Can You Tell The Breed Of Turkey From It's Egg? and Other Turkey Questions...

[IHeartPoultry]

So yesterday i set 24 eggs total but only one turkey egg, i got the eggs from a friend and currently i am turning them 3Xper day and its around 101F and at 55% humidity, im new at this whole thing so feel free to give me advice.

So now onto my slew of questions...

• Can you tell the breed of turkey from its egg?

• What type of soil is Blackhead in? We have a couple hens that have lived here for 5 years and we have had them sense they were 1 day old, am i at risk?

• Is having one turkey cruel? Will he/she get lonely?

• What is the hatch rate of turkey eggs stored for 3 weeks before setting?

• What is the recommended space you should provide for a turkey?

• Are they louder than a bragging hen?

• Will they ever get aggressive?

• Is a tom always "puffed up"? Will they "puff" without turkey hens?

• Can they coop at night with a couple hens and a bunny?

• Any tips?

Thank you!

 

[R2elk]

So yesterday i set 24 eggs total but only one turkey egg, i got the eggs from a friend and currently i am turning them 3Xper day and its around 101F and at 55% humidity, im new at this whole thing so feel free to give me advice.

So now onto my slew of questions...

• Can you tell the breed of turkey from its egg?

• What type of soil is Blackhead in? We have a couple hens that have lived here for 5 years and we have had them sense they were 1 day old, am i at risk?

• Is having one turkey cruel? Will he/she get lonely?

• What is the hatch rate of turkey eggs stored for 3 weeks before setting?

• What is the recommended space you should provide for a turkey?

• Are they louder than a bragging hen?

• Will they ever get aggressive?

• Is a tom always "puffed up"? Will they "puff" without turkey hens?

• Can they coop at night with a couple hens and a bunny?

• Any tips?

Thank you!

Turkey eggs take 28 days to hatch. Your turkey egg should have been put in 7 days before your chicken eggs for it to hatch on the same day.

You can guess but cannot accurately tell the type of turkey from the color of its egg.

Turkeys are a flock bird. It is difficult to raise a single turkey by itself. It will want others of its own kind and if none are available at breeding time it will try to breed other poultry especially if it is a tom.

Hatch rate for a turkey egg stored for three weeks prior to incubation is likely to be around 0%.

They can be about the same noise level as a bragging hen but can be more persistent to the point of being non stop when calling for a mate.

Turkeys can and do become aggressive especially if they have been imprinted on people and especially during breeding season.

Toms don't always strut although it may seem so during breeding season.

If blackhead is not a problem in your area, turkeys can share space with chickens. It depends on the individual turkey as to whether it will get along with a bunny. It also depends on the individual turkey as to whether it will prefer to roost inside or outside.

 

[IHeartPoultry]

Anyone want to state their opinion?

 

[mixedUPturk]

My tip is to get a book, i love mine, "eggs and poultry Made at Home" by Dick and James Strawbridge. I find it very informative. From the experience that lead to my screen name, keeping any bird by itself is creul, as they are social creatures and imprinting on humans can be difficult later, as they can become agressive to you in breeding season. I understand that you intend to keep your turk with your chickens and bunnies. Which is great for the social aspect and only leaves you at risk for blackhead.

Citing from before mentioned book:
"Blackhead"

"This parasite is one of the biggest threats to your turkeys -- especially to young poults aged 3- 18 weeks. Unfortunatly it is fairly common and can survive in the ground for at least a year -- it is carried around in worms and snails. Blackhead is also the reason that chickens should be kept sepertatly, as the parisite can sirvive in their gut without any obvious symptoms and they can pass it on to your turkeys"

"Treating sick turkeys is difficult, so the best approch is prevention, keeping poultry seperate and letting land lay fallow for at least two yrs before moving turkeys onto it."

Please excuse any typos or mispellings, i have a learing disability, dyslexia, and i tried to fix it :/