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Left my rails in because I have turkey eggs in there too and did not want to have little chicks rolling them all over the place ..... Not sure on the official answer though.

Here are the two little fuzzy buns that hatched out last week in the Octagon 20. Both have an EE roo father, one has a SLW mama hen and the other a Barred Rock mama hen. Cant wait to see how they feather out. Now waiting on the turkey eggs set the same time as the chickens, due this Sunday...

FYI - in case you don't already know - don't keep the chicks and poults together. Chickens can carry black head and show no signs, and it is deadly to turkeys and spreads like wildfire. While I know this is often a concern for people, I have raised turkeys and chickens together and know quite...

One pip and one peep.... Oh the agony of waiting...

Mmmaddie13 wrote: Well I can't do this hatch along now because none of my eggs hatched. One zipped and died but that's it. The temperature and humidity gauges were inaccurate. Not very happy with my brand new brinsea. Oh No!! That is not good. I do hope you figure out the quirks, or brinsea...

History: I put 11 turkey and 4 chicken eggs in on Easter Sunday and upon candling had found only half the turkey eggs were fertilized (which I had suspected). Currently: I am in lockdown tomorrow for the chickens (all have great veining and dancing shadows) but have had not good luck with the...

4cats3kids1hubby2many - great user name - thats me too - I am pretty sure one kitty is an expecting mama (whose babies already have good homes waiting) plus 2 dogs, 40 cornish, 10 mature layers, 18 baby laying chicks of mixed breeds, 16 midget white turkeys, 4 narragansett turkeys and some...

Uncle Bean - do you have a seperate hatcher/incubator for your earlier hatching birds? I am in the same situation with a week difference between the turkeys and the chickens. I have no other place until they hatch (then the brooder of course) so I am trying to decide to leave it turning, leave...

Hi! I have just received my Octagon 20 with the turner! Love it already - its so quiet and takes the responsibility out of trying to turn in a timely fashion. I set 11 narragansett turkey eggs Easter Day and 4 chicken eggs the next day. The chickens are an Easter Egger, 2 Barred Rocks and a...