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So my blue australorp chick is doing well and pigging out.

Got 25 freedom ranger chicks today to try out in our chicken tractor.

Sooo now I’m at 37 chickens and 5 turkeys. 3 goats coming Saturday :) Weather is nice for once so haven’t been online much. Busy busy spring!

Question on turkey egg incubation: haven’t really candled them yet but my humidity wants to stay at 30% as is... if I add any water it jumps to 45% or higher so I haven’t really been adding any. I assume if I keep an eye on air pockets they should be fine? Hoping they’re developing in there!!!
 
PolarBerry said:
So my blue australorp chick is doing well and pigging out.

Got 25 freedom ranger chicks today to try out in our chicken tractor.

Sooo now I’m at 37 chickens and 5 turkeys. 3 goats coming Saturday :) Weather is nice for once so haven’t been online much. Busy busy spring!

Question on turkey egg incubation: haven’t really candled them yet but my humidity wants to stay at 30% as is... if I add any water it jumps to 45% or higher so I haven’t really been adding any. I assume if I keep an eye on air pockets they should be fine? Hoping they’re developing in there!!!
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Glad the little austrolorp is doing good now!
The turkey eggs should be just fine at 30%. Honestly, mine usualy trails a little below that lol. I wouldn't candle them until at least 2 weeks in though. Hope you have a great hatch!
 
I decided to hold my candling light up to the side of a few without handling anything extra (had to open to move 2 that rolled off the tracks). This is one week in. Even a few of the old eggs I checked look to be developing! Had maybe a handful that looked possibly not fertile or just too speckled to see this early on.

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Anyone have pictures or links on what my 7-10 day old incubating turkey eggs should look like? I did remove one that had a red ring and no veins or movement but any other semi questionable ones (like I can’t see veining as well) I left because they are also darker shells... trying not to over disturb them but also don’t want any rotten eggs exploding!
 
Pebbles is not happy :( I figured it's been long enough and I needed the little pen that she and Mary were sharing with the baby so they've been evicted. Since she's not a very protective mom, I gave her baby to my broody SPR hen who has 2 other babies the same age. She was happy to accept him. He's still learning how to follow a chicken instead of a turkey. Poor Pebbles though, she's in there crying and searching. I know she'll get over it in a day or so but it's heartbreaking. Mary on the other hand is already over it, has squatted twice for Tommy and has re-established her position in the pecking order lol
 

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