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Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 5:21pm On Nov 20, 2021
Hello, welcome - greetings.

My two turkeys recently hatched, the growth update of the babies (poults) will be primarily shared on this thread.

As at 20th November 2021 there has been 24 eggs laid, 12 hatched, 10 unhatched & 2 got eaten (i suspected the male turkey).

The hungry/yawning one at the last pic hatches today.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 5:23pm On Nov 20, 2021
Log from first egg to last hatch.

First egg: 5th oct 2021
Hen-1 went broody: 23rd oct
Hen-2 went broody: 24th oct

The turkeys lay on same nest, I had to separate them. 2 birds brooding in 1 nest is a disaster waiting to happen, So.

Hen-1 to Nest-1 with 10 eggs: 24th oct
Hen-2 to Nest-2 with 11 eggs: 24th oct

First hatch at Nest-1: 16th nov
6 babies at Nest-1: 17th nov
7 babies at Nest-1: 18th nov

First hatch at Nest-2: 17th nov
4 babies at Nest-2: 18th nov
5 babies at Nest-2: 20th nov

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 5:25pm On Nov 20, 2021
I got 10 unhatched eggs, today is the final day of 28 days incubation period of turkey eggs. I am not throwing them, I had in the past experienced eggs that are abandoned, hatching themselves when the mother left them in the nest. I am hoping to get more poults.

So, Hen-2 that hatches the most eggs is now given Hen-1 unhatched eggs, and Hen-1 takes Hen-2 babies.

I broke one unhatched egg & I am right it is a dud.

The integration for Hen-1 with 12 babies went smoothly. Hen-2 with 9 unhatched eggs is not having it, madam has been throwing tantrums since the past hour.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 5:56pm On Nov 20, 2021
Hen-1 coop

Calm mum, cheerful babies.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 6:14pm On Nov 20, 2021
Hen-2 coop

The atmosphere is not so jovial here. The idea is to get her sit on the eggs, she stands over them.

She's uncomfortable, it is expected, but she will sit. If more chicks get hatched in the next 3 days, she will have some of her old chicks back.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 3:41pm On Nov 23, 2021
Week 1 update (from first hatch)

Hen-1 turned aggressive to some poults, I guess 12 is too many for her. She pecked one on the head & broke its skull. Hen-2 has some of the chicks now.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by ManuelDmotivato(m): 6:17pm On Nov 23, 2021
Where do you plan to sell your turkey is there a demand for it and how long does it takes to get mature?


A7:
Week 1 update (from first hatch)

Hen-1 turned aggressive to some poults, I guess 12 is too many for her. She pecked one on the head & broke its skull. Hen-2 has some of the chicks now.


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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 2:29pm On Nov 25, 2021
ManuelDmotivato:
Where do you plan to sell your turkey is there a demand for it and how long does it takes to get mature?

Turkey mature at 6 months.

Day olds go for 800 - 1500. Buyers will visit you at home & ask you to sell.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by ManuelDmotivato(m): 6:30am On Nov 26, 2021
Thank you very much for your response,
How do you feed them, what kind of feed do you use?
Why are people not rearing turkeys, is it high risk?

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by kripen(m): 7:33am On Nov 26, 2021
Good analysis,. My experience with turkey egg, I added on egg to local fowl but it couldn't hatch because of the difference in incubation

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 3:04pm On Nov 26, 2021
ManuelDmotivato:
Thank you very much for your response,
How do you feed them, what kind of feed do you use?
Why are people not rearing turkeys, is it high risk?

I feed them twice daily, 6am & 2pm. They eat starter feed (pellets or mash)

The risk in raising turkey poults is the mothers are not great parents & the poults are very fragile in the first few weeks.

If you have day old poults separated from the mother, you will need to raise them with all the extra care like you do with young broilers.

If the mother is raising them keep them in a cage/coop for at least a month, what they eat is important, they grow so fast with quality unadulterated feed.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 3:27pm On Nov 27, 2021
kripen:
Good analysis,. My experience with turkey egg, I added on egg to local fowl but it couldn't hatch because of the difference in incubation

I love local fowls, 1 hen gives dozens of chicks in a year.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 3:14pm On Nov 30, 2021
Week 2 update

Poults and moms are healthy & doing great.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by ManuelDmotivato(m): 8:14am On Dec 01, 2021
Do they make lots of noises, please how can I reach you?

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 3:09pm On Dec 04, 2021
ManuelDmotivato:
Do they make lots of noises, please how can I reach you?

They make noise when they are hungry. When they got separated from their mothers. When they got lost.

Lets converse on this thread, if it is personal/sensitive message you can post an email I can reach you.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by ManuelDmotivato(m): 9:36pm On Dec 04, 2021
Please where is your farm located?
Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by moneylam: 11:09pm On Dec 04, 2021
Nice job. Will start my turkey farming soon.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by Ade3131: 2:23pm On Dec 05, 2021
@Op, what's the update on the 2nd mother hen?

Was she able to hatch any of the remaining eggs?

I raised turkeys in 2019 and they really grew up well but the female (just one) turn out not to be a good Mom. She hatches but somehow couldn't nurse the poults and I ended up losing her after she fell sick.

Please remember to update the thread. Nice job you're doing

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 4:17pm On Dec 06, 2021
Ade3131:
@Op, what's the update on the 2nd mother hen?

Was she able to hatch any of the remaining eggs?


She eventually sat on the eggs, everything was smooth for about 24 hours till Hen-1 started rejecting & pecking some of the Chicks, one was badly hurt, causing its dead.

Immediately afterwards, I divided the Chicks between the 2 Hens and dispose the eggs.

Ade3131:
I raised turkeys in 2019 and they really grew up well but the female (just one) turn out not to be a good Mom. She hatches but somehow couldn't nurse the poults and I ended up losing her after she fell sick.

Please remember to update the thread. Nice job you're doing

Turkey hens can be annoyingly unreasonable, a neighbor once had a turkey that breaks every egg she laid. But there are great ones too, some can hatch up to 90% of eggs laid out of the usual 10 - 17.

Sorry your turkey died, the grown ones are less susceptible to common poultry diseases and usually don't die easily. I give mine ginger, garlic, bitter leaf & aloe vera to boost their immunity.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 4:19pm On Dec 06, 2021
ManuelDmotivato:
Please where is your farm located?

I am raising them in my backyard.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 4:22pm On Dec 07, 2021
Week 3 update

Poults getting bigger.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by moneylam: 6:39am On Dec 10, 2021
I actually have like 8 eggs in my wardrobe at home right now, I want to practice local incubation with heat. Pls who has any idea how I can do it well.
Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 3:49pm On Dec 14, 2021
Week 4 update

The poults are now separated from their mothers.

The mothers have done a good job raising them till this point.

At one month old they are fairly easy to raise, they have passed the most fragile stage.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by moneylam: 4:41pm On Dec 14, 2021
Their mothers should go and do another one �
Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 3:43pm On Dec 21, 2021
Week 5 update

They're growing more feathers & that helps a lot in this harmattan.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 12:47pm On Dec 22, 2021
Funny thing is I can't tell the males & females apart. The males don't gobble till 6 - 7 months, and both sexes can puff their feathers.

I can only guess who is a male now if they are bigger in size or they decided to fan their tails.

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Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by moneylam: 10:59pm On Dec 22, 2021
Do you want to sell them? I want to buy.
Re: Meet My Turkey Mums & Chicks by A7(m): 4:06pm On Dec 24, 2021
moneylam:
Do you want to sell them? I want to buy.

Sorry man. I will give out half & keep half.

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