I have a ten month old pair of Black Spanish heritage turkeys. She has been setting a nest of eggs and to my surprise, they began hatching today, middle of January.
My question is whether momma will be able to keep them warm enough underneath her. Temperatures are 40-50 during the day and 30s at night.
It seems quite warm under momma, and it was warm enough to hatch the eggs, so should I be worried. The nights were much colder during incubation than they are currently.
This is our first experience with hatching turkeys. We have always raised the large meat bird variety, and just this year were lucky when we bought the last two heritage turkeys and ended up with a male and female.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you
My question is whether momma will be able to keep them warm enough underneath her. Temperatures are 40-50 during the day and 30s at night.
It seems quite warm under momma, and it was warm enough to hatch the eggs, so should I be worried. The nights were much colder during incubation than they are currently.
This is our first experience with hatching turkeys. We have always raised the large meat bird variety, and just this year were lucky when we bought the last two heritage turkeys and ended up with a male and female.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you