Turkenstein25's Turkey Talk for 2015

[WalnutHill]

First isolate him away from all other poultry. Use grocery sacks on your shoes to keep from tracking manure from your isolation pen to the coop, and throw them away. Don't share tools or waterers or feeders between coops. And wait.

If it's serious, a week will tell for sure. I don't give any medication unless I know what ails them.

 

[Cody Walker]

Temperature and humidity can cause this along with improper turning during the fist two weeks.



Turkeys incubate very similar to chickens but take longer. Hatch problems happen if the temperature varies 1\2 of a degree from 99.5 during incubation. Another problem would be incubating with too low or too high humidity. If using a "dry Hatch" and humidity was below 25%, then next time get the humidity up to closer to 40% during the set time. Setup for hatching should be in the 65 to 75% range.

The entire article on hatching is here:



It looks like a good guide for a lot of different birds.

i currently have 74 eggs in 2 incubators. one is forced air, the other is still air. both styrofoam. the still air is fluctuating between 98 and 102. i cant get it anymore consistant. the forced air is fluctuating between 99 and 100. is this ok?

 

[ronott1]

i currently have 74 eggs in 2 incubators. one is forced air, the other is still air. both styrofoam. the still air is fluctuating between 98 and 102. i cant get it anymore consistant. the forced air is fluctuating between 99 and 100. is this ok?

Keep the temperature as steady as possible.

You need an accurate thermometer that reads in tenths.

One way to keep the temperature steady is to keep the room at a constant temperature.

 

[Cody Walker]

Keep the temperature as steady as possible.

You need an accurate thermometer that read in tenths.

One way to keep the temperature steady is to keep the room at a constant temperature.

i have them in the basement as that is the only place that doesnt have drafts. other rooms upstairs have windows open when its nice outside and they are away from windows. the temp down there is roughly in the 60s id say. both incubators have a digital thermometer with a probe and each also has a second thermometer inside. but neither read the same as the digital.

 

[ronott1]

i have them in the basement as that is the only place that doesnt have drafts. other rooms upstairs have windows open when its nice outside and they are away from windows. the temp down there is roughly in the 60s id say. both incubators have a digital thermometer with a probe and each also has a second thermometer inside. but neither read the same as the digital.

Brinsea makes a thermometer that is designed only for incubating. It is very accurate and will help with keeping the correct temperature for hatching.

The basement is a good choice but it is likely that the temperature is off in the incubator. Temperature as close to 99.5 for a fan incubator is very important. getting a still air to the same average of top and bottom (99.5%) of the incubator is important too.

Temperature is the number one basic thing to control for good incubation and has to be in a very tight range for good results.

Humidity is important but does not need to be as tightly controlled. 30 to 55% works for most eggs.

Ventilation is also very important during the last part of hatching--especially during lockdown.

 

[Cody Walker]

Brinsea makes a thermometer that is designed only for incubating. It is very accurate and will help with keeping the correct temperature for hatching.

The basement is a good choice but it is likely that the temperature is off in the incubator. Temperature as close to 99.5 for a fan incubator is very important. getting a still air to the same average of top and bottom (99.5%) of the incubator is important too.

Temperature is the number one basic thing to control for good incubation and has to be in a very tight range for good results.

Humidity is important but does not need to be as tightly controlled. 30 to 55% works for most eggs.

Ventilation is also very important during the last part of hatching--especially during lockdown.

the brinsea thermometer will have to wait til the next batch. ive spent too much money already haha. easy to do.

 

[TurnipTruck]

My problem is a little different incubation issue... The only incubator I have is broody hens.

My hens have a clutch of nearly 20 eggs and don't seem interested in going broody. Should I remove the eggs and let them start from scratch or give them another day or two before I give up and start looking for someone willing to incubate for me?

PS: my hens are 1 year old naragansettes.

 

[chickadoodles]

My hens have been laying for months now and show no signs of going broody not even a chicken. If it were me and you could find a way to incubate them that is what I would try at this point.

 

[RuzichFamily]

First isolate him away from all other poultry. Use grocery sacks on your shoes to keep from tracking manure from your isolation pen to the coop, and throw them away. Don't share tools or waterers or feeders between coops. And wait.

If it's serious, a week will tell for sure. I don't give any medication unless I know what ails them.

I will see what I can do. My iso cage for my chickens may be too small for him. Thank you.

 

[Bowslayer2]

good luck on a successful hatch.

Well our last hatch just had 14 turkeys hatch. We have 6 eggs left that have not hatched yet. I am still not having the success that I have with chicken eggs but this is better than my last turkey hatch.