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  1. R2elk

    Are turkey chicks more fragile than chickens?

    Shrink wrapping happens more from the circulating fan blowing on an opened but not zipped pip. Briefly removing the eggs from the incubator isn't likely to cause it. One time I thought I was done hatching, left the tray sitting on the floor and came back an hour later to a poult hatching...
  2. R2elk

    Are turkey chicks more fragile than chickens?

    It doesn't always work well when letting turkey hens coparent. Too many feet moving and poults get stepped on. 65% to 75% humidity is fine for lock down. I incubate at 30% to 35% humidity and lock down at 65% to 70% humidity. If you incubated at too high of humidity, the air cells would...
  3. R2elk

    Are turkey chicks more fragile than chickens?

    In order to best help, we need more information such as the incubator temp and humidity. You say the hen was in an enclosed run but was she alone with the poults ore were other poultry in with her? Before I figured out what I was doing, I had poor hatch rates in the incubator. Since then I...
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