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Bramill56

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Hello all! I just joined this site but have been visiting for many years. I have been raising chickens for about 10 years, ducks for around 8. Last year I added turkeys to the mix. The turkeys seem to be harder. Last year went fine but this year one of my hens got real broody. To reward her hard work I bought 10 fertile eggs. I gave 5 to her and incubated the other 5 myself. None of hers hatched, 2 of my 5 developed but only 1 hatched successfully. Unfortunately, after 3 days in the broader I lost that one too. My first experience with turkeys is a bust, do I try again?
 
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
I don't own turkeys and I've never attempted to incubate anything with an incubator. But are the incubation parameters slightly different for turkey eggs versus duck or chicken eggs?
 
DobieLover said:
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
I don't own turkeys and I've never attempted to incubate anything with an incubator. But are the incubation parameters slightly different for turkey eggs versus duck or chicken eggs?
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The main difference is the humidity and that is crucial for turkeys
 
Bramill56 said:
Hello all! I just joined this site but have been visiting for many years. I have been raising chickens for about 10 years, ducks for around 8. Last year I added turkeys to the mix. The turkeys seem to be harder. Last year went fine but this year one of my hens got real broody. To reward her hard work I bought 10 fertile eggs. I gave 5 to her and incubated the other 5 myself. None of hers hatched, 2 of my 5 developed but only 1 hatched successfully. Unfortunately, after 3 days in the broader I lost that one too. My first experience with turkeys is a bust, do I try again?
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Welcome to BYC!!
 

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