What is *THIS*?! Frankenchicken

[SugarGroveFarm]

I don't know what he is but he is ADORABLE!!

 

[aart]

That's a trip!
Probably a mix of Turken and maybe some mutant genetics affecting both size and feathering.

 

[JedJackson]

View attachment 1294280 Hi folks, need help with this strange little creature. I hatched my own polish, EEs and threw in some purchased EE eggs in for good measure.

Fast forward 6 weeks from hatch and I have this creature. He’s MASSIVE and towers over the other EEs, he’s the weight of 6 Polish the same age and...well...the obvious. He’s naked.

Don’t know if he’s from my birds or purchased eggs but my birds have never produced anything like this before out of hundreds of chicks I’ve hatched (BW Ams over F3 EEs).

Any idea what he is and why he’s so naked? TIA!!

ETA a closeup of him a few weeks ago
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Bizarre! But he's still kind of cuddly looking in a weird way. He looks more like a Malay or Shamo to me in type than a Naked Neck, but who knows? Could you ask the people you got the eggs from what his possible parents are and if they've hatched anything similar? It would be interesting to know. I think the feathering is definitely a genetic abnormality, but what about his tall, leggy body? Is that a genetic abnormality, or does he indeed have one of those tall Asian breeds in his ancestry? Inquiring minds want to know.

 

[Abriana]

He’s a cute little guy! Probably some turken in there somewhere.

 

[CajunFeatherz]

That is one adorable frankenfeather! Keep that guy!!! Not a fan of the Nakeds myself but something about him is precious

 

[renk777]

Maybe he's Nature's version of a Naked Tur-chicken. No need to stuff a chicken in a duck...er...turkey...Nature did it for you. But he's so cute! Definite keeper. You need a contest to name him Maybe start his own instagram account LOL

 

[SillyChicken]

I think you have an official Uggo! https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/uggo-fan-page.697508/

<-- my avitar is an Uggo!

 

[Bravo]

You guys are a crack up!!

I pinged the person I got the eggs from and she’s at a total loss. She’s also breeding for blue egg color so most of her bird build off of Ameraucanas and Cream Legbars. She has no Turkens and never has.

I’ve got enough projects going on around here so if anyone in NorCal wants a cuddly, naked, mullet-sporting project roo, message me.

 

[User395221]

I hope somebody takes him. I'd love to see how he looks when he's grown.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

You have to keep him till he’s older and see what he does. I know WE all want to know.