Transylvanian Naked Neck

The Transylvanian Naked Neck is a feathered chicken with a completely naked neck. The majority opinion is that it originated in Hungary but then the Germans took up the breed and perfected the type. They are a versatile and robust meat fowl and good layers of eggs that were originally brown. In modern times show lines of fowls commonly lay a tinted egg. They are hard in cold weather and also very resilient in hot climates.

CHARACTERISTICS OF MALE

Carriage: Bold, distinctive fowl, alert and strong in appearance. Appearing disproportionate due to its plump, featherless neck and the well furnished tail.

Head: Medium-sized, slightly elongated. A simple oval cap of straight, medium developed feathers surrounding the base of the comb.

Comb: Single, medium sized, evenly serrated with erect and strong spikes.

Eye: Strong, healthy and bright.

Body: Appearing elongated and reminiscent of a good farm rooster.

Back: Broad, straight and medium length. Saddle feathers, abundant Breast broad and well developed.

Wings: Of medium size, well-folded, carried without drooping; primaries and secondaries, broad, and overlapping in natural order when wing is folded.

Tail: Rather long with well-developed sickles, forming contrast, by the abundance of its plumage, with the nakedness of the neck. The tail should not be held too high.

Legs: Medium-length and without a trace of feathers.

Toes: Medium length, straight and four on each foot.

Flesh: fine and delicate.

CHARACTERISTICS OF FEMALE

The characteristics of the hen are similar, taking into account the differences due to sex. The wattles and comb are much less developed.

COLOUR OF MALE AND FEMALE

Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Bright red.

Beak: Yellow or horn in the black, blue and red; yellow or white in the cuckoo, buff and white.

Eyes: orange.

Shanks and Toes: Yellow or horn in the black, blue and red; yellow or white in the cuckoo, buff and white.

Plumage Colours:

In France, the only recognised colour is white. Around the world other colours have been introduced and are recognised for show purposes.

• Black plumage with a green sheen

• White - white throughout

• Cuckoo - as per Wyandotte Standard

• Buff - as per Wyandotte Standard

• Red - as per Rhode Island Red Standard

• Blue - as per Wyandotte Standard

The Transylvanian Naked Neck is bred in many other colours however those listed above are the only ones listed in the Australian Poultry Standards 2nd Edition.

STANDARD WEIGHTS

Cock 8-10 lbs. Hen 6-8 lbs.

BANTAM WEIGHTS

Bantam size and weight to be approximately one-third of standard.

Disqualifications

• See general disqualifications

• Any signs of plumage on the neck

• Absence of the feathered cap on the head

SOURCES

Translated and interpreted from: Toutes, les Poules 1924, published in France.

https://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Turkens/BRKTurkens.html

Australian Poultry Standards 2nd Edition

Standard-bred Poultry v.117 1915