What is your typical hatch rate for turkey eggs?

[AK Michelle]

I'm new to turkeys and here looking for hints for more successful hatches.

I set 20 eggs, 16 shipped and 4 locals. 3 are hatching

I'm not cure if it's me or them? I'm using a Hovabator 1588. Do turkeys have different heat/humidity requirements than chickens?

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Same temperatures, same humidity, but 28 instead of 21 days. Same procedures for the final three days.

Shipped eggs are notorious for poor hatch rates though some folks do occasionally get lucky. I'd try some local eggs first before deciding something was wrong with your technique or incubator.

 

[Dogfish]

Once all hens were mated I've had 100% fertility.

Right at 78% for the first batch of 9 from year old turkeys. Of the next 14 eggs going into lockdown, all 14 look good. Out of the next 18, one egg died at day 8 (ugly green mass inside floating up top), but 17 others have embryos and viens visible at 10 days. Hoping for better end game production in the next 31 eggs due to hatch in the next 18 days.

I also have 18 eggs under a blue slate, due approximately 5-16, but I am not disturbing her nest.

 

[kuntrygirl]

A.T. Hagan :

Same temperatures, same humidity, but 28 instead of 21 days. Same procedures for the final three days.

Shipped eggs are notorious for poor hatch rates though some folks do occasionally get lucky. I'd try some local eggs first before deciding something was wrong with your technique or incubator.

What type incubator do you use A.T. Hagan?​

 

[AK Michelle]

A.T. Hagan :

Same temperatures, same humidity, but 28 instead of 21 days. Same procedures for the final three days.

Shipped eggs are notorious for poor hatch rates though some folks do occasionally get lucky. I'd try some local eggs first before deciding something was wrong with your technique or incubator.

Thanks, now I feel better about setting the local turkey eggs that I am picking up this weekend.​

 

[A.T. Hagan]

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What type incubator do you use A.T. Hagan?

A Dickey 2x2. It's a cabinet type.

 

[aussieheelr]

This is my first go with turkey eggs and they're do Saturday. I set 15 (3 were over 2 weeks old) and 2 of the old ones were clear and the other made it to lock down. Then I lost 2 more that were quitters. Everything else went into lockdown... so we'll see. All are local (the old ones were from an hour away, the rest our own.)

 

[AllCoop'dUp]

I just bought some turkey eggs to hatch out. Which would be better, broody chicken or incubator?

 

[kuntrygirl]

AllCoop'dUp :

I just bought some turkey eggs to hatch out. Which would be better, broody chicken or incubator?

Incubator.​

 

[star2525]

New to this, just came accross a Wild Turkey nest that was abandonded, 3 eggs found on the ground with yellow runny yolks from whatever got to them, 11 I have and just put them in my Incubator, found a tiny amount of Information for hatching, temps, and 28 days, nothing on humidity, found where it said to turn the eggs 3 times a day, just wondering how that works with an automatic turner, or do I do them like Goose eggs and turn them end for end daily?

And do you candle at 10 days like you do Goose eggs to look for the spider veins? with goose eggs you take them out and let them cool, is there any specifics like this for turkey eggs?

Sorry so many questions and hope they are not stupid questions.

Please advise. And Thank You.

Victoria