**~~>>Second Annual Cinco de Mayo Turkey Hatchathon<<~~**all poultry welcome!

[DURR]

Hrm, I'd like some more turkey eggs. Would anyone trade for some EE eggs? Its all I have to trade lol.

 

[SilkieSensation]

Whoa, Whoa, Whoa. Did you just mention peacock eggs, maybe my restraints just came lose, but are these eggs something that can be shipped?

I have a peafowl source much closer to you if you are wanting to avoid shipping. I have a friend in Mt Vernon who has a rainbow of peafowl.

 

[wolftracks]

Haven't been felling very well, so I haven't had the chance to post that I have 8 Palms and 1 Midget White from Lotsapaints. Thanks Denny!!

I need to look up pics, cause the girls want to know what's in the eggs.

 

[Razadia]

Quote: Awesome! Thanks SCG!




My duck started laying again a few days ago. I won't have many eggs to set until the 14th, but I wanted to try my hand at ducks again. I wish I had some mallard hens for Mal, but he seems pretty content with Ducky for now. Dad plans to get some ducklings from the feed store and I know they'll be mallards.

Also told dad I was doing another hatch and he doesn't mind (that's a shock) and when I brought up turkeys he told me not to get any unless they were Blue Slate. Funny since he knows I can't afford eggs right now.

Well played dad, well played.

 

[LFchixranch]

Awesome! Thanks SCG!




My duck started laying again a few days ago. I won't have many eggs to set until the 14th, but I wanted to try my hand at ducks again. I wish I had some mallard hens for Mal, but he seems pretty content with Ducky for now. Dad plans to get some ducklings from the feed store and I know they'll be mallards.

Also told dad I was doing another hatch and he doesn't mind (that's a shock) and when I brought up turkeys he told me not to get any unless they were Blue Slate. Funny since he knows I can't afford eggs right now.

Well played dad, well played.

I am starting to think that mallard/pekin mix does not produce a viable egg. Atleast our mallard drake pekin mix eggs hadnt hatched, but hey I could be wrong

 

[Razadia]

Quote: I had 2 make it to lockdown in the Easter hatch and one internally pip, but that was the most luck I had. I'm stubborn, so I'm trying again. I had a really bad temp spike during lockdown that killed all but three of my chicks. I'm really hoping it doesn't happen this time since it was the temp outside the bator that did it.

 

[dsqard]

For anyone wondering if you have to separate your chicks and poults as they get bigger, I have always brooded mine together the whole time. In fact my grown turkeys live with my adult chickens full time. I just feed the whole flock gamebird food. I haven't noticed any liver problems or chickens growing too fast. The only thing you have to worry about is if you have blackhead in your area when it comes to keeping them all together. We don't have it here so they all are in one pen. BTW, if you haven't raised turkeys before, the heritage breeds can fly really well and they like to roost high. I don't have any trees so I haven't had to get them out of a tree and I am thankful that they haven't discovered the rafters in the barn.

I do clip the hen's wings to try to keep them in the pen though.

 

[dsqard]

Sorry double post

 

[LFchixranch]

Found this link on the "get the flock out of here" thread and thought it was interesting


https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/419802/incubating-eggs-before-shipping/130
"Pre-Storage Incubation
In both chickens and turkeys, research on incubation of freshly laid eggs prior to any storage has helped to reduce the negative effects of extended storage. Research has shown that incubating turkey eggs for 12 hours, at normal incubation temperatures, prior to storage for 14 days improved the hatchability of these eggs from 64.4% (no pre-storage incubation) to 70.9% (Fasenko, et al., 2001). This positive effect of pre-storage incubation on hatchability of long-term stored eggs has also been demonstrated in broiler breeders (Fasenko, et al. 2001b). Although broiler breeders require less pre-storage incubation time (6 hours), the same stage of embryonic development is reached as that of the turkey embryo from an egg incubated for 12 hours. These research studies indicate that the embryonic stage of development that is best able to withstand storage is the same in both turkeys and chickens.

As there are logistical problems with incubating eggs prior to any storage (no incubators are housed on farm), a similar research project in my lab was conducted on broiler eggs to determine if incubation after on-farm storage but before hatchery storage would provide the same beneficial effects on hatchability of stored eggs. Unfortunately, post-farm, pre-hatchery storage incubation was not as effective as incubating eggs prior to any storage. This indicates that there is something about a freshly laid egg that responds better to pre-storage incubation treatments."

http://www.zootecnicainternational....ment/745-optimal-egg-storage-conditions-.html

 

[LFchixranch]

I had 2 make it to lockdown in the Easter hatch and one internally pip, but that was the most luck I had. I'm stubborn, so I'm trying again. I had a really bad temp spike during lockdown that killed all but three of my chicks. I'm really hoping it doesn't happen this time since it was the temp outside the bator that did it.

As normal I am inncorrect

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/358338/pics-of-7-wk-old-pekin-mallard-crosses