hatching turkey eggs?!

[Loretta212]

has anyoen done this?! i actually want to hatch my own turkerys for tanksgiving next year and was wondering if it is similar to hatching chickens
thanks

 

[bargain]

Turkeys go for 28 days, need more humidity than chickens and need a baby chicken or human to help them find food and water. Go to Mississippi State Poultry Page for info. Pm me if you need more help! If you are nearby, I have a flock of white hollands for sale. Good Luck!

 

[Loretta212]

ok very cool thanks for the link !

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Turkeys need 28 days on average to hatch compared to chicken's 21, but otherwise I don't treat mine any different and often hatch both at the same time in the same incubator.

Here is the best info on heritage turkeys I know of: http://www.albc-usa.org/downloads.html

 

[yinepu]

http://www.porterturkeys.com/egghatchingtips.htm

best info out there as far as I am concerned

we've hatched out turkeys and had fantastic results.. and he explains it much better than I can!

 

[Loretta212]

there are so many types now i dont know what to pick! whats a good meat turkey? well iguess they are all kind of meat turkeys