Why are turkey eggs a pain

[Tambugs]

I read what the humidity is supposed to be on my turkeys eggs between 55-65. But what gets me and I don't understand is the humidity on my incubator can some time reach 73, then I have to prop it open for a a couple minutes until it drops down. My question is will this harm my turkey eggs? And it was much easier taking care of chicken and ducks eggs.

 

[TwoCrows]

The bigger the egg, the more moisture it's going to hold and release. So you may need to reduce the amount of water in the reservoir or maybe even do a dry hatch. You can always add water later in the cycle. I wouldn't rely on opening the lid to reduce the moisture.

 

[Tambugs]

The bigger the egg, the more moisture it's going to hold and release. So you may need to reduce the amount of water in the reservoir or maybe even do a dry hatch. You can always add water later in the cycle. I wouldn't rely on opening the lid to reduce the moisture.

I hardly add any water. We haven't used this incubator in almost a year, so my daughter is going to clean the sensors, maybe that will help.

 

[TwoCrows]

I hardly add any water. We haven't used this incubator in almost a year, so my daughter is going to clean the sensors, maybe that will help.

Incubator gauges go out of calibration easily, it's always best to get a small temp/humidity gauge you can put inside the machine next to the eggs as comparison. I rarely rely on the machines gauges.

 

[Tambugs]

Thank you for that tid bit of information. I will be letting my daughter know so we can get this done.

 

[TwoCrows]

Thank you for that tid bit of information. I will be letting my daughter know so we can get this done.

Keep us posted on the hatch!