LOCKDOWN TIME HELP!!

[wildturkey035]

I recently got a few eastern wild turkey eggs from one of our hens secret nests. They have been in the incubator for about a week and a half and when candled i can see the little guys moving around. The problem is that I have no idea when the eggs were laid therefore i don't know when to stop turning them and start lockdown? what happens if i keep turning them past lockdown?
any help would be much appreciated

 

[loveourbirds]

you can gauge the hatch date by the air sack. sometimes they will hatch in the turner but a lot of times they will get confused and not fully hatch.

this link may help you: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101

if you have to help them out this article will help: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

ill do my best to help you and answer questions, but those to articles have invaluable information that's just hard to explain without the pictures.

 

[wildturkey035]

Thanks a lot!! Everything worked out great