I have some turkey eggs in the incubator and one of my chicken hens just went broody. Can I take the eggs out of the incubator and put them under her? How many turkey eggs fit under a chicken hen?
Hatching turkeys under a broody chicken hen
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I wouldn't recommend it. I tried this with broodies a couple of times, and it never worked out. I did have a turkey hen once that would lay her eggs in the Jersey's nestbox, probably because it was big enough to fit in.
I have the opposite issue...a turkey that just hatched chicks and another sitting on chicken eggs!
I used to use broody bantam cochins and they worked great for hatching turkeys but it did not take long for the poults to get too large for them to brood. the bantams could handle 3 to 4 large turkey eggs with no problem. I would let them go broody on their own eggs then slip their eggs out in a swap for turkey eggs then I would put the bantam eggs in the incubator. Worked great.
Depends on what size the chicken is....
Last year, my mallard hatched a turkey poult....
Last year, my mallard hatched a turkey poult....
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I have a mottled java. She's a pretty big girl. Can I take eggs out of the incubator even though they've been in there a week?
Yeah but be sure the eggs do not get jarred during the transfer because they should be developing blood vessels. I used to switch the eggs at night while using a small flashlight. The hen would stay a bit calmer and is a lot more reluctant to leave the nest when it is dark.
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nope won't work, you might get 1 or 2 to hatch, but I would pass, been there done that! tom!!
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I have a broody hen (medium size)sitting on 6 turkey eggs now. I hope a few hatch out.
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