See pic

tasho105:
Turkey eggs now 13 today.it was 11 eggs yesterday I guess another hen has started laying but I'm yet to discover which of the other 2 hens.
I'm keeping all the eggs together so that they will be incubated by one hen-hope this is right.

U need to join WhatsApp or telegram group to know more abt this , people hardly talk abt turkey on nairaland.

Eggs now 18 today,being laid by 2 hens and none is ready to incubate. I'm so confused.

tasho105:
Eggs now 18 today,being laid by 2 hens and none is ready to incubate. I'm so confused.

U can try nd keep one turkey permanently with the eggs and luck It up with the eggs , at least for the main time. Let see if dat will work. Or find Local hen dat has started laying nd change d eggs.

Smartslim17:


U can try nd keep one turkey permanently with the eggs and luck It up with the eggs , at least for the main time. Let see if dat will work. Or find Local hen dat has started laying nd change d eggs.

Awesome idea...cheers

Eggs now 19.
A hen has started to incubate the other is still laying.
Can a hen incubate and hatch 19 eggs or should I share the eggs between the 2 hens.
Thanks

tasho105:
Got my zartech cobb 700 order today.they are 51 in the carton.i also ordered fo 12 local turkeys
Brooding house was ready before their arrival.i noticed some greenish poo in the delivery carton and in the brooding house which the supplier said it's normal(hope so too).
Some of the broilers(almost half) have touches of black on them.im seeing that for the first time on broilers.let see how they turn out in 2 weeks.
See pic....

With reference to this 16/06/17 post,this is to let you know that I lost the last turkey of this batch today.
It is very painful,started losing them right from the day I got them.A great lesson learnt in a hard way.get more on this on my other thread...

tasho105:


With reference to this 16/06/17 post,this is to let you know that I lost the last turkey of this batch today.
It is very painful,started losing them right from the day I got them.A great lesson learnt in a hard way.get more on this on my other thread...

Sad to hear that. Turkey requires more attention than even broilers.
Feed, medication, etc must be adhered to strictly.

EMMAACHILE:

Sad to hear that. Turkey requires more attention than even broilers.
Feed, medication, etc must be adhered to strictly.

Not only turkeys...all the birds in this batch.The turkey was the last...so painful.
Thx anyways

tasho105:

Not only turkeys...all the birds in this batch.The turkey was the last...so painful.
Thx anyways

Poor feed may be responsible if you were formulating yours.
Improper medication/hygiene could be also responsible.
Deal with this two things, your birds will be fine.

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The noilers at my backyard is now 13 ,lost 2 out of 15 so far.
They are 14 weeks old,and they've grown so big.
They now feed on kitchen leftovers,insects and....
I have no plans of culling them soon,want to keep them till December to see if they can reproduce before then.
I'm thinking of doing another batch of 50 of it,they are less stressful and cheaper to rear.

See their pics...

14weeks, not too big.. Though I ve not kept them before.. U reared from day old..

jfkenny:
14weeks, not too big.. Though I ve not kept them before.. U reared from day old..

Yes from day old...so they've grown so big.

tasho105:
The noilers at my backyard is now 13 ,lost 2 out of 15 so far.
They are 14 weeks old,and they've grown so big.
They now feed on kitchen leftovers,insects and....
I have no plans of culling them soon,want to keep them till December to see if they can reproduce before then.
I'm thinking of doing another batch of 50 of it,they are less stressful and cheaper to rear.

Sell them off at max 20 weeks. You only be wasting time and cash if you keep them and even risk death. December is about 16 weeks away

My own experience, broilers were easier to raise compared to noilers. Imagine running broilers without medication for about 8 weeks and they are very healthy. With noliers, its almost impossible.

tasho105:
Eggs now 19.
A hen has started to incubate the other is still laying.
Can a hen incubate and hatch 19 eggs or should I share the eggs between the 2 hens.
Thanks

Bro how far, my female is now matured and has laid 5 eggs already. The problem now is it laid in a place that is far away from her cage.. Do I leave it there or pack the eggs to her cage because it's exposed to rain?

EMMAACHILE:

Sell them off at max 20 weeks. You only be wasting time and cash if you keep them and even risk death. December is about 16 weeks away

My own experience, broilers were easier to raise compared to noilers. Imagine running broilers without medication for about 8 weeks and they are very healthy. With noliers, its almost impossible.

