A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[duluthralphie]

So, I candled my 6 bourbon eggs last night! I know that was day 11 but I had kinda forgotten with all the temp watching and such. XD Oh well...
Anyway, I think I can see development in all 6!

Day 11 is early to see anything in turkey eggs, good luck.

 

[micah wotring]

Quote: Really? I had thought I saw somebody say day 10 was a good time...
I'm gonna go check again!

 

[duluthralphie]

Nope, I never check turkeys until after day 14. People will tell you all kinds of goofy things.

 

[micah wotring]

Sorry for the poor quality pictures...

These were taken just now (The morning of day 12). Just to make sure I'm counting right I set them on what I'm calling the evening of day 0.

 

[duluthralphie]

I am not saying you can't candle them earlier, I am just saying it can be untrustworthy to judge earlier than that. Some eggs are denser some darker.

You have a dark area, but I have some that look like that the day I set them. To me it is just too early. Of course, I only candle when I move them to the hatcher, or if I need incubator space and want to throw out the bad ones...



HEY FISHY!!!

I see you lurking...

Hows the swamp doing?

 

[micah wotring]

I am not saying you can't candle them earlier, I am just saying it can be untrustworthy to judge earlier than that. Some eggs are denser some darker.

You have a dark area, but I have some that look like that the day I set them. To me it is just too early. Of course, I only candle when I move them to the hatcher, or if I need incubator space and want to throw out the bad ones...

I see...
Okay, that seems like a good idea!
Thanks for your help!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Nope, I never check turkeys until after day 14.  People will tell you all kinds of goofy things.

I candle turkey eggs at 7 days but never toss anything before lockdown

 

[duluthralphie]

I candle turkey eggs at 7 days but never toss anything before lockdown

Your just a candling fiend!!

I know I am the worlds laziest candler, but I can live with that reputation.....

 

[R2elk]

Your just a candling fiend!!

I know I am the worlds laziest candler, but I can live with that reputation.....

No you aren't. I candle chicken eggs on day 18 which will be this Wednesday evening for my first batch of the year. I candle guinea eggs at either day 24 or 25 and I candle turkey eggs on day 25.

If I smell a bad odor coming from the incubator, I will remove the "cracked" egg which I have only ever had with shipped eggs and never from my own eggs. Other than that, I leave the eggs alone from the time they go in the incubator until lockdown when I remove them from the incubator and put them in the hatcher.

 

[duluthralphie]

No you aren't. I candle chicken eggs on day 18 which will be this Wednesday evening for my first batch of the year. I candle guinea eggs at either day 24 or 25 and I candle turkey eggs on day 25.

If I smell a bad odor coming from the incubator, I will remove the "cracked" egg which I have only ever had with shipped eggs and never from my own eggs. Other than that, I leave the eggs alone from the time they go in the incubator until lockdown when I remove them from the incubator and put them in the hatcher.

We are twins!