We have a Turken now.  She is lovely and her name is Gretchen.  For the uninitiated a Turken is a breed of chicken. The breed also goes by the name of Transylvanian Naked Neck or just plain Naked Neck. I won’t tell you what Ram likes to call them (but you can guess). The Turken is certainly striking as they lack feathers starting on the lower part of the head and extending down to the crop. The American Standard for this breed requires the birds have a feather tuft about halfway down the neck. At first glance you may think that the turken is a cross between a turkey and a chicken, but this is incorrect. They are all chicken. It was first breed in Hungary, the purported purpose to make killing and plucking easier. Our hen is of the Buff variety. She’s exceptionally friendly, gentle and attached at the hip (only figuratively) to our new Salmon Faverolle (Ezme, the “love chicken”). So far all visitors to Lucky Cluck have had an opinion, a strong one I might add, about Gretchen the Turken. They either love her or are repulsed by her. I’m happy to say more people seem to love her than feel utter repulsion. Personally I think she’s just dandy and Ms. Fox deserves a big thank you for talking me into getting her (even if it did take three years of convincing).