Pekin, IL
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Varieties
- Purpose
- dual
- Egg color
- brown
- Eggs / year
- ~180
- Hen weight
- ~6.5 lbs
- Cold hardy
- No
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- calm, friendly, unbothered
- Forages
- good
- Broodiness
- moderate
- APA class
- All Other Standard Breeds
- NPIP stock code
- R33
- Origin
- Romania/Hungary
Breed guide
Naked Neck
Also known as: Turken, Transylvanian Naked Neck
Carries a single gene that eliminates neck feathering and cuts overall feather coverage by up to half, giving a turkey-like look. It excels in heat. The reduced feather coverage costs insulation in hard cold. A capable dual-purpose farm bird, easy to pluck.
Keeper's notes
Handles heat well. The bare neck and thin feathering leave it short on insulation, so give it a draft-free coop and cover in hard freezes. Bare skin can sunburn in summer. Ordinary dry-coop care handles the rest.
APA recognized varieties
All Other Std Breeds · American Standard of Perfection, 2010 list
Black 1965Buff 1965Red 1965White 1965
Naked Neck listings
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Where to find Naked Neck
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (18)
Sterling, IL
Marengo, IL
Mulkeytown, IL
Greenfield, IL
Sumner, IL
Freeport, IL
Mode, IL
Odin, IL
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Regional hatcheries that carry it (2)
Fults, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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