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New to turkeys - how long after hatching is it okay for poults to go without eating or drinking? I know with chicks, a couple days is okay. These turkeys are making me nervous
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I remove my poults from the incubator the day after hatching unless there are extenuating circumstances.New to turkeys - how long after hatching is it okay for poults to go without eating or drinking? I know with chicks, a couple days is okay. These turkeys are making me nervous
Iām thankful itās not that!Oh my gosh I thought something was eating your poults! Had to look at the title again! I can sometimes be a little dyslexic and I read āturkey eating poultsā. (We did have someone post recently about their tom eating chicks like they were crickets. I think my brain went there too quickly )
Sounds like what you are doing ought to work. Itās very possible that the poult is eating and drinking when you are not looking, but eventually you should be able to observe her doing it.
Thank you. I hope so.Give it a couple of days. You donāt need to hover, and I wouldnāt force feed her anything. They do have the remains of their yolk sac to live off of, so she may just not be hungry yet.
Turkeys have different instincts than chickens. Don't expect them to behave like chickens.This is so stressful. Chicks are way easier. Ive hatched and raised many chicks, and the first week or so is so easy. Nothing like this.
How is the poult coming along now that itās been a few days?Thank you. I hope so.
She hatched a full day earlier than the second egg. Now that the second one is in there with her, sheās just staying under the brooder plate with her. I just kept reading that turkeys should be drinking by the second day, and they get dehydrated quick. So Iāve been stressing. Thank you for the reassurance.