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If you get directly above them and look down at the shape of their head, the girls will have a triangular shape with the point being their beak, and the boy's heads look more like a square. It's never failed me.

Well yesterday was day 25 for my 5 turkey eggs. I had one pip I found right before I went to bed last night, and it hatched at about 10 this morning according to my wife. It's a very cute fluffy little baby, but no other pips yet. It's still a tad early so I'm trying not to panic. Humidity and...

I put my turkey eggs on lock down a little while ago. I candled them before I shut they lid. I originally set 6 eggs collected from my turkey hen over 10 days. One was a quitter at about ten days and one I think quit on me about 3-4 days ago. It hasn't changed any in those days and the others...

I just set a coffee cup about half full of water in mine. It's keeps it around middle 20s to lower 30s for several days. Once it drys out and I observe a drop in humidity I add more water to it. When I go to lock down I have a larger plastic bowl underneath the hardware cloth floor the eggs set...

I got the biggest styro cooler they had at Wal Mart. It's roughly 20"x30". The Hardware cloth works great for the floor and to keep the hatched chicks away from the works. The floor is 2" tall, and I keep a rubbermaid bowl that's about a 6" square underneath it. I use the rubber cabinet liner on...

I'd be glad to take any pic of my home made set up you request to see. I have some fairly decent pics already. It's a styro cooler, !/2" wire screen, lamp socket, night light, water heater thermostat, pc fan, and a 12 volt wall charger. I'll have to look for it, but I have a hand drawing of a...

Guess I'll be following along with everybody here. I have 5 turkey eggs in a home made styro bator. They are due to hatch around 15th. My turkey hen is possibly going broody on me, so if she's still sitting tomorrow I think I will give her back the eggs I've collected since these have been...