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

[Arielle]

Quote: keep practicing!!

 

[foxvalleyfarm]

 

[JennaLynn122]

look at the little fluffy butts fitting in with the big kids. I didn't realize how close their sizes were

 

[Wasson6Pack]

So I was having troubles with large air sacs at the last week. I upped the humidity during hatch. I have several Turkeys that have moved around (eggs roll around) and a couple have externally pipped. I got the courage to see if one needed help and sure enough it did. The membrane is clinging to them. One already passed. So the one I helped still is slightly attached at the umbilical cord. What do I do with that? Secondly, there were a couple that were wiggling and are not now. Should I dig into them or is it probably to late? Since I'm having troubles, is it safe to bet the rest need help too?

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

look at the little fluffy butts fitting in with the big kids. I didn't realize how close their sizes were

YAY!!!

I got inspired to try integrating miss Feets and the rock again this afternoon... The rock is doing okay in there; I think miss Feets is destined to be someone's only hen. Her first action, when encountering another chick, is to madly attack its feet - just like the other chicks did to her in the beginning. They still peck at her feet now (far less frantically, but still) because of the blue-kote, but she acts like they did the first day; it's like she's been starved for years and their feet are food. Hopefully, it's not permanent imprinting and someday she can be a normal chicken...

 

[AmericanMom]

Three chicken eggs have hatched and in the brooder, just went and checked the last chicken egg has piped and two of the turkey eggs!! yay!!! I hope all goes well and I wake up to turkey butts running around

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

Who has more baby pictures?????

These are the new babies at our place today...

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

Three chicken eggs have hatched and in the brooder, just went and checked the last chicken egg has piped and two of the turkey eggs!! yay!!! I hope all goes well and I wake up to turkey butts running around

Congrats!
Mine still weren't doing anything last I looked... but they aren't late yet, and I'm supposed to be in the greenhouse, not watching an incubator

 

[jbenson]

Who has more baby pictures?????

I do. Fluffy sweetness at my house. My most recent hatch of Ameraucana/Araucana cross hens x frizzle light Sussex roo, d'Uccle x backyard mix and Ameraucana/Araucana.

 

[JennaLynn122]

So I was having troubles with large air sacs at the last week. I upped the humidity during hatch. I have several Turkeys that have moved around (eggs roll around) and a couple have externally pipped. I got the courage to see if one needed help and sure enough it did. The membrane is clinging to them. One already passed. So the one I helped still is slightly attached at the umbilical cord. What do I do with that? Secondly, there were a couple that were wiggling and are not now. Should I dig into them or is it probably to late? Since I'm having troubles, is it safe to bet the rest need help too?

With the umbilical cord I would just leave it. I had a chicken hatch with it following behind (not bleeding) and it fell the rest of the way off before she was even fluffed. not ure about the ones that were wiggling.

YAY!!!

I got inspired to try integrating miss Feets and the rock again this afternoon... The rock is doing okay in there; I think miss Feets is destined to be someone's only hen. Her first action, when encountering another chick, is to madly attack its feet - just like the other chicks did to her in the beginning. They still peck at her feet now (far less frantically, but still) because of the blue-kote, but she acts like they did the first day; it's like she's been starved for years and their feet are food. Hopefully, it's not permanent imprinting and someday she can be a normal chicken...

YAY! My older chicks barely even noticed that i put the little ones in. They were just like "oh hey a new friend thats cool... food... wheres the food?" and continued scratching for the food they "dust bathed" in. I actually left them outside tongiht. Just moved the heat lamp out with them. And my 3 weeks old cockerel is following one of the older ones (also believed to be a cockerel).