Acres Poultry hatching thread with aliciaplus3!

[aliciaplus3]

Turkeys are due tomorrow so I did a quick candle, pulled 7 that looked like late deaths leaving 14 that looked promising. I did see several internal pips and even 2 external pips!

 

[aliciaplus3]

got our chick tv set back up today. And have 4 turkeys out so far. 2 black and 2 brown

 

[aliciaplus3]

bubbles is the big turkey in front and it is loving the extra head space!

 

[aliciaplus3]

ok moved 6 to the brooder, 3 black 2 brown and this brownlooking one? It resembles a bronze pattern but more chocolate? One more black turkey drying in the incubator and another thinking about hatching.

 

[FortCluck]

View attachment 2006495View attachment 2006496ok moved 6 to the brooder, 3 black 2 brown and this brownlooking one? It resembles a bronze pattern but more chocolate? One more black turkey drying in the incubator and another thinking about hatching.

I like the black and white one in the first pic all the way to the left.

Are these chicks you're keeping?

 

[R2elk]

I like the black and white one in the first pic all the way to the left.

Are these chicks you're keeping?

The black and white poult that you refer to will grow up to be a Black turkey. The white will disappear as it grows in its regular feathers.

 

[FortCluck]

The black and white poult that you refer to will grow up to be a Black turkey. The white will disappear as it grows in its regular feathers.

Whoops lol I call everything a chick That's sad that they lose the white coloring

 

[aliciaplus3]

Whoops lol I call everything a chick That's sad that they lose the white coloring

Just like a black austolorp... lol yes these are turkeys so far we should have some chicks hatch this eve

 

[aliciaplus3]

8 turkeys at final turkey count.

here are 2 of the chicks that hatched this morning

 

[FortCluck]

View attachment 20070358 turkeys at final turkey count.View attachment 2007036here are 2 of the chicks that hatched this morning

Are the chicks naked necks?