WANTED: White Turken Rooster or... Waco, Texas

[EquiSally]

I know this is a long shot (& I also check Craigslist) but I thought I would post this here as well. I'm not in a hurry to find this guy but am always hoping....

I am looking for a large fowl, white turken rooster: NN preferred, fully naked necked with no or extremely minimal bow tie.

I am looking for a meaty Rooster (or a young Roo from parents with good carcass qualities) to keep with my dual purpose backyard flock. If he comes from someone's backyard meat projects, that would be a bonus. I would like him to be white or mostly white/light colored. I have enough red and black birds.

He would have 17 hens of multiple breeds, some smaller leghorns & some larger dual purpose breeds. They are in a well ventilated 8.5' X 8.5' coop with an attached run (in the shade) and are let out to range our 3/4 acre yard for one or two hours a day, after I get home from work. There are occasional weekends when they don't get out, but they get plenty of feed, water, & snacks.

If anyone knows where he may be, let me know.

I would also consider some fertile eggs or newly hatched chicks from a turken meat project flock as I currently have a broody Jersey Giant hen.

Thank you in advance!

-Sally

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi.

I would order some NN Turken chicks from the hatchery to tuck under the JG hen and avoid any possibility of bringing any parasites or disease into my flock. They are cheap enough you can order plenty to choose only the best for keeping and eat or sell the rest. Since you aren't in a hurry... you will have him for the next breeding season.

Excellent table birds, with good growth rate and nice calm demeanor. I like Turken a lot. So did my processor.

Good luck on your search!

 

[EquiSally]

Hi.

I would order some NN Turken chicks from the hatchery to tuck under the JG hen and avoid any possibility of bringing any parasites or disease into my flock. They are cheap enough you can order plenty to choose only the best for keeping and eat or sell the rest. Since you aren't in a hurry... you will have him for the next breeding season.

Excellent table birds, with good growth rate and nice calm demeanor. I like Turken a lot. So did my processor.

Good luck on your search!

That is a good point. My flock is fat and healthy and I shouldn't push my luck. Ordering hatchery chicks has always been in the back of my mind as the most likely option, and is probably what I will end up doing, but I would prefer eggs or newly hatched chicks from a known meaty line of turkens that aren't all red. I'm hoping there is a breeder on BYC, that may have what I want.
Most of the hatchery naked necks I see are red and more geared towards egg laying performance. I understand there are exceptions out there as well. I believe there is a hatchery that sells naked neck broilers so I would likely order from them, if I have to.
I know color shouldn't be overly important in the scheme of things, but if I'm going to keep them and watch my daily dose of chicken TV, I really don't want more red or black birds.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I think the white ones are very striking.

Color DOES matter, I get it!

Good luck with your search.

 

[BlueBaby]

I hope that you can find someone who has the white ones that you are looking for. They are beautiful! I have a set of 4 of the White NN's that are mixed with the White Breese, but the 3 pullets haven't laid their first egg yet.

 

[EquiSally]

I hope that you can find someone who has the white ones that you are looking for. They are beautiful! I have a set of 4 of the White NN's that are mixed with the White Breese, but the 3 pullets haven't laid their first egg yet.

This is where I say; pictures please! I wanna see your chicken tv! I’m so jealous! Haha!