A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[memphis]

I remember when Romeo romanced the Girl Scouts! Kids sure do love a turkey! In my neighborhood the kids are bugging their parents for a turkey instead of a puppy! LOL! Is that a little chicken sunning itself in the middle of that pile'o turkeys? Too cute! Flock is sure colorful Aurora!!
Congrats Flashpoint! Do you know what color the babies will be yet?

 

[memphis]

We are having a break in our normally horrid summer weather. Been out hitting the yard pretty hard. Totally missed the call from the guy with the two toms. Darn. He did text me a photo of the two toms quietly sitting in the back of his truck cab on their way to Memphis. I don't have permission to post it, but it was pretty funny.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I remember when Romeo romanced the Girl Scouts! Kids sure do love a turkey! In my neighborhood the kids are bugging their parents for a turkey instead of a puppy! LOL! Is that a little chicken sunning itself in the middle of that pile'o turkeys? Too cute! Flock is sure colorful Aurora!!
Congrats Flashpoint! Do you know what color the babies will be yet?

No, she's wasn't in the middle of the pile, just relaxing with that one turkey. I thought that was so funny especially since so many people say you can have chickens and turkeys together or birds of different sizes. How about a Serama and a turkey lol

 

[Flashpoint]

Ok peoples, I have a question.

On the 10th of June, Goldie hatched out 4 babies and on the 11th 1 more. So there are 5 live and active poults.

By the morning of the 12th she had left the nest and 8 eggs. I brought them in and put in the incubator, candled them that evening, and only 1 had a live poult inside.

It has been almost two days now and the shell had been pipped in one small spot. I could hear the poult peeping Loudly - but it appears that the membrane has dried out completely and is like white leather. I pulled off a bit more shell and opened the membrane at the poult's beak so it could get air.

I do not see any major blood vessels, but there are a couple small ones that may still have some blood in them. I put him back in the incubator and came in here to ask should I do more now - since's he's at minimum two days behind the others hatching - or let him sit for awhile and see if he comes out on his own??

 

[R2elk]

Ok peoples, I have a question.

On the 10th of June, Goldie hatched out 4 babies and on the 11th 1 more. So there are 5 live and active poults.

By the morning of the 12th she had left the nest and 8 eggs. I brought them in and put in the incubator, candled them that evening, and only 1 had a live poult inside.

It has been almost two days now and the shell had been pipped in one small spot. I could hear the poult peeping Loudly - but it appears that the membrane has dried out completely and is like white leather. I pulled off a bit more shell and opened the membrane at the poult's beak so it could get air.

I do not see any major blood vessels, but there are a couple small ones that may still have some blood in them. I put him back in the incubator and came in here to ask should I do more now - since's he's at minimum two days behind the others hatching - or let him sit for awhile and see if he comes out on his own??

If you have some coconut oil available, you can moisten the membrane with it.

Poults that have pipped and not progressed after 24 hours get assisted by me. Mine in that condition are normally shrink wrapped. I open up the egg along the normal zip line and moisten any dried membrane by gently applying a paper towel moistened with 100°F water. Once I have the top of the shell off and the dried membrane removed, I return the egg to the hatcher and let the poult kick itself out of the remainder of the shell.

 

[Flashpoint]

If you have some coconut oil available, you can moisten the membrane with it.

Poults that have pipped and not progressed after 24 hours get assisted by me. Mine in that condition are normally shrink wrapped. I open up the egg along the normal zip line and moisten any dried membrane by gently applying a paper towel moistened with 100°F water. Once I have the top of the shell off and the dried membrane removed, I return the egg to the hatcher and let the poult kick itself out of the remainder of the shell.

Thanks R3elk

I have him wrapped in a moistened washcloth, but did not try to zip the shell. I do not have an coconut oil.

Ok, I went and did the zip and used some soybean oil (hope he doesn't become a fried turkey nugget). I remoistened the washcloth and stuck him back in the incubator. He's still protesting pretty loud, but not sure how tired he might be. Will go check in a little bit to see if he's made any progress on his own. All I know is that it has been in excess of 24 hours since that first pip.

I will assume (and maybe wrongly) - that the yolk sac and blood vessels are being absorbed - if not already.

If he gets hatched out and dries off, do you think it's too late to try and put under his momma? Or should I figure this will be an only child in my house? The other five do not listen to Goldie very well and will run all over the place - as I have had to retrieve a couple of them from 10 feet outside the shed door already. They are already eating and drinking out of feeders.

If this one is a couple days younger strength-wise, not sure he can keep up.

Just hope he makes it.

 

[rjohns39]

If it were me, I'd moisten the membrane with the oil and carefully start removing it avoiding areas where you see blood vessels. Omit the was cloth as it will have a chilling effect.

 

[Flashpoint]

Thanks! I wondered about whether it would be a help or a hinderance Ok, will remove the cloth when I go back. I just came in from turning the 6-week old chicks into their outside pen and checking on Goldie and her poults.

I checked on him as I came into the house and it looks like he's coming out. But I tell ya, after this last hatch and as bad as it was - I am a little gunshy about doing or expecting a whole lot. If he is ok, that will be just great - yet I'm currently an optimistic pessimist that if it can go wrong, it already did.

 

[Flashpoint]

Thanks! I wondered about whether it would be a help or a hinderance Ok, will remove the cloth when I go back. I just came in from turning the 6-week old chicks into their outside pen and checking on Goldie and her poults.

I checked on him as I came into the house and it looks like he's coming out. But I tell ya, after this last hatch and as bad as it was - I am a little gunshy about doing or expecting a whole lot. If he is ok, that will be just great - yet I'm currently an optimistic pessimist that if it can go wrong, it already did.

Oh, and when I did the zip, I did not zip the outer or inner membrane except for where his head/beak is located. The oil I used did soften it up and made the inner membrane transparent.

 

[Flashpoint]

Tada!

He seems to be all there other than trying to find his feet.

Now, the journey begins - somewhere! lol