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Naked Neck-turken

The origination of the Naked Neck is unclear but they are thought to have been brought back by...

General Information

Breed Purpose
Dual Purpose
Comb
Pea
Broodiness
Average
Climate Tolerance
All Climates
Egg Productivity
Low
Egg Size
Large
Egg Color
Brown
Breed Temperament
Friendly,Easily handled,Calm,Bears confinement well,Quiet
Breed Colors/Varieties
White, Black, Blue, Buff, Silver, and Red.
Breed Size
Large Fowl
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The Naked Neck is a breed of chicken that is naturally devoid of feathers on its neck and vent. The breed is also called the Transylvanian Naked Neck, as well as the Turken. Originally from Transylvania and was largely developed in Germany. The name "Turken" arose from the mistaken idea that the bird was a hybrid of a chicken and the domestic turkey. Naked Necks are fairly common in Europe today, but are rare in North America and very common in South America. The trait for a naked neck is a dominant one controlled by one gene and is fairly easy to introduce into other breeds, however these are hybrids rather than true Naked Necks, which is a breed recognized by the American Poultry Association since 1965, it was introduced in Britain in the 1920s. There are other breeds of naked necked chicken, such as the French naked neck, which is often confused with the Transylvanian, and the naked necked gamefowl.

Despite its highly unusual appearance, the breed is not particularly known as an exhibition bird, and is a dual-purpose utility chicken. They lay a respectable number of light brown eggs, and are considered desirable for meat production because they need less plucking and they have a meaty body. They are very good foragers and are immune to most diseases. The breed is also reasonably cold hardy despite its lack of feathers. Naked Neck roosters carry a single comb, and the neck and head often become very bright red from increased sun exposure. This breed has approximately half the feathers of other chickens, making it resistant to hot weather and easier to pluck.

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Turken chick

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Turken juvenile

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Turken hen

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Turken rooster

Latest reviews

Excellent breed overall
Pros: Unique look
More tolerant to warm climate
Great layers
Good temperament
Tasty
Cons: No cons
Absolutely lovely birds! Had them all my life, my entire family loves them. :D

Most of them have a great temperament, our hens have been absolutely amazing layers in every single generation so far, and we always had many roosters to choose from who were all great with the hens and mostly good with humans too.

Many people call them ugly but I think they are gorgeous! Their unique look is why I originally fell in love with them and I cannot recommend them enough! :love
Silly, but good
Pros: Silly looking
Pretty nice
Good climate tolerance
Cons: Gets cold a bit faster
Not very good layers
I like turkens, mostly because they helped make showgirl silkies. They're also pretty nice but can go a bit crazy. Not great layers but are still great birds! I wouldn't suggest them for a beginner flock though.
Pros: Smart, lays large eggs
Cons: None besides mine are to smart! They are the only ones to escape there coop!
Very smart chickens! Lay pretty well, beautiful eggs! Friendly also! Love to free range!
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Hey Hellbender, I'm in Spain ! I'm guessing you're in the US of A ?? Anyway, I am struggling with my breeding program and I'm not impressed with the lack of naked necks in my chicks ! Hmmmm, back to the drawing board.
 
Has anyone had issues with hatching Naked Neck eggs? I have tried 3 different hatches now and so far none have completely hatched. I also had cochin eggs in with them and the Cochins have all hatched well.... So, I'm not thinking it's totally an incubator issue, especially since I have 3 incubators right now and have some of each breed in each one and only the cochins are hatching. In the first batch I did have 2 that pipped and then zipped about half way and then nothing. Most are getting to the internal pip, some to the external pip, the 2 that partially zipped and none hatched.....
Any ideas?
 
I have a naked neck named Gail. She does not match the description here haha. She is sassy, obstinate, and hasnt laid an egg months. She's pretty though
 

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