Chicken breed
Turken (Naked Neck)
Also called Naked Neck, Turken
The Turken, or Naked Neck, has a bare red neck and fewer feathers than most breeds. It is a docile dual-purpose bird that lays light brown eggs and handles confinement well. Sources disagree on how well it handles heat.
At a glance
180–240eggs a year
2eggs a week
6.5 lbhen weight
8.5 lbrooster weight
Mediumegg size
Traits
- Cold hardyhigh
- Heat tolerantmedium
- Goes broodyhigh
- Fine in a small runhigh
- Egg colour
- light brown
- Temperament
- docile, gentle
- Origin
- Hungary (per hatchery)
- Comb
- single
- Bantam size
- Available
- APA standard
- Recognized
- Purpose
- dual
Good for
- small runs
- beginners
- meat and eggs
Watch out for
- bare skin needs shade from strong sun
- unusual look is not to everyone's taste
Looks and feathers
Bare neck and reduced feathering. APA name: Naked Neck (large fowl and bantam). Not related to turkeys.
Our drawing shows the most common US variety; colours vary.
Similar breeds
All breedsSources
- 1Accepted Breeds & VarietiesAmerican Poultry Association
- 2Turkens Naked Necks (product/breed profile)Cackle Hatchery
- 3Naked Neck Turken (breed page)My Pet Chicken
Hatcheries often disagree on eggs a year; ranges span every source we read. How we check the facts.