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Although Transylvanian Naked Neck chickens look more like a Frankenstein cross between a chicken and a turkey, they are 100% chicken. This is how they got the name Turken, as many people truly believed that they were a Turkey Chicken crossbreed.

The lack of feathers on the neck is an adaptation to help them stay cool in hot climates.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I love how varied chicken breeds are! They range from stunningly beautiful to absolutely goofy!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Look at that cock and those peckers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Damn nature is freaky

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

If they're anything like chickens, that skin will be super soft, and you'll want to touch it, but will be pecked mercilessly if you try, and they aren't in the mood.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

That second one from the left seriously looks like a dick and balls.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

I used to have a few of them. Everyone who saw them thought they were diseased, but they were just my cute mini vultures to me 🤣

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Hey dickneck

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Should be on [email protected] for convincing people it's AI lol, never saw the previous pic but image and link seem real to me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Yea, pretty sure this is AI gen

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Had to see how well AI could do, since ya know, it isn't AI

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

~~I'm not so certain. I doubt that AI would get the motion blur of the chicken pecking the ground right.~~

Edit: Looks like I was late to the discussion

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

OP updated the image. Latest one definitely looks like a naked neck

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Found a better image that's not AI generated.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

~~downvote for AI slop~~

fixed

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

I'm terrible at telling AI pics apart from real ones. Found a better one that's definitely real.