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    Pet turkey acting odd...wanting to mate?

    the hens are saying come on and breed with me. mine do the same thing until the tom comes around and they would get up. one spring my hens would only lay down for me every time i come around them but not for the tom. so i would come by the hens they lay down for me then i would move out the way...
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    broody hen problems

    I have a broody hen and this is her first time setting. its week 3 and for some reason after she gets off the eggs to eat and stretch she will get back to the nest but she gets back in the wrong nest. at least 4 time ive had to take her off some unfertilized eggs and put her back on the good...
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    Is there really only 1 incubator that will fit a turkey egg turner??

    I hatched out dozens in a LG with the chicken egg turner and it had 22 BR eggs and 22 chicken eggs. everything hatched fine .
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    This is sweet (pics)

    It is raining and the tom is sitting in the rain with 4 poults about 1month old under him. Sweet.
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    turkey with big bumps all over getting worse (pic)

    what do i use to vaccinate and how do i use it? most of the poults run free with hen.
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    turkey with big bumps all over getting worse (pic)

    anyone see this before? it spreads fast
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    turkey with big bumps all over getting worse (pic)

    i have some turkey poults that are full of these bumps like brown crusty things all over their legs and eyes. what in the world is this
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    pips but will not hatch?

    every time i hatch a batch of turkey eggs, there is always 1 or 2 eggs that pip big holes in the egg but thats it. The turkey just sits there making noise and ends up making bubbles and then drying up then I have to help it out the egg wash it up then everything is fine. I'm starting to think my...
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    not so good hatch?

    Temp and humidity were good the whole time. 9 eggs were infertile and several eggs went full term but never hatched. and the 4 that did hatch were 2 days late. They were 3 days old.
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    not so good hatch?

    I had 16 green eggs from 1 americana hen. They were small eggs and 8 were from the fridge. In all, only 4 hatched and 2 had problems. They could not stand up for any time. Just laid on their sides. What causes this. I help them up, they fall over and jump like popcorn.
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    What can I do for my hen w/poults? I'm sure she's sick

    Maybe she is hot. my hens do this when its in the afternoon and really warm.
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    how to candle turkey eggs - newbie question

    Quote: where can i find a good flashlight like that.
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    Broody BR hen ?

    This is the second year of laying for the hens and last year they both raised 14 poults each. I have been taking eggs for the bator but for the past 4 weeks ive been leaving them in the nest. all they do is lay on them for the entire day then get off in the afternoon. why wont they stay on the nest?
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    Homemade Incubator Advice Please

    from what ive learned so far the fan is the key. i found that the fan works best on one side opposite the thermostat so the air moves in a circle around the incubator. 75 to 80% is a good rate. my last hatch was friday it was bourbon red turkey eggs and 8 out of 10 hatched and on time. hopes...
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    Turned off my bator. 20/20 not viable.

    i have just realized that when i finally got the incubator and hatcher to run at 99.5 for a couple of days, when i put eggs in the temp and humidity is all over the place for 1 to 2 days then goes back to 99.5 and stays until the room temp changes to much then i do something to the room temp...
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