I have two bronze turkey hens.Both started setting this week,my question is I didn't know turkeys layed doing the winter months.I live in Virginia,where hunting season just came in both turkeys made their nest in the woods like wild turkeys.
Trying to understand what went wrong.Using a 1202 Sportman incubator all vents fully open humidity 39% to 46% ,temperture 99.5 to 100 doing incubation. At hatching time moved to Little Gaint incubator with fan,humidity set at 74% to 76% temperture 99.5.ONLY hatched 21 Keets out of 60 guinea fowl...
Warm water, dawn dish liquid, weak bleach solution, soak for an hour, wipe and rise well and put in the sun to dry for a day..
Yeah, i appreciate the advice, I will try that
HI;I have that round incubator by browser mfg. Found it at a flea market,galvanize metal foot tub like with four round holes top&BOTTOM.I would check the power cord first of all.
:)Thanks;PoisonIVY,purchased the acurite humidity monitor.I need some input on filling the water channels or pale plus the vents holes.Thanks again for the advice.
Help;Hope that Poison Ivy plus anyone else with knowledge on subject will answer,this is all new to me.I'm using a cabinet type 1202 incubator unit,problem I incubated 100 eggs hatched 37 chicks.Temperature was stable at 99.5 degree top&bottom of cabinet,humidity questionable or not sure.My unit...
help;hope that POISON IVY can answer,this all new to me I'm using a cabinet 1202 incubator unit. problem incubuted 100 eggs got 37 chicks. temp was stable at 99.5,humidity not sure.MY unit has 6vents three top and bottom. all eggs had chicks but they were wet or came out cripple and die.Please...