How to Hatch Turkey Eggs (Part 6) Hatch Day ~ What Not to Do!

The sixth video of my "Hatching Turkey Eggs" series. This is (Part 6) Hatch Day ~ What Not to Do. We'll talk about this process all the way to the last egg hatching. Also what I did different and how the outcome was not what I expected. I will share my heartbreaking experience and how I learned what definitely NOT to do next time with my Little Giant Incubator.
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[@MikeKincaid79]

You are the chicken hatching queen. Don't let this one experience get you down. You learned a lot and can fix your mistake. Can't wait to see the next run.

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching and your support Mike! I for sure learned an important lesson on this hatch and what to never do again.

[@camicri4263]

That's right Mike and Shellie! You go girl! We all learned, so thank you for teaching us. I can see the next batch coming up in the next 30 days! 🤗🤗❤❤

[@davidschannel6131]

You can’t get mad at yourself for doing something if you didn’t know, it was wrong, and thank you for pointing out the mistakes for others

[@farmmom7140]

Thank you, and thanks for watching!

[@andres19877]

I loved the video. Thanks for sharing your experience. Rite now im incubating 6 Royal palm eggs and your video will be very useful.

[@ZooDs8]

It’s completely okay! I am a nervous wreck, as this is my very first experience with turkeys. I am on not quite 24hrs before they started incubating and already a nervous wreck! I appreciate this video and will continue to watch more. I have been testing out these incubators for a week before I ordered the turkey eggs.

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

Your local breeder may have some hatching tips for you too. As with all things with growing plants or animals, there are learning curves and things we have no control over. You did much better than my first garden!!!

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching. Yes, I've been talking with her about my devastation and what not to do again.

[@3806chas]

Thank you for the info. We have our first turkey eggs in our incu. We're just at day 1.

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching! Good luck!

[@peggyluna4670]

😢😢 I’m so sorry sweetie but I’m so proud you’re not giving up.🦃🦃❤️❤️

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks Peggy. I was almost in tears just doing the update video. I did learn a lot from this hatch and what to never do again.

[@camicri4263]

Yes, me too!

[@gardengrammie3]

Oh I'm so sorry after all the time and waiting that it turned out not good. But, I certainly appreciate you sharing what you think you did wrong and will help all of us. Blessings to you.

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching!

[@urbanhomesteadingchannel1813]

Thank you for this video. Last week I had 9 chicken eggs in the incubator. 5 hatched very well. Very textbook hatch. I had 2 more that had pipped. They both started breaking their shells. I knew they were struggling. My instincts told me to intervene. This wasn't my first hatching so I knew what I was doing but I trusted the "experts" who discourage intervening. I lost one egg completely to shrink wrapping. The other egg hatched but the chick struggled from day of hatch. We ended up losing the chick on day 3 of life. The last 2 eggs I lost somewhere along day 18 or 19. By day 21 I knew they were no longer viable. I've been beating myself up since last Thursday for not intervening. Thank you for helping me find peace. 💚

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching. Sorry to hear this, it's hard to see but you definitely learn more each time. Good luck!

[@brucemullis479]

Just ordered some eggs and your videos popped up. Thanks for sharing your results. It really helps to see the mistakes. Not everyone would show that .

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching!

[@debhart2996]

Oh my gosh. There seems to be several of us that has made that mistake. Thanks for telling us.

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching Deb! I definitely learned an important lesson!

[@luisfmoralesjr5221]

Great video series. Thanks for being so open in sharing. I have 12 turkey eggs in the incubator right now sol this helps quite a bit.

[@mollybeuth7534]

Thank you so much for the video and your honesty. These were super helpful to watch!!

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks Molly! Good luck if you're hatching your own. Great experience.

[@Carolbearce]

You can’t learn if you don’t try. I can imagine this was heartbreaking for you. I sure hope you can get more turkey eggs soon.

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching! Yes it was very heartbreaking. It's also inspiring me to try it again with the way that I know works.

[@nancyfahey7518]

Thank you for showing what can go wrong.

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching! I definitely learned a lot on this hatch.

[@laszlovna]

Thank you for being inspirational, positive and sharing the good and the bad. We all learn.

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching! I definitely learned a lot on this hatch.

[@maculifrons]

Thanks for keeping us updated and sharing what happened. I hope the two chicks grow up nice and strong!

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching!

[@dove2290]

Always put a couple of baby chicks that will teach the baby turkeys to eat and drink. You're doing great,keep up the good work.we do learn as we go.

[@lobe2032]

They are soooo adorable, keep me posted on how they are doing 😇😊🤗

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching.

[@user-ld3qf2du2o]

Thanks for the advise! I've had a lot of shrink-wrapped chicks soo disheartening!!

[@juanbriseno5774]

Keep Up the Great work You are Awesome at what you do! I have learned so Much from You. This was the 3rd time to hatch and I was in the process of hatching chicks which I learned how to by watching your video series🤗 (Thank You!!) This time I was very heartