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Quote: How exactly do you do this, Gypsy? I think this might be something that I would like to try! The kids are I opened up the eggs that didnt hatch, didnt have movement during the float test AND showed no movement during candling...we were making sure they were DEFINATELY dead before we...

aww.. sorry about your little guy. lets hope the others all hatch out fine and are good strong lil poults

Quote: ok.. Im not there so I can't see what's going on.. but if they manage to make an external pip really keep an eye on things.. and depending on how the membranes look I would have the paper towels on standby.. hopefully the humidity is high enough now that they can break out on their...

Quote: has your hygrometer been calibrated?... also.. do you have any wet sponges you can toss in there?.. if the pip is small I would leave it for now.. but if he starts to make a large hole then yes.. wrap or drape a wet paper towel over it.. just make sure you leave it loose enough so that...

Quote: that's why the high lockdown humidity is so important.. the membrane is very tough and they wear themselves out trying to break through it.. so if the humidity is too low during lockdown they end up dying because they can't get out

I have hatched turkeys for years.. then ended up buying some from Porter's Heritage Turkeys.. I wanted some different colors and types and loved the fact that Mr Porter knows his genetics and what he's doing.. when i looked at his hatching page I realized that he follows the same procedure that...

Quote: I would give him til tomorrow. if there's no improvement then you may have to cull.. i know it's not an easy decision to make.. but if he doesn't get his legs under him or make some sort of improvement then he's not going to make it.. if you can't bring yourself to cull him at least...

Quote: well.. try to candle the eggs to see what's going on in there.. day 29 isn't bad for turkeys considering you did have a temp swing if you have any polyvisol (without iron) I would give him a couple drops of that too Im not sure what kind of electrolytes you are using so I can't really...

Quote: ok.. sounds like he's pretty weak then.. if he won't drink on his own only give him 1 drop at a time and let him swallow before giving him another drop.. you don't want him to aspirate on the water i have opened eggs that hadn't pipped before.. sometimes all they need is a wet cloth...

what day are you on? what have your temps been?.. have you had any temp swings? have you candled the eggs to see if there are any internal pips or signs of life?

Quote: it takes them a while to stand after a hatch.. and then at first some will only stand for a few minutes then will settle back down.. their little leg muscles will strengthen and usually after the first day (or few hours with some) they are up and running around like little maniacs..i...

normally .. if everything went according to plan.. when they go through the effort of zipping they are absorbing the yolk.. BUT... when they get shrink wrapped.. they can't move around inside the egg.. so they don't absorb the yolk like they normally would.. the other incubator would be fine...

ok.. does the cord look really wet?.. if so let it dry on it's own.. keep the shell with him and let him rest away from other chicks.. keep him warm... he may or may not absorb the rest of the yolk.. hopefully he sleeps for a bit and doesn't try running around and rupture the yolk sack .. if...

Quote: if he's shrink wrapped.. he won't make it out of there by himself