Incubation Process

[KOTurkeyRanch]

I have heard the humidity the first 25 days is supposed to be between 40-50%. My hydrometer is saying 60%. Can a high humidity harm the poults?

 

[KOTurkeyRanch]

Forgot to add, my science teacher says as long as i have some water in it will be fine. Its 62% now. Is that bad?

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

KO,
I never let mine below 60% for turkeys anyway, Seems at 50% no matter how high I raise it during the hatch, they are always stuck to the shell , very gummy, and die. At 60% they do just fine.
Most turkey hens will dip themselves in the water every time they return to the nest, thus creating higher humidity in their natural incubation. I have watched all my hens of all my breeds do this religiously every time they get off the nest.
So, with that and person experiments in range, I have found both the turkeys and peafowl for that matter do best at around 60% any way..

 

[the simple life]

I have heard that you can spray a light mist of water directly on the eggs when there is a humidity issue but I have never done it myself.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Yep That works too.
I do it all the time with waterfowl. Trick is to keep the mister in the incubator so that the water and air temp is the same, and just a light mist, dont soak them

 

[cedar post]

I got a question is it ok to add chicken eggs with turkey eggs at this humidity? Thanks

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

I have them in with them all the time. Chickens are as finicky as many people make them out to be. I've hatched them with waterfowl at even higher rates. 45- 65 % doesnt seem to matter in my experience

 

[KOTurkeyRanch]

My temp was up to 104. Im on day three. It could haven been overnight or just a few hours, not sure. Now its at 100. Did i cook them?

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

maybe not if it was just for a few hours, a day or so at that temp would be bad though. I unplugged one of my bators last year so I could plug in my candler to check and freaking forgot to plug it back when I was done, they went a full day with no heat. All were about 12 days into their run, temp was down to 80 inside when I got in from work the next night . Amasingly everyone of them hatched still. So they are pretty tuff, think you'll be fine, just keep an eye on it

 

[cedar post]

Thanks I'm trying to hatch blue palms I found a pair this last winter and they are wonderful. One other question does blue in turkeys work like chickens? Could I add a royal palm hen to the mix and get more blues? Just wondering