~*Third Annual Cinco de Mayo Turkey Hatch-Athon*~ all poultry welcome!

[Reyvaughn]

Well, 6 of the 9 turkey eggs I set under my bantam chocolate Orps hatched... The rooster proceeded to kill them all and eat parts of some of them then. I moved the last 3 eggs to the incubator along with 4 of their own eggs - one was pipped. I do not have a chick total yet.

I am very upset. 5 hens against one roo and they just let him kill them. I hate that rooster. He's mean anyways.

Edit: 5 of the 9...

 

[lsmith]

Well, 6 of the 9 turkey eggs I set under my bantam chocolate Orps hatched... The rooster proceeded to kill them all and eat parts of some of them then.  I moved the last 3 eggs to the incubator along with 4 of their own eggs - one was pipped.  I do not have a chick total yet. 

I am very upset.  5 hens against one roo and they just let him kill them.  I hate that rooster.  He's mean anyways.

I've heard that roosters make awesome tacos...

 

[lsmith]

You know goats can smell pretty bad, right?  OTOH, I have a  friend who raises Alpines, and while the bucks are smelly & awful...the does are adorable & if I could, I'd have one

I want a doe! It's the milk I want.

 

[Reyvaughn]

He wasn't always mean. I've had him over a year - he's nearly 2yrs old now and this just started last summer. His one son is the same as him - the other is not.

 

[Alaskan]

I was doing a quick candleing of my eggs when a cat jumped on my back causeing me to drop the egg which exploded when it hit the ground So I picked up the egg to find this above nothing no viens, no bullseye no smell all of these eggs looked like i could throw them on the stove and eat them RIR egg 1 RIR egg 2 RIR egg 3 those are peaces of shell White bantam egg that exploded Creme bantam egg Blue bantam egg They ALL but the blue bantam egg (which had a darker colour to the yolk) looked like i cracked open a bunch of store eggs 40 dollar grocery store eggs!!!! i'm going to have a talk with meyers tomarro because i need to know why they sold me unfertized eggs

Supposedly, fertilized eggs that are shipped can just sit there and do absolutely nothing. There is just way too much that can go wrong with shipping. So, it isn't necessarily Meyer's fault.

 

[chicken pickin]

I want a doe! It's the milk I want.

I have 2 Nigeriean Dwarf does. They are super cute, they can get a little loud sometimes. I have yet to breed them so no milk for us but I plan to breed them this fall.

 

[chicken pickin]

Supposedly, fertilized eggs that are shipped can just sit there and do absolutely nothing. There is just way too much that can go wrong with shipping.

So, it isn't necessarily Meyer's fault.

I agree it doesn't mean the eggs weren't fertile. Though I completely agree with how you feel, it is a total bummer to come all this way and then end up with nothing. So Sorry.

 

[chicken pickin]

I woke up to one turkey pip this morn

 

[Arielle]

Quote:

I was doing a quick candleing of my eggs when a cat jumped on my back causeing me to drop the egg which exploded when it hit the ground
So I picked up the egg to find this above nothing no viens, no bullseye no smell all of these eggs looked like i could throw them on the stove and eat them

RIR egg 1

RIR egg 2

RIR egg 3 those are peaces of shell

White bantam egg that exploded

Creme bantam egg

Blue bantam egg
They ALL but the blue bantam egg (which had a darker colour to the yolk) looked like i cracked open a bunch of store eggs 40 dollar grocery store eggs!!!!

i'm going to have a talk with meyers tomarro because i need to know why they sold me unfertized eggs

I'm sorry they did not start for you.

HOwever . . THis is an unfair characterization of the this hatchery. THere are many factors that effect the hatching ability of a egg. DId you open 1-2 eggs at time of delivery and look for a bulls eye?? How were the eggs packed? Did the postal employees purposely shake the box?HOw many times did the box go thru the tumbler? Many factors effect the embyo just starting out.

Quote: In sheep I look for twins, as usually the babies are smaller at birth and easier to birth. Glad everything went ok for her!!

Ahh the benefits of produceing your own food-- it is not refined. GOod for you!

 

[Arielle]

I woke up to one turkey pip this morn