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  1. RustyBucketFarm

    HELP!!!!! 1st time hatching turkey eggs

    Quote: I also am hatching my first batch of Heritage White Holland turkey eggs this week and have been reading as much as I can about lock down and hatching. I just placed the eggs on lock down today and out of 12 shipped eggs I have ten that appear to be still moving when I candled today. I...
  2. RustyBucketFarm

    Calculating hatch rate

    This older thread has helped me understand hatch rate a little better. I would so appreciate someone helping with my personal recent hatch rate. I started with 39 eggs gathered over four days and candled them at 10 days incubation. There were 5 that were not fertile and 1 that stopped...
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    A big HELLO from West Virginia!

    I really appreciate all this information and will certainly run over and join in on the thread you told me about. Indeed I do have pips now!! lol It started last night at 11:45 and all night long a total of 10 have pipped so far... I actually started hearing them peeping in the shells before...
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    Lockdown Question

    Awe.... your babies are beautiful and look very healthy! What is their breed? I'm sure by now you have more that have hatched and are probably nearing the end of your lock-down. Mine has just begun! Late last night they started to pip and I stayed up all night long watching and listening...
  5. RustyBucketFarm

    Thought I'd finally say hi...

    Me too! Just excited to see those new babies of yours hkemmling!!
  6. RustyBucketFarm

    A big HELLO from West Virginia!

    Day 20 and nothing new to post... no pips yet! I may have gotten off one day when I counted the entire day I placed them in the incubator. If that's the case then 21 days will not be reached until noon on Wednesday. I just read an article on BYC that indicated the same day of the week that...
  7. RustyBucketFarm

    Lockdown Question

    Just noticed how big that chicks feet are... wow! lol
  8. RustyBucketFarm

    Lockdown Question

    OH MY GOSH! I'm so happy for you!! Mine haven't moved since the first day of lockdown so I keep reminding myself to let nature take its course...
  9. RustyBucketFarm

    Name Change Request

    Mam... could you please change my name to CrazyCritterFarms ? Thank you in advance for your help... have a blessed day!
  10. RustyBucketFarm

    How to mark chicks for identification?

    HELP! Right now I have 33 eggs on lock-down (20th day) and would love to know the answer to your question! I didn't see anything posted so I'm hoping that someone will see this again and have some advise. I also wonder if the food coloring is diluted or used straight from the bottle? Thanks...
  11. RustyBucketFarm

    Lockdown Question

    Good for you on having 32 eggs and you'll also have to let us know about your hatch! So far no pip yet here but I keep checking on them. What incubator do you use and humidity level are you keeping them during lockdown? I'm keep right at 100 degrees and 65 to 75% humidity. Thanks so much for...
  12. RustyBucketFarm

    Lockdown Question

    I feel so much better! I've been watching them like a hawk... well maybe not a hawk but a concerned Mama! lol
  13. RustyBucketFarm

    Lockdown Question

    Hello friends! My eggs (33) were locked down yesterday and I immediately started seeing movement from three eggs... just a "little" rattle that went on for about a minute or two. Should I be seeing egg movement from all eggs on day 18 and 19 (today is day 19)? I'm so nervous that I don't...
  14. RustyBucketFarm

    A big HELLO from West Virginia!

    Yes they went on lock-down today - day 18! I'm so excited to see some of the eggs moving ever so slightly
  15. RustyBucketFarm

    Thought I'd finally say hi...

    Welcome! I'm also fairly new to the forum and just got up enough courage to post something today... I've been stalking this site for quite a while as well. lol Amazing group of people here... JUST like us - that love these wonderful things we call chickens but are also part of the family...
  16. RustyBucketFarm

    A big HELLO from West Virginia!

    Thank you so much and it has been a pleasure to have found such a wonderful site!
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