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A friend of ours has turkey hens sitting on eggs. This is the problem that they are having; they have had three turkey chicks to die in the shell as they tried to hatch, what should they do? Please help, quick...

Guess not many of us know much about turkeys? Guess I'll bump myself up for a sec, and check back again later.

I've tried to find an answer in the BYC archives, but can't seem to find anything similar. A couple days ago, our 5 week old turkey poult started walking funny, (as if they don't ALWAYS walk funny). Now, he lays on his side, with legs outstretched. I thought maybe the predator that got 11 out...

I may let one carton hatch in the carton and one take out an let hatch on the wire see how it goes. Good idea. Then you can do your own test. My first hatch I didn't use a carton, and the hatched chicks ran around that bator rolling over the pipped eggs FACE DOWN on their pips! I hated that...

Wish Me luck!! GO CHICKEES, GO!!! WOW!! I never used a big egg carton, just the regular dozen. Let us know how it works out!

Do ya'll use paper or styro cartons? Bottoms cut out or not?? Many recommend cardboard, but I've only used styrofoam. I've heard the cardboard can wick up water and raise the humidity too much. The styrofoam w/ the bottoms cut out work wonderfully for me. And...this is the place to come with...

This is our second hatch with a carton and we like it! Instead of hand rolling 3 or 4 dozen eggs several times a day, we just tilt a few cartons and we're done! Our hatch was better with a carton, but I don't know if it was better BECAUSE of the carton. We used a few clothes pins to prop up...

I've heard some say that if the temp was a little low, it could take a couple extra days. Give it till day 23 anyway.

http://www.poultryhelp.com/spraddle.html Here's a great explanation with great photos. Hope you get it all figured out.

You may have a faulty thermometer. Maybe you should get another one and tuck in the bator. Perhaps with 2 going, you'll get a better reading.

We gave ours yogurt and I think we even tried milk with a dropper. May have added sugar to the milk, I don't remember. But if you have to manually feed them, you're going to have to feed them small amounts often. Hope it goes well.

it's been many years since Mom last got fresh eggs from my Grandfather Was he a good layer? Dang, and I thought MY grandfather had some tricks...

They are closed on Sundays, but.... Perhaps you could call on Saturday, talk to the Supervisor, and ask if the clerk on duty can call you IF they come in. Usually, someone has to be at the post office for an hour or two EVERY DAY because mail usually comes in EVERY DAY, but because they're...

Looks like I am going to get 4 I know you were hoping for more, but that's really great considering the title of this post! Let us know when the hatch is done!

2 have pipped!! Ok - that was almost 12 hours ago. What's up? More Pips? Any Zips? What about chicks?