production… crossing for production, you should be able to improve by using lines known for high production. Any production breed or hybrid production birds should work.

If you are trying to stay close to Naked Neck SoP you will need to choose breeds/lines that work best with that. You may want to read up on chicken body types most associated with egg laying as well as that will help you better select breeding stock for egg lying.

I hope this helps.

HIGH 5, right on. Homozygous and heterozygous . Thank you. This translates to the entire animal kingdom of creatures with a dominant gene type..

 

[Timmy59]

One of my big girls. View attachment 4036970

How does a person get ahold of some of that ?