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...
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...
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.
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?
I hatched some turkey eggs in bator. can i put the poults back with the hens that laid the eggs and will they take care of them? one is a poult that is named annie or andy. it was laided on my anniversary. i dont want to loose any poults. is it best to just keep them separate from the hens and...
i am starting today collecting bourbon red turkey eggs for selling. how do i go about selling them? do i just put an auction on the sell forum now or do i wait till i have the eggs in hand then list? i want to sale 6 eggs plus 1 extra.
i have a turkey egg with a dime size hole after pipping yesterday. its been about 28 hours sense the pip started. u can see his eyes blink and always moving his head. membrane is dry but i keep wetting it. why wont he just finish coming out? do i help or what? his hatch date was yesterday...
whats the best way to tag a newborn bird for id. i have one that was laid on my annv. if its a girl it will be annie and if its a boy it will be andy. BR turkey.
my homemade bator is having trouble with air temps not being the same all over the bator. i have a computer fan inside but the temps are different from one side to another and in the middle. why isn't it the same with the fan? i feel air moving all around the bator. its hard to keep the air...
IMO, i dont think its a good idea. im doing one now with turkeys and it seems like im loosing more eggs this time. the eggs make it full term then die after pipping the air sack. is this from opening the bator to much for water and removing hatchlings and putting eggs in for "lock down"? its not...
I found this on ebay and bought one. It is all adjustable so no more guessing. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180640316603&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_2761wt_936
Yesterday i finally had a turkey egg hatch then another 20 min later. i went outside to do a little work. came back in after 30 min and the first turkey that hatched was floating in some water i had in the side of screen. It slipped through a 1/2 inch gap that i didnt cover. I grabbed it and...
i have been collecting eggs daily from 2 BR hens. if i leave the eggs in the nest will the hens be more likely to go broody? i would like for them to hatch some instead of incubating. when i bought them the guy said they already laid and hatched out 14 eggs each last year.
I see so many different opinions on temps and humidity please what is the best overall temp and humidity for incubator and for hatcher for chichens and turkeys. Sorry but im going nuts trying to keep it somewhere then i read that is should be this # or that #. Help.
Why is everything happening late. Last week i had 2 chicks hatch on day 24. Now i have turkeys in bator and hatcher and they are late. Pip on day 28 but nothing else. my temps are stable at 99.5 and humidity im keeping at 60 to 70. do i need to run bator and hatcher a little hotter. The first 3...