Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[flower]

"Having said all that, if I had to guess, and it would be purely a guess, I'd say that the Mrs. White is Mr. White, Red is a girl, the blacks all girls, blue barred a boy , pea comb barred a boy, single comb a girl. I'm no way an expert...I'd still wait until I saw saddle feathers. I have very little experience with pea combs too so I'm really taking a stab with that one. "

How about that ! KKH said everything that I wanted to say. Sorry Kassaundra but I think that you might be visiting the BYC breeder again. They are all attractive birds but just how many males can you support OR yumm yumm !!!!

 

[klf73]

Just for future reference when one of my hens go broody I was wondering if anyone has Large Fowl barred and blue turken hatching eggs?  I would prob get some around June-Augest.  I suck at hatching my own eggs in a incubator...   Also I was wondering if it's possible to get chocolate turkens hatching eggs or chicks?  I would also take day old chicks if somone is willing to ship around July-Augest.

Has anyone started chocolate yet? Since it is such a new color I didn't think it would be in this breed yet? I would like to stick my choc orp roo over my turken hen but afraid she will beat him up....

 

[Kassaundra]

KKH, thanks, they are 7-9 wks now, how old before they get saddle feathers?

Flower, Thanks, I only have space for 1 roo, that will be Shakespear. If Ms White is a Mr he will go back to the breeder for genetic purposes (very large and very bare neck for her NN program). Any other unfortunate boys will be yumm, yumm.

That is IF I can do it!

I am trading eggs (my Oreo's EEers for a batch of NN eggs. I think I will end up w/ about 4-6 girls from this batch, (at least reba, 2 blacks, and one barred)I am purchasing several NN pullets w/ mowhawks, and whatever females I end up w/ in the batch of exchanged eggs should be plenty of girls for my set up.

I wasn't expecting a new batch of baby chicks, but am excited b/c I was going to do an experiment w/ baby chicks and my squash/cuberit beds to see if the itty bitty chickies would do a number on squash and cuke beetles w/o damaging the plants. I was going to have to wait until next year to try it since this batch are going to be bigger then I wanted by the time the bugs are real bad and plants big enough not to be trampled by the chickies, but this way I should have a hatch in the first week or two of June, just in the nick of time to change the direction of the expected war.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Really sharp NN's, Kassaundra! Where did they come from?

 

[homeschoolchick]

Just wanted to say , thank you everyone! I am going to try to wait a few days and not do anything. Something is telling me that I am spreading " it " by rubbing stuff on her neck. If it gets worse, I will try everyone's suggestions, taking breaks between each method I will update everyone as time goes by. I liked the suggestion of keeping a record of the "rash", and tracking it through seasons. I just hope it goes away and stays away, and I won't be able to track it


Kassaundra- love your pictures! I am not an expert either, but I will guess on MR. White, and I was thinking that the barred birds could be told apart because the females had darker barring. Is that wrong? Either way, you know I am in love with your barred birds

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Originally Posted by Vamvakas

Just for future reference when one of my hens go broody I was wondering if anyone has Large Fowl barred and blue turken hatching eggs? I would prob get some around June-Augest. I suck at hatching my own eggs in a incubator... Also I was wondering if it's possible to get chocolate turkens hatching eggs or chicks? I would also take day old chicks if somone is willing to ship around July-Augest.

I do, both single comb brown egg layers and pea-ish combed green-eggers --- barred, blue barred, black, blue and splash. Can ship eggs for hatching, but not chicks.

Can't help on the chocolates.

 

[homeschoolchick]

DDD- how are your girls in your bantam barred NN run? Over their broodiness?

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

DDD-  how are your girls in your bantam barred NN run?  Over their broodiness? 

I was thinking about you today!! I got a single egg from that pen this morning so they are heading in the right direction.

 

[homeschoolchick]

OOOHHHH!!!! YYYEEEAAAHHH!!!!!!!!

Goodie Goody Goodie!!!

 

[Kassaundra]

Really sharp NN's, Kassaundra! Where did they come from?

A fellow BYCer Poco Pollo gave them to me out of the kindness of her heart after my NN hatchery disaster.