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

[GerbilsOnToast]

i have the spacer part. but she just wobbles falls forward throws her legs behind her trying to get back up and then just kinda gives up for a while

Oky so far I've tried the spacer, splint, hock splint nothing is helping in the least. I think I'm going to have to make a judgement call on this one and cull it. It was a wrong end pip and took quite a while to hatch. I think I should have helped it out of the egg sooner instead of waiting for it to do it alone.

I am sorry - I'm out of ideas as well. Might wait on culling until tomorrow, perhaps some veteran leg-fixer and give you the key. Best of luck.

 

[JennaLynn122]

I am sorry - I'm out of ideas as well.  Might wait on culling until tomorrow, perhaps some veteran leg-fixer and give you the key.  Best of luck.

thank you Gerbils. It means a lot. Poor little thing.

 

[foxvalleyfarm]

This has been my best hatch ever! I'm up to 17 ducks hatched out yesterday with one last internal pip and one still kicking inside the egg. But I need help!

One of the baby ducks hatched too early and has just been twitching for almost 24 hours now.

The other I think was stuck in it's egg too long and can't seem to straighten it's neck. It's mostly mobile but it's neck seems very weak.

What do I do? I have broiler booster and maybe save a chick. I can't go to the store.

 

[Alaskan]

This has been my best hatch ever! I'm up to 17 ducks hatched out yesterday with one last internal pip and one still kicking inside the egg. But I need help!

One of the baby ducks hatched too early and has just been twitching for almost 24 hours now.

The other I think was stuck in it's egg too long and can't seem to straighten it's neck. It's mostly mobile but it's neck seems very weak.

What do I do? I have broiler booster and maybe save a chick. I can't go to the store.

I would keep the iffy ones in the incubator, maybe take them out to see if they will take a sip of water, then put them back in the incubator.

I guess electrolyte water or something like that might help.

 

[foxvalleyfarm]

I would keep the iffy ones in the incubator, maybe take them out to see if they will take a sip of water, then put them back in the incubator.

I guess electrolyte water or something like that might help.

Well this morning I woke up and the sleepy one is up and moving and is now playing on my floor with the rest. The other is trying

 

[JennaLynn122]

Total count: 22

 

[Corny Caleb]

To all of you that are hatching/hatched turkeys, what temp / humidity do u use for a fan type bator?

 

[SilkieSensation]

To all of you that are hatching/hatched turkeys, what temp / humidity do u use for a fan type bator?

I only use still air, but I can tell you they hatch slowly & dry out quickly, so it would be best to hatch without a fan if possible. Incubation part is same as chicken, just takes a week longer.

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

Well this morning I woke up and the sleepy one is up and moving and is now playing on my floor with the rest. The other is trying

Yay chickies!

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Wish you were closer. I would take them in an instant!
Me too . . .

Just checked on them after coop & bottle chores; the BO has severely curled toes... *sigh* Off to make boots.

Good luck-- sometimes boots work!!

I don't know what to do. I have a chick that has spraddle leg. I put the bandaid thing on it and everything but its leg is also twisted and it is tearing up its ?elbow?knee?.

Sorry about all the difficulties-- I had so many problem babies that I decided to cull them. A very diffficult decission, but I'm happier now having just the poults and chicks that are thriving. Like I said a hard decision to make . . . I tried leg splints and feet spreaders, sometimes it worked and for some it did not.

To all of you that are hatching/hatched turkeys, what temp / humidity do u use for a fan type bator?

Porters recommends 80% for turkeys, and turn down the heat a bit . . .