I am currently experiencing a heart breaking hatching season for my turkeys... First, my incubator hatch was due on Monday with no signs of anything....Humidity had dropped to 55% during the night..I have again raised it up to around 72% and I will give them another day and pray for the best..
This morning, I went out and two of my hens have abandoned each of their nests!!!! I checked this afternoon and neither had returned to the nest, they were still outside...Those eggs only had 1 week left to go..I gathered up ALL of the eggs and stuffed them under a Buff Brahma hen in the chicken coop, whose eggs are due at the same time.. I'm hoping it's not to late..
Third, my last and oldest turkey hen is also setting and she was on day 19, today.. I went to give her feed and water, noticed the broken shell and my heart sunk until I saw the little head peering out from under Mama...Out of 40+ eggs, I have one chick as of right now......