It is hatching day for three turkey eggs I managed to collect from my turkeys after I realized the hen was laying, but the Tom was eating the eggs.
I have hatched chicken eggs and always had 100% success with those that were fertile, but this has been a totally different experience. First, the...
I ended up going back to the incubator to candle again and see if I could see movement.
The two “blackened eggs” had clear liquid oozing when I opened the incubator, so I decided to do an “autopsy.” I didn’t get far but the first crack in both resulted in black ooze. I didn’t have the stomach...
Attatching pictures of what I saw when candled.Our hen was only gone one day so the ones that are yolk only are as I would expect because she would have only sat for about 24-36 hours. The others are the ones I’m more worried about. I hate to throw them away if they are developed but don’t want...
Incubation / broody hen help needed!
Sorry for the long story, but feel it’s necessary for advice.
Long story short, our Tom was eating our eggs so we collected them to hatch. We thought she was done laying so for about three weeks our turkeys have been free ranging until dusk when they come...