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Keep on telling them anything you want to tell them to get them to leave the poults alone. In my opinion, imprinting poults is a bad thing and you will pay for it later. I want my turkeys to understand they are turkeys. I do not want them thinking they are people.View attachment 2622030last question my kids are dying to carry and sit with the turkeys like they do the chicks and ducks can they handle the temp change being outta the brooder for a little while, I been telling them they can't be outta the heat long like chicks. I'm mainly just nervous im gonna lose the few thats hatched outta the 17 eggs I started with.
R2elk is right about the humidity. I started up a 2nd incubator and keep the majority at 30-50% and move them to the 2nd incubator for hatching and a little higher humidity. It seems to be working better. Lost a few eggs due to too high humidity.I aim around 50-60% humidity. I fill about 20-35% of the tray with water, since the humidity stays more consistent with deeper water in a smaller space. When I spread the water out, the humidity gets too high quick and the water evaporates quicker.
I actually add the eggs to my incubator daily, so I never really have a lockdown period. I move the eggs to the bottom without a turner for the last 3 days. My hatch rates are normally pretty good.
I use a permanent marker and date my eggs, and this year I am putting a code for the hen if I know it. I have bbb and standard hens, but the toms are standard. Not quite sure what the bbb will turn out to be. I plan to use a bit of spray paint to mark any bbb mix poults, like the hatchery had done.
A minimum of ten sq. ft. of clear floor area for each adult bird for coop space plus a minimum of at least 40 sq. ft. for each adult bird for run space.View attachment 2673132View attachment 2673133Here's the poults a few weeks after they've hatched not sure about colors or genders but they're already so much different than chickens. I'm building a 9x9 house for them in a 25x25 yard at the farm. I'm not planning in adding any in the near future but I think that size house and yard will be big enough for them.