When my palm turkeys started laying eggs about a month ago... I got really excited thinking nows the time to incubate them, as the springtime didn't work at all. They didn't really lay much, but the few that they did... both girls decided to incubate them. I SWORE at this time of year, I wasn't going to get the bator out... and I haven't. But.. the girls are both laying on about 15 eggs. The last time they did that the 3 that hatched didn't survive. They either got stepped on.. or hatched out and died. (When I would try and interfere to look, I got beat up, so I only checked once a day). This time, I thought I would let them go ahead.. hatch whatever.. and get them and set them up in the brooder box. See if I can do this successfully. I thought about taking the eggs, and firing up the bator to hatch them at lockdown.... but the area around (and probably in) the nest is so dirty from their crap I figure... that that idea would be NOT good. So, they are on their own. COLD right now here in Southern Ontario Canada. If I get poults.. it will be a challenge to get them to survive. Trouble with leaving them in with the girls (and the Tom), is that 2 guinea's roost in there, as well as 4 various free roaming hens and a roo... who slip thru the gate to eat and drink. A little poult would be supper for them. Today is day 23 since they started to set. Excited.. but not really as well. I just don't know,
