NAKED NECKS ; Breed, or variety?

[shroomlover]

 

[shroomlover]

I wonder what ed is?

 

[NYREDS]

Ok so first of all....withh noooo meann of offense of course.... but whar u said doesn't make sense to me.... naked necks are NOT a breed people..... it's a trait carried in the genes..... so any breed of chickens can have a nacked neck if they carry the gene.... and the frizzle same story..... it's like me and my brother.... one has curly hair and one straight hair.... but still from the same family.... true and of course u can cross nacked necks with other chickens... but that doesn't make a cross between tow breeds as a rule of a thumb..... but yeah I too like cross breeding.... and multiple traits colors shapes behavior the offspring show..... and I noticed that my NN roo wich is a MUTT... his offspring are mostly navked necks while my hens are all normal (feathered necks) and until now... the NN offspring seem to be all roos with me... lol...

Yes, naked neck is a genetic characteristic that can be introduced into any breed. However, there is also a breed known as Naked Necks that has been standardized in both large fowl & bantam form. So I guess it could be said that you were right, while being wrong.

 

[NYREDS]

The Naked Neck breed of chickens is recognized by the American Poultry Association as large fowl and bantams in five or so color varieties. As such, the breed has certain characteristics, such as body shape, feather type, size,etc. specific to the breed.
Eventhough I find the different NNcrosses, like Frizzles, Polish, etc. kinda cool, The APA does not include Polish for example as a variety of Naked Necks, nor does it consider Naked Neck as a variety of Polish. The Polish (or whatever) breeders have a standard to adhere to, and the Naked Neck breeders have a standard to guide their breeding decisions as well.
I have bred the crest of the Polish, the rumplessness of Araucana, the bare neck of the NN, and the slender body of the Modern all on one bird. This project fascinated me, but I never believed they were a breed...only crossbreeds. Incredibly fun, but still mongerals.
I woud like to here from anyone who has crossed chickens to acieve some bazarre results.

Generally not a big fan of mutts but that's one bird I'd like to see!!!