HELP HELP HELP!!!!!!! Is he still alive???**PICS**

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All the pics that i have right now, including my newest home made incubator.

hope it works
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Looks like a pretty ingenious setup you've got there. It's not ideal, but it's pretty good considering you weren't planning on getting a turkey egg to incubate.

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I'm sorry I don't have time to read the whole thread so forgive me if I'm repeating what anyone else has said...

Lockdown and hatching, you will hear Dexter cheep before you see him pip. Then he will make a small hole, or pip, in the shell. Then he will rest, for hours, he should still peep periodically but it's ok if there is no more progress for awhile.

Humidity... the wet sponge is good, but watch it once it pips, it should make a hole or crack in the shell, this lets the moisture out and the fresh air in. In an incubator the rule is DON'T OPEN THE LID!!! But you do not have a normal situation. I would keep an ear and an eye on him. Once he has broken a hole in the shell watch the inner membrane which should be clear. When it starts to dry out it will turn white, like rice paper, which is nearly impossible for Dexter to get through. If it starts to get dry, or even if you are just worried it is too dry, wrap the egg in a wet paper towel. If you just lay the paper towel lightly over the egg, air should still be able to flow through the channels created by the wrinkles.

Once Dexter starts to zip, I would keep wetting the paper towel and lay it over the open part, keeping he open space wet. You want to keep the membrane wet enough that the chick can move it and work his way around in there without making a puddle he can drown in.

I'll be back later to see how you're doing and what questions you have.
 
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Question:

~ should i have 2 sponges like that in there to boost the humidity or just keep it the way it is.

~Wouldn't a wild turkey be more resistant to everything in general? yinepu said that they have a better immune system, wouldn't they from having the wild turkey, take care of yourself, genes ????
 
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the more sponges the better during lockdown for a turkey

as for it being a wild turkey.. well.. we are assuming it's a wild turkey.. for all we know it could be someone's pet who they let loose.. a domestic wild turkey .. or some sort of hybrid egg between domestic and wild.. without knowing it would be best to treat it like a domestic
 
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the more sponges the better during lockdown for a turkey

as for it being a wild turkey.. well.. we are assuming it's a wild turkey.. for all we know it could be someone's pet who they let loose.. a domestic wild turkey .. or some sort of hybrid egg between domestic and wild.. without knowing it would be best to treat it like a domestic

Can you over humidify him???
 
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the more sponges the better during lockdown for a turkey

as for it being a wild turkey.. well.. we are assuming it's a wild turkey.. for all we know it could be someone's pet who they let loose.. a domestic wild turkey .. or some sort of hybrid egg between domestic and wild.. without knowing it would be best to treat it like a domestic

Can you over humidify him???

only if you have him sitting in a puddle of water at lockdown

for turkeys 80% is what you want to try to shoot for.. so unless you have extremely high humidity in your house.. you're going to have a hard time hitting 90 or 100% in your incubator with a cloth top.. I have had hatches of turkeys hit 98% while actually hatching.. and never had a problem..
 
Hello little one, if it were me, I would prob have a few damp sponges in there.
Years ago, someone brought to my mother a wild Canada Goose egg, we thought by candling, it was partially incubated. Mom had one of those little yellow GQF chickabators, that holds 3 chicken eggs, I think you can still get them for about 20 bucks from GQF website. Some folks say they aren't any good, some say they are, mom had very good luck hatching everything she put in it.
The Canada Goose egg was too large for her little bator, so she quickly rigged up her electric frying pan, with temps being set on low, it held steady pretty well at 100 deg. She kept moist sponges in glass dishes inside as well. With the frying pan lid on, she would keep the steam controller on top of the lid, just barely cracked open.
Also, the goose egg had a hairline crack, so she didn't know if it would even hatch, or when to stop turning it. Things inside the egg always looked good at candling times. The little goosey did hatch for her to all our surprise!
Goosey lived in the house, with only kitchen floor access until it was old enough to go outdoors, it had its own wading pool for swimming, loved my mother as his own and had a very spoilt life!
So with your little incubator set up, anything is possible! So keep up the good job, we are all keeping our fingers crossed for you! Keep us informed!!! I've heard turkeys can be more difficult, I could be misinformed tho! GOOD LUCK
 
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Can you over humidify him???

only if you have him sitting in a puddle of water at lockdown

for turkeys 80% is what you want to try to shoot for.. so unless you have extremely high humidity in your house.. you're going to have a hard time hitting 90 or 100% in your incubator with a cloth top.. I have had hatches of turkeys hit 98% while actually hatching.. and never had a problem..

Oh, well that is good to know
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just candled the egg and it wasn't moving for me. but when is was smaller it didn't move much either so i hope it is sleeping. have you ever heard of premi turkeys where they are really small but still hatch. on silkie chickens candling i am on about day 14. my hopes are slowly draining, i cant get a good look at him with the light.
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I am still putting him in lockdown within the hour though. if he happened to not make it how can you tell,after a certain number of days in lockdown, day(?). anyway keep your fingers crossed for me
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