Turkey Talk for 2014

[chicken pickin]

Make that 4 out of 6 turkey eggs pipped

I'm hopeful that y'all's suggestions and my adjustments maybe helped this hatch.

 

[yinepu]

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lol.. i never had that problem (we have several with that thermostat).. but then again my ex was an electrician and my current husband is an engineer.. so I learned a long time ago how to strip wires!

 

[JWEBB]

When you wire it up be VERY SURE that you only strip about 1/8th of an inch of wire. Once inserting the wire if you can see any copper you need to trim it or risk the electricity arcing and shorting out.. I did it. Had it all wired up and running and shifted the box's position slightly and it arced and shorted.

ouch! yes I'm pretty respectful of electricity

I want to see NO BARE WIRES EVER!

 

[JWEBB]

Make that 4 out of 6 turkey eggs pipped

I'm hopeful that y'all's suggestions and my adjustments maybe helped this hatch.

I'm so happy for you!!!

Good job! still waiting for my hatch any minute now... I'm afraid to open the hatcher and see if there is internal pips..

Motorcyclechick, that is a cute little stripper there lmao.

 

[sonderah]

I'm so jealous!! My 1st turkeys eggs are in the bator and due to hatch is 16 days!!! I'm so excited. I've never even seen baby turkeys!! I can barely wait! Like I have a choice!!!! Lol

 

[cedavid2012]

Hi there. My kids are getting their first poults (BBW) for their 4-H projects next Monday. We've never had any turkeys before. We feed fermented feed to our chickens. Has anyone here started pullets with fermented feed or do you wait until a certain age to ferment their feed? I picked up game bird feed to start them on, but I wasn't't sure if I should start it fermenting or wait. TIA

 

[chickadoodles]

Mid day up date-- 3 of the 6 turkey eggs have pipped!! Today is day 26.
12 of the 36 chicken chicks have hatched and a bunch more pipped. Today is day 20
Nothing from the quail yet on day 15 for them.
So far so good!!

That's great!

 

[Sydney Acres]

Hi there. My kids are getting their first poults (BBW) for their 4-H projects next Monday. We've never had any turkeys before. We feed fermented feed to our chickens. Has anyone here started pullets with fermented feed or do you wait until a certain age to ferment their feed? I picked up game bird feed to start them on, but I wasn't't sure if I should start it fermenting or wait. TIA

How young do you start your chicks on fermented feed? I would suspect, but don't know for sure, that it would be the same for poults, or just 1-2 weeks later.

Does anyone know, is game bird starter appropriate for BB turkeys, or only heritage turkeys? Or does it depend on your goals for the birds (earliest possible slaughter weight vs longest life vs slaughter at a specific date)?

(I don't know any of the answers for you, but your post made me think of these questions.)

 

[chickenman1962]

Hi there. My kids are getting their first poults (BBW) for their 4-H projects next Monday. We've never had any turkeys before. We feed fermented feed to our chickens. Has anyone here started pullets with fermented feed or do you wait until a certain age to ferment their feed? I picked up game bird feed to start them on, but I wasn't't sure if I should start it fermenting or wait. TIA

I'm inclined to say that poults should be fed standard game bird rations, (23-27% or better), in crumble form, for the first six weeks of growth. Afterwards, one could slowly introduce fermented grains, if one wanted to. In truth, I'm not a big fan of fermented grains, as we've tried them on our farm, and have experienced mixed results. Also, there are so many other choices out there to supplement a turkey's daily rations, such as vegetable refuse, and scraps, all of which would promote a health diet.
Just my opinion.

 

[nanclapper]

I'm so jealous!! My 1st turkeys eggs are in the bator and due to hatch is 16 days!!! I'm so excited. I've never even seen baby turkeys!! I can barely wait! Like I have a choice!!!! Lol

Congrats on your eggs in the bator! Its so much fun having baby turkeys. I purchased my young turkeys last fall when they were less than a week old. They sure have grown since then! I have 12 White Holland hatching eggs in my bator now...today is day 11 so I'm right behind you!