April 2023 Hatch-A-Long

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All 8 turkeys have hatched, will be moving them shortly.
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My one bobtail Cochin egg hatched yesterday. However, I’m not at all certain it’s actually a bobtail…she’s just so dark 😫 The breeder assures me that she is, but I’m very skeptical! 😫😫
 

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My one bobtail Cochin egg hatched yesterday. However, I’m not at all certain it’s actually a bobtail…she’s just so dark 😫 The breeder assures me that she is, but I’m very skeptical! 😫😫
Still a beautiful baby. I've had yellow chicks turn out black as adults, so... Give it time :)
 
I'm a little late posting but i set my first ever incubation around the 12th. Started with 12, have 10 looking really good, and one hatched early today!

When they were first set
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After candling the first time at 9 days i decided on adding more eggs after i made a hatch box to lockdown and safely hatch the pippers PXL_20230420_014448271.jpg
This is the hatch box i made. Cooler, lightbulb, thermostat, and not in the picture but a grate on the bottom to put a bowl of water in for humidity
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And here's the stinker that hatched today!
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Well I lost a chick. One of my assisted hatches started getting lethargic and refusing food, and ended up dying last night. I am hoping it was just some kind of birth defect, but just in case, I am putting some coccidiosis meds in the water. Fingers crossed it was nothing contagious to the other chicks.
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that! Poor baby. At least it had a chance to hatch and experience the world, even if just for a short while.
 

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