First, just wanted to say that the resources on this forum are amazing.
Anyways...
Processed our first bird today. We had some extra mean roos from a straight run of new hampshires (6 out 6 were male btw) and decided to try our hand at processing. My job was to kill and cut legs and wingtips...
I just had my first ever batch of eggs hatch over the past 2 days. They are blue slate turkeys. 9/10 of the eggs hatched, but one of those had a bit of a complication. The turkey pipped at the pointy end and was only able to make an air hole. We watched it just sit breathe out the hole for about...
I have 10 blue slate turkey eggs in the incubator. Since this is my first time hatching anything, I am very unsure as to what is supposed to be happening. I made a candling rig out of a spare brooder lamp, a 40w lightbulb and a piece of cardboard with a hole in it. I have used this setup a few...