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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

    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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    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

    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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    Chicks first walk

    Our broody hen has hatched 3 healthy wellsummer chicks 2 days ago and we want to let her take them for their first walk. (she has come off her other eggs now) We have protected her away from the other hens in a specially made coop and are now worried that if we let her out, the other very free...
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    Broody hen - Do I presume the eggs will not hatch at 25 days.

    Hi Everyone Our broody hen has been sitting on eggs for 25 days now and nothing has happened. Do I presume that they are dead. They were fertile eggs and she removed 1 herself on day 20 but continues to sit on the others. Candling gave me little information from a blue shell. Any advice...
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