I hatched 8 of 12 turkey eggs in and incubator then keep them in a box /cage for about 2 months. a few days after i let them out (free range) I found one dead then the next day another. but the other 6 lived just fine.
This momma turkey got tired of me stealing her eggs for my incubator. And...
I still had a good hatch. Here are some pics of the ducks and my homemade bator.
They think its feeding time and everyone comes a running
damn kids set on it and broke the window
Sorry about all the pics just learned how to post pics with a cheap digital camera
Here are some pics. Its in pretty good shape just a little surface rust, a little sanding and painting should fix it up. Sorry about the junk on top. It also make a pretty good work table
I just got an antique Incubator made by Oakes MFG. CO tipton, Ind. It had places for 12 hatching trays. Each tray will hold probably a hundred eggs. It only came with 8 trays and a hatching box with a mesh bottom. It had a wafer thermostat (broken and taken apart). I put a water heater...
Light bulb blowed (blew?) on my homemade ice chest incubator. And the temp droped to 86' F for a few hours
on 2 week old duck eggs. Never learned/tried to candle eggs. I guess I need to learn how. Do you think they are still alive? I'm going to keep turning them till day 25 and hope they...