Many thanks for the brilliant advice.
I really want them to reproduce...want to enjoy the great experience.i will do 20 weeks to know the ones to sell off....The productive ones,a cock and 2 hens would be retained till Dec for the reproduction project /experiment...hoping there will be no mortality.

kunlesufyan:

Bro how far, my female is now matured and has laid 5 eggs already. The problem now is it laid in a place that is far away from her cage.. Do I leave it there or pack the eggs to her cage because it's exposed to rain?

Good one.
1.Are the eggs laid at a spot or differently?
2.Was the hen mated by a tom?
If answer to (2) is yes,you have fertilised eggs.Move the eggs back to her cage for her to continue laying.

tasho105:

Good one.
1.Are the eggs laid at a spot or differently?
2.Was the hen mated by a tom?
If answer to (2) is yes,you have fertilised eggs.Move the eggs back to her cage for her to continue laying.

Yes, the female was mated by the males I have. Unlike the last female eggs, this eggs are smaller and I'm pretty sure it's not feed enhanced eggs. Someone said I'm supposed to put a metal in front of the eggs to enable her incubate them. How true is this?

Pls assist an inexperienced farmer what can be use to cure black head diseases in Turkey I mean local turkey but not on free range

How sure are u that ur birds have black heads..

EMMAACHILE:

Sell them off at max 20 weeks. You only be wasting time and cash if you keep them and even risk death. December is about 16 weeks away

My own experience, broilers were easier to raise compared to noilers. Imagine running broilers without medication for about 8 weeks and they are very healthy. With noliers, its almost impossible.

how can u rear broilers without medication for about 8 weeks and they are very healthy.

ogidiosegbo:
how can u rear broilers without medication for about 8 weeks and they are very healthy.

Just gave leafs in water like Moringa, pawpaw, mango and bitter leaf.
Break in between like 5 days herbal drink, 2 days clean Water

kunlesufyan:

Yes, the female was mated by the males I have. Unlike the last female eggs, this eggs are smaller and I'm pretty sure it's not feed enhanced eggs. Someone said I'm supposed to put a metal in front of the eggs to enable her incubate them. How true is this?

I'm not quite sure about that.
I didnt put metal infront of mine and she's incubating now.

Culled 2 noilers on Friday.
Meat is superb,more tasty when compared to broiler.
A little like the local fowl meat toughness.
At 15+ wks,it is matured enough for table but the meat could have been better at 20+ wks old to get the real local fowl drift.

tasho105:

I'm not quite sure about that.
I didnt put metal infront of mine and she's incubating now.

Hello bruh, my turkey eggs just started hatching. Please put me through on how to go about taking care of them.
Thanks

EMMAACHILE:

Sell them off at max 20 weeks. You only be wasting time and cash if you keep them and even risk death. December is about 16 weeks away

My own experience, broilers were easier to raise compared to noilers. Imagine running broilers without medication for about 8 weeks and they are very healthy. With noliers, its almost impossible.

It is not impossible to raise Noilers without drugs and have no motality. With my second set of 51 Noilers, i didn't give them any drugs or vaccines at all, excpet from Vitamins, and they lived a healthy life and i took them all down to Lagos from Ibadan...none died. I sold them, and the three left are still in my parents house till now...since last year december. The two females now lay eggs, and hatch chicks...and the male is so massive right now.

I wanna ask tho...did u really raise Broilers with no form of medication at all? Pls enlighten me on this. Thanks.

kayo80:


It is not impossible to raise Noilers without drugs and have no motality. With my second set of 51 Noilers, i didn't give them any drugs or vaccines at all, excpet from Vitamins, and they lived a healthy life and i took them all down to Lagos from Ibadan...none died. I sold them, and the three left are still in my parents house till now...since last year december. The two females now lay eggs, and hatch chicks...and the male is so massive right now.

I wanna ask tho...did u really raise Broilers with no form of medication at all? Pls enlighten me on this. Thanks.

Broilers can be raised with just herbs like ginger, bitter leaf, pawpaw or mango leaves or a combination of these.

kayo80

My noilers were not strong immunity wise at all. Maybe from your analysis, noilers may not be given antibiotics and co. The antibiotics may even be the weakpoint for the immunity.

My broilers were more immune to disease especially coccidiosis when compared to noilers.

EMMAACHILE:
kayo80

My noilers were not strong immunity wise at all. Maybe from your analysis, noilers may not be given antibiotics and co. The antibiotics may even be the weakpoint for the immunity.

My broilers were more immune to disease especially coccidiosis when compared to noilers.

Okay. Maybe you made them overdependent on drugs. I never gave my drugs from the onset cos of what i read about them.