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  1. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    Hello I have been selling my newly hatched turkeys to my feed store for 6 bucks he sells them for 12 bucks I do believe. So far we have sold about 30 birds,and have no more babies. I have 7 young males and 8 young hens (I was planing on expanding a little)They range from 2 to 3 months old, Im...
  2. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    I have 3 hens one is a broad breasted I do have a BBB tom but he is smaller then my HB.I honestly believe my bator is a little warm.My poults need the extra couple days to lose a little more water and get stronger!I am averaging about 60% hatch rate. This is terrible in my opinion.I am used to...
  3. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    Hello again turkey lovers.:frow I am still having troubles hatching turkeys. I have no clue whats going on. I have 2 Bronze heritage hens and 1 broad breasted bronze. I have lost 8 to drowning after internal pipping, also 4 did not pip internally. At first I had my humidity to high. I am...
  4. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    Hello I have 6 new poults their ages are staggered from a couple days old to a week and a half. The oldest one pecked the wing tips of the 2 closet in age to him till they were bleeding. All four wing tips. I moved him out. But now these two are pecking the new ones wing tips.:barnie can I...
  5. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    I had success last year running 45% humidity but so far this year two have drowned in the egg. so I'm running it dry now at about 38% These were some of my first eggs and were a little smaller then the ones I'm getting now. I think maybe this has something to do with it.
  6. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    I have only hatched a 100 or so chickens and a few Turkeys. I've never washed my eggs. as far as I know I've only lost a couple eggs that started to develop. I could see a small dark area in both eggs I lost. The rest that didn't hatch were clears and I've only had a few of them. With this said...
  7. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    I have all my coops built in unused horse stalls with large runs around the outside of my barn. I also have a water hose with a sprayer on the end of it. I spray them in there face anytime they start getting pushy with me. I seem to have there respect,year round, roosters also. I don't know but...
  8. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    Is it possible to have too many turkeys :wee Bronze heritage turkeys for sale grow your own, Thanks giving dinner! Keep them right here just buy there feed. I will even process them for you for a price!
  9. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    My bator will be full before my first egg will hatch!I can only fit 6 turkey eggs per row.these girls went into high output Im getting 2 eggs a day out of 3 hens
  10. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    I have found that no chicken Cock, or Turkey like water sprayed at their head.It will calm a strutting turkey down for a moment. None of my birds want to tangle with me.:)
  11. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    I saw my toms breeding long before I got my first egg. I put my second egg in bator from every hen and all since then. I believe they are all fertile. I have a Tom that likes smashing eggs! :( Ive lost two this week.
  12. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    I have two 1588 and right now they are all I need and so simple to operate and clean.
  13. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    Turkey egg in the same pocket as cell phone is not a good plan!
  14. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    I have not hatched large numbers only 20 to 30 and so far I've never lost chicken or turkey. I put my eggs in the hatcher as their date comes up and when they hatch I take them strait to the brooder and clean there shell mess up right then. With just a few birds its really not any trouble to...
  15. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    No I do not store the eggs. I date them. and on day 24 maybe 25 I will place them in the hatcher.As far as having different age chicks in the brooder, Ive never had a problem with it. Living in orlando Heat has never been a big issue with turkeys or chickens. I did have a problem with my first...
  16. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    I have two young hens laying.I believe they are 11 months old, and eggs seem normal sized. I ate the first egg from both.I placed 3 eggs since in my bator. one on the 9th,12th and today. I will keep putting them in there till its full. I also have a two year old hen that hasn't laid yet:ya I...
  17. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    Mine are not laying very often, a egg every 3 or 4 days at this point.
  18. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    28 days for turkeys
  19. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    I just put one egg in my bator and plan on putting as my as my 3 hens lay in maybe 60 lol. I forgot how many days it takes? at 99.5 deg? last year I hatched 6 from my daughter. Now I have her hen. I ran 45% humidity till hatch and went to 75 to 80% at hatch and all hatched .
  20. bald Rooster

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    I grab mine by the throat and hold them for a time. I don't choke them just hold on. I only have to do this a couple times and they won't get close enough to me to grab them any more.
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