Hatching Wild Turkey Eggs

[Chelle'sCrazyCoop]

I purchased 12 Eastern Wild Turkey Eggs. Today is day 30 of incubation. Incubation period is supposed to be 28 days. I have kept my temp at 99.6. Humidity has been between 20 and 55% until day 25 when it was increased to 75-80%. All vent holes are open and temp is between 99-100. On day 25 I went into lockdown. On day 26 my first chick hatched. Nothing has happened since. I finally broke down today and candled the eggs. Air sacs look good. Cannot see a lot except dark shadows. I tried the late-hatch float test today and all eggs floated with small end pointed straight down. I did not see movement while floating. Looked like just the air sac was above the water. There are no sounds and no pipping. I have never incubated eggs before. All looked really good and viable except two during incubation, lots of veins and movement. How much longer do I let them go or what do I do?

 

[R2elk]

I purchased 12 Eastern Wild Turkey Eggs. Today is day 30 of incubation. Incubation period is supposed to be 28 days. I have kept my temp at 99.6. Humidity has been between 20 and 55% until day 25 when it was increased to 75-80%. All vent holes are open and temp is between 99-100. On day 25 I went into lockdown. On day 26 my first chick hatched. Nothing has happened since. I finally broke down today and candled the eggs. Air sacs look good. Cannot see a lot except dark shadows. I tried the late-hatch float test today and all eggs floated with small end pointed straight down. I did not see movement while floating. Looked like just the air sac was above the water. There are no sounds and no pipping. I have never incubated eggs before. All looked really good and viable except two during incubation, lots of veins and movement. How much longer do I let them go or what do I do?

Read Hatching Eggs 101 by @Sally Sunshine before you try again.

 

[Flamens Farm]

Oh, so sorry to hear only 1. I incubated 12 turkey eggs and ended up with only 2 hatching. Both were Toms!