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[Wisher1000]

I told my husband that I will be participating in the next years Turkey hatch, Wisher!!!!

Great!!

 

[chickensnewtome]

Now to decide what turkey to hatch. I am glad I have time to think. I want one that might not die if the wind blows the wrong way.

 

[Arielle]

Now to decide what turkey to hatch. I am glad I have time to think. I want one that might not die if the wind blows the wrong way.

I rarely have poults die-- yes, it does happen. But not any more than for the chicks. Or ducklings. All babies that get wet are prone to hypothermia. I found 2 poults lying prone next to waterer, cold but not dead. Lifted them gently to under heat lamp which was 95 and left them with a prayer. Later I stopped by and they were gone-- up and running around again, dry and warm.

 

[Wisher1000]

And on the opposite end of the spectrum..... I set 30 or so eggs for CdM Turkey Hatch, hatched 5 live poults, lost two within days, one a week later, raised two to two months, when a coon took one. The other died last week, at three months. It was great when I left for work, dead at 4:00pm. I have two, month-old poults in a tub in the garage that I am afraid to put outside and don't know what to do about. I would give them away, if the boys weren't so attached to them..............

If they don't make it, I am not going to try again.

 

[chickensnewtome]

I have heard from a lot of people that poults are the hardest to raise to hatching eggs. You can change their food and they will die. I am hoping to maybe set a dozen in the spring and I am hoping for a couple to hatch and live. We will have to see when the time comes. I am so sorry about all your losses Wisher. That is definitely sad.

 

[Wisher1000]

Speaking of chicks in the garage, I had a hen hatch three chicks in the coop about the same time I brought the poults home from the feed store. I took one for a tutor and put it in the brooder tub with the poults. Two weeks later, I noticed a marked difference in the brooder raised chick and it's hen raised siblings. The inside chick, raised on starter and under a lamp, was twice as big as the two with the hen. I took the two that were with the hen and brought them inside to be with the others. There is still a difference, but the smaller ones appear more active, now and seem to be catching up to the other one. I feel a little sorry for the hen, but the chicks are better off, and she will get over it.

 

[chickensnewtome]

Is she a young momma?

 

[chickensnewtome]

It is pouring rain here in Arkansas. So me and the kiddos are gonna sit down and shell the two bushels of Purple Hull Peas that we picked yesterday.

Catch up with ya'll in a bit.

 

[chickadoodles]

So far my Narri turkey seem stronger than my Slate Blue turkey. I also just lost 5 poults and only one Narri. I still have 2 Slate blue poults and 3 Narri's. I do like the looks of the ones I have left, they seem strong. So I am hoping I won't loose any more. The one's I have lost were from 4 day shipping! I feel lucky to have the ones I still have alive!

 

[chirpingcricket]

So far my Narri turkey seem stronger than my Slate Blue turkey. I also just lost 5 poults and only one Narri. I still have 2 Slate blue poults and 3 Narri's. I do like the looks of the ones I have left, they seem strong. So I am hoping I won't loose any more. The one's I have lost were from 4 day shipping! I feel lucky to have the ones I still have alive!