Baby Turkeys Hatching

Baby turkeys hatching in our incubator at our home in VA in 2006.

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Pets & Animals

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• turkey
• turkeys
• poults
• hatching
• eggs
• incubator

[joedinaadi]

have you ever raised pheasants?

[awhitva]

@joedinaadi - yes, I have hatched some ring neck pheasants over the years and really love the birds-they are so colorful. We have had trouble with fertility, though, and their eggs are very dark and it is hard to candle them and tell if a chick is developing or not. Pheasants tend to need a lot of privacy - I have always tried to give them a large pen with plenty of brush to hide behind so they feel secure. I had a friend who used to cross pheasants with bantams-you get a very interesting hybrid

[LightsiderVlogs]

Ah, the Turkey- Benjamin Franklin's choice for our national bird. Such cute sounds!

[MrJeremy313]

we got 4 turkys from eggs too

[Aveiraslover]

So Cute!!!!!!! pEEp! PeeP!

I love the kid in this too. "Why are they peeping?" Just soooo adorable!

How much do Turkeys cost btw? I want to buy one so i can adore it cuteness.

But now that i think about it, it would probably be scared witless of my weinerdog...

[TheGreenfrog140]

@awhitva Thanks for the information.

[awhitva]

@wickedkrazkool - these were wild turkeys. I have had many neighbors bring me eggs over the years when they run over a nest during hay season. Contrary to popular belief, wild turkeys need a lot of handling and care - you should hold them, talk to them, and interact with them a lot or they will not imprint on you. If a wild turkey fails to imprint, it will not develop correctly and will eventually go "beserk." We have had many grow up and return to the woods & live a "normal" wild turkey life.

[awhitva]

@TheGreenfrog140 this is my favorite poultry supply company - I have used them for roughly 25 years and they have never let me down: Murray Mcmurray Hatchery - search them on the internet

You can still find a good, basic styrofoam incubator for less than $75 and if you are careful you can get great results

[awhitva]

@beloyrm -not all turkeys will reproduce naturally and sit on their eggs - the heavy breeds are no longer capable of doing this. If you have a "heritage" turkey they will sit on their eggs and make great mothers, but you need to make them feel safe and secure. We have had hens nest in specially built pens or even in an old dog house, but these days I just build them a "teepee" out of old corn stalks and give them as much privacy as possible. You can always try incubating the eggs, if fertile

[awhitva]

Hi, yes I have raised pheasants with some sucess, Glad that folks like this video so much!

beloyrm - not all turkeys will reproduce naturally and sit on their eggs - the heavy breeds are no longer capable of doing this. If you have a "heritage" turkey they will sit on their eggs and make great mothers, but you need to make them feel safe and secure. We have had hens nest in specially built pens or even in an old dog house, but these days I just build them a "teepee" out of old corn stalks.

[awhitva]

I got this forced air incubator second hand from a friend for a really good price-free!- they are something like $400 new in the Stromberg or Murray McMurray poultry catalogues (you can search them online). I have used the styrofoam still air incubators for many years (they cost only about $50 - $60) with good results. I have literally hatched hundreds of turkeys and chickens in them, and they are still carried by a lot of good local farm and garden centers, or you can order online.