what is my turkey hen suppose to do

[turkey lover]

my hen is sitting on 18 eggs they already to hatch soon ,what is she suppose to do ,will she sit there on them,while the eggs are tryng to hatch or will she stand up and give them room

 

[Glenmar]

She will sit on the eggs and spread her wings out to let the newly hatched ones stay warm.

 

[turkey lover]

they are here ,i saw two little heads peep out from under her wing, not sure how many there is I put a chick feeder tray by her,an also a chick water feeder,i sure hope she shows them where the lunch room is its right close to them,now just need to wait a few days to see what hatched I guess,don't want to bug her

 

[turkey lover]

would you know ,how many days it will take for all the eggs to hatch ,and if there are some that are no good ,will the hen just kick them out ,her self, or will she continue to just sit on them

 

[Lagerdogger]

She will sit on the poults and unhatched eggs for a day or two, and then get up and start walking around. she will not wait for al the eggs to hatch. She's smarter than that. As long as she wa the only hen laying eggs in there, all the god eggs should hatch within a day of each other.

 

[turkey lover]

thanks ,i appreciate the info an thank you for being so kind its so help full to be able to ask a question,that one don't know the answer to an not have some one make me feel like a dummy,or being just mean