Turkens!!!!!

[Nupine]

We have a turken trio, they are hatchery birds but they look quite nice. Does anyone else have turkens? I have a few questions. I did a little web surfing on them and a web page said they lay about 2 medium size eggs a week! Mine just started laying and are laying a huge egg everyday. They must be talking about the wrong turkens. Do yours lay well? I read that if they have a tuft on their neck that they are not purebred, is that true? Also, I plan on showing mine at a local show that averages 1000 birds this March. Mine are not a solid color, they are a reddish buff and black, Will that affect them? Thanks!! Ashlyn

 

[hooligan]

My Turken hen is a broody egglaying machine!

 

[maralpz2006]

i have 9 turkens hens, and 3 of them lay a huge very big eggs,and i have 2 turken roosters

 

[hooligan]

My Turken roo was very violent and had to be rehomed. Loved people just not other roosters!

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi!
Welcome to the world of Naked Necks!
They *should* be very hardy and great egg layers (6 eggs per wk).

The tuft on the neck means they have one copy of the N (Naked neck) gene (Heterozygous).
No tuft means they have 2 copies of the N gene (homozygous).

Naked Neck-ism is fun and easy trait to breed for because it is dominant (you can only get naked necks by breeding naked neck x naked neck or naked neck x in a cross).
And you can see at hatch if the chicks are carrying N (because they are naked neck).
I'm a great fan of Naked Necks

Lisa

 

[hooligan]

Dipsy you said Naked Neck 9 times!

 

[Dodgegal79]

i have one that i got in a bunch of chicks from the auction. i thought something was wrong with it at first but then i went to a local poultry show and they had some there. I don't know if mine is a hen or rooster, but it does have a tuff on the front of its neck. i read they are very good egg layers.

 

[Chatychick]

I have a pair and will be getting more this spring...I love the naked necks too and they are adorable. as you can tell by my avatar...thats my Blondie girl...she is a sweetheart and I have a roo named Frosty he is white. She lays a large egg maybe 2 to 3 time a week and with it getting lighter she will be increasing. I think they are Great birds and cant wait till she wants to set some too...

 

[kyfarmer]

iam jealous i want a whit one

 

[Hawkster318]

Count Turkula (r.i.p.)

You either love them or hate them I think. We have a trio, twin hens with tufts and a replacement younger Roo. we are looking forward to hatching some out when things warm up a bit.