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

[mlm Mike]

Good morning everyone.

Probably be another hay fever day.

 

[BantyChooks]

How you plan to get rid of the shingles? It's not like you can burn them. I'm sure you won't get them all off at once, so renting a dumpster probably isn't an option.

I'm going to take them to the dump.

 

[kwhites634]

I was planning my next attack.
Goodnight, crazy chicken people!

Ahhh, so that's where you were, hiding in the weeds again. What ever are we going to do with you, & who will you be attacking? Had I better start running now? What direction?. Oh, Good morning, BTW

 

[kwhites634]

Non insulated here as well.


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Menards

SO Menards is also in Canada? I wondered about that.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I was given 4 bronze turkey eggs.All were taken from my daughters hen,layed at unknown dates.This was her hens second batch. Her first batch all died from the Tom pecking them or being smashed,so she decided to let me hatch them.
I candled them and could see that they were all at different stages. about 10 days along or more.Air sacks were very small as we live in central florida and humidity outside is 100% so I let them run dry at about 35% humidity for a week.then back to 45%
Well I was away for 5 days and I got home yesterday. One egg has externally pipped and one has internally,the other two need more time.Both chicks are alive and the one is pecking away at it's shell.My only worry at this point is both eggs were still in bator with 45% Humidity and also in egg turner when they pipped.They are now in my other bator at 72% humidity and on there side.
I have high hopes but Im still a noob. Any tips will be welcome.

You've done everything you can. Just sit back, relax, and wait I can't tell you how many times I've been late moving turkey eggs to the hatcher, only to find one already hatched and running around the bottom of the cabinet bator lol. I run dry incubation too, about 35% so I wouldn't worry too much. In the brooder, I would add Shiney marbles to the food and water dishes. They will attract them to it and while pecking at the Shiney stuff, they'll accidentally eat. Poults are not very smart and can starve to death with food right next to them. If you have any young chicks that you can use as tutors, that's usualy the easiest approach.

 

[mlm Mike]

 

[dan26552]

How've you been?

 

[mlm Mike]

How've you been?

I've been good. How are you and the piglets?

 

[dan26552]

I've been good. How are you and the piglets?

Good. I'm well. The piggies are doing fine.

 

[kwhites634]

I was given 4 bronze turkey eggs.All were taken from my daughters hen,layed at unknown dates.This was her hens second batch. Her first batch all died from the Tom pecking them or being smashed,so she decided to let me hatch them.
I candled them and could see that they were all at different stages. about 10 days along or more.Air sacks were very small as we live in central florida and humidity outside is 100% so I let them run dry at about 35% humidity for a week.then back to 45%
Well I was away for 5 days and I got home yesterday. One egg has externally pipped and one has internally,the other two need more time.Both chicks are alive and the one is pecking away at it's shell.My only worry at this point is both eggs were still in bator with 45% Humidity and also in egg turner when they pipped.They are now in my other bator at 72% humidity and on there side.
I have high hopes but Im still a noob. Any tips will be welcome.

Keep on keepin' on; you're doing fine. Once they hatch out, they'll be fine in the incubator 'til they're dry