Count Down for Turkey Eggs!!!!! ***UPDATE w/ Pics!!!!!!

[CindyS]

I have a mixture of royal palm, buff, black spanish bourbon red, naragansett. I have 10 sold already, the others will probably go to auction next week. I see lots of pips now!

 

[Smitty's Farm]

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Congratulations on the pips!!!!!!

Come on baby turkeys!!!!!

I can't wait to see pics.

That's great that you all ready have so many sold. The rest will probably sell as fast as hot cakes.

My sister usually raises turkeys and sells them at auctions. Sometimes she'll keep a few to run around on her property.

We are planning on ours being pets, not for eating.

 

[Smitty's Farm]

Here's the 3 unsquished turkey eggs resting before I put them in the bator. They are really pretty eggs!!! It's hard to tell in the picture, but they have a little green tinge to them.

 

[penelope77]

well they look nice. wish i could see that green tint. i saw movement in 3 of my turkey eggs lastnight. the fourth one looks weird so i don't know about it anymore. oh well 3 of 5 of eggs given to us is good for me. i am definitely addicted to candling as well as eggs. i'm gonna need a therapist.

 

[Smitty's Farm]

OK...Here's the 2 lonely remaining turkey eggs. No action yet, but it's only Day 27.

Need some hatching vibes sent my way. Wish me luck!!!!!!

 

[Parson's Wife]

What kind of incubator is the clear rig?

Yeah on the hatching!! Post pics!

 

[Smitty's Farm]

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The incubator is a Lyon TX7. I really like is so far. One of the whole reasons I bought it was the clear dome top that allows you to see every angle of the hatch. Another perk is that the water container is on the outside, so I never have to open the lid to adjust the humidity. The down side is that it doesn't hold as many eggs as most bators.

Thanks for the vibes!!!!!

 

[penelope77]

that's a really cool bator! sending hatching vibes your way.

 

[ginbart]

Does it turn the eggs for you or do you need to turn them?

Sending hatching vibes your way

 

[Smitty's Farm]

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Thanks!!!!!

I need the vibes!!!!!

My "Hatching Buddy" (Wegotchickens) is out of town on vacation, so she's not here to help cheer me on. She's the one that sent me the eggs as a gift.

I really like the bator so far. I just wish it could hold more eggs. This is only the 2nd time I've used it since I got it. I hatched some Blue Ameraucanas in it earlier this spring. It ran like a charm for them. It's much easier to regulate than my old galvanized Brower top hatch.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will do the same for these turkeys.