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    Newly hatched turkeys

    4th Norfolk Black Turkey has just hatched. Yippee. 1 to go and well on its way. Does anyone know any answers to my questions. Please advise me.
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    Newly hatched turkeys

    I have so many questions about my newly hatched norkolk black turkeys, can anyone help please. So far 3 have hatched and 2 have pipped. When is it safe to open the incubator to give them food and water? When can the humidity to reduced again? Is it normal for them to be pecking at each...
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    feeding chick feed to newly hatched turkeys

    Should have asked, any suggestions on how to sex norfolk black turkeys? Doesn t really matter but the kids want to know.
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    feeding chick feed to newly hatched turkeys

    Thanks for info. Gamebird feed it is then. Off to the local animal food shop today as 3 have hatched so far this morning., 2 others have piped. Looking good for 5 out of 6 eggs. (did not think 6th was fertile when candled but left just in case).
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    feeding chick feed to newly hatched turkeys

    Hi, Can anyone tell me whether it is safe to feed chick starter feed to newly hartched turkeys. We had 3 chicks hatch from our broody hen 2 weeks ago and have hopefully 5 turkeys due to hatch in next 2-3 days. Can I feed them the same food?
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    day 22 wtf?

    Go to Uploads at the top of this page, then click on choose, then find the photo in your computer (like when you choose an attachment for an email). Check the box that says to resize it. Click select. Then once it's uploaded, copy the text in the second box below the photo then paste into your...
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    day 22 wtf?

    Hi, I am sorry but I am new to this and having trouble getting the humidity right in my incubator for my turkey eggs. Can I ask you what your homemade incubator consists of and see any pics. I may have to go down that road. Freda.
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    humidity in covatutto

    Does anyone know how to increase humidity in a covatutto 16 without increasing the temoperature too much. I realised that although I managed to get the humidity up to 64% with warm water in the base that it also increased the temperature to 108. Is it save for the water to be >100 in temp as...
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    Humidity in incubator

    Thankyou so much, I warmed the water and the humidity has shot up to 64%. Everything is crossed for a sucessful hatch. Regards, Freda.
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    Humidity in incubator

    Can anyone help? I have 6 turkey eggs in a conatutto 16 incubator on day 24 and I thought things were going great until last night when I decided to put a humidity reader in there (testing for hatching) and it only reads 26%. I am not sure if I should have done, but I have added a damp cloth...
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    Broody hen - Do I presume the eggs will not hatch at 25 days.

    Ah, I get it. Here is another close up of chick. so cute!
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    Broody hen - Do I presume the eggs will not hatch at 25 days.

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/90815_chicks_001.jpg Here are out 3 chicks with their mum. Hope this works. Excuse my ignorance. Freda.
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    Broody hen - Do I presume the eggs will not hatch at 25 days.

    Hi teresa. I have photos taken yesterday but I am hopeless at getting them onto the forum I have managed to upload - any clues how to get onto this page?
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    Broody hen - Do I presume the eggs will not hatch at 25 days.

    Hiya Just to let you know that I followed your advice and bought 6 welsummer fertile eggs for £4 and our broody hen continued to sit on them for a further 21 days. She stayed well and healthy although we did remove her daily to have dust bath etc. On day 21 hatched 3 healthy chicks, on day 22...
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    Chicks first walk

    Hi I am sorry to be the bearer of bad new but our broody hen was one of our brown hens (goldline) who became so broody we could not get her off the eggs at all so we removed her into her own area and bought some welsummer fertile eggs and placed then under her. She has carried on being a...
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