EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[duluthralphie]

can I clip wings?

You can but them they are sitting dux for predators. With unclipped wings my turkeys seldom if ever get taken by anything.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

 

[duluthralphie]

I don't even force mine to go inside this time of year, they roost in trees on fences or roof tops.








Except for my breeders who live in small covered pens with a small coop so I can control breeding. BTW they hate me.

 

[casportpony]

Quote:
Thank you kindly! First time using an incubator, usually use broodies. I have a GFQ Styrofoam still with a turner. I had gotten shipped eggs from fellow BYCer but the shipment was delayed, so we both expected poor viability. That was correct, none of them developed. I also included four of my own girls' fertile eggs in case we had a lone hatch from her stock. Mine have all developed well, and tomorrow is lockdown, day 18.

I just candled the eggs this morning, and the air cells don't look big enough. I was a jerk and didn't weigh them before I put them in, so I don't know the weight difference.

It's not a big deal if they don't hatch, but I'd like to at least learn. Is there anything I can do now? I had been running the humidity at 35%, but sometimes it got up to 40%. Our house is pretty dry right now.
TIMELINES PIPS ZIPS!!! & MARKING AIR CELLS DAY 18, DRAW DOWN, INTERNAL PIP, EXTERNAL PIP, and ZIPPING post #35770

Can you take pics of the eggs with air cells marked ? I agree, if you say they are still small dont up until you see some drawing down.... see info above/

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Quote: https://www.sensirion.com/products/humidity-sensors/development-kit/
@BantyChooks

Thanks Sally, I will check tonight when I get home and update here.
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail...VRXun0_j8XHzGe13zqOfUjeoFXN4HjRyUIaAvG58P8HAQ

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I don't even force mine to go inside this time of year, they roost in trees on fences or roof tops.








Except for my breeders who live in small covered pens with a small coop so I can control breeding. BTW they hate me.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I have a flu bug and not very happy but Ill live thanks. I need a break

 

[casportpony]

Soooooo


I got a pair of burbon red turkey and a year old jake son. Tell me, how does one quarantine these beasts? I ivermectined them and threw them in with the goats.

They are getting well acquainted right now.

Handsome!

 

[NaJoBeLe]

Step away for 30 minutes and the post count goes through the roof.

@Sally Sunshine
Sorry you've got a flu bug but schweet on the turkeys. Turkeys scare me and after reading yalls discussion they seem fairly messy. Bummer on the Marans being messy, I thought those might be on my potentials list.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: When I had them before, mine flew. Now, I just have a couple BBW, they aren't flying anywhere. lol

 

[casportpony]

Dang, lots of posts today!