Tag: incubator

2023 Hatch – Turkey Hatching

We’re setting up the incubator tonight to get our first dozen turkey eggs going.

I need to leave the incubator sit overnight to get the temperature and humidity regulated. Tomorrow, we’ll be putting the eggs into the incubator.

Notes:

General:

Pointy end down, may need to leave empty space between eggs so they fit

Temperature
Forced-air incubator, so set to 99.5 degrees F (monitoring for temps between 99 and 100 F)

Humidity
First 25 days, relative humidity 50-60%
Final three days, increase humidity to 65-70%

New hatchling count

Started with 19 chicken eggs in the incubator — two didn’t develop and were removed. Three eggs haven’t hatched (three of those have pipped, but haven’t really gotten anywhere since). One little guy is really weak and still in the incubator so the other little ones don’t sit and lay on him. That means we’ve got a thirteen little chickens in the brooder. And, early next week, the ducks should start hatching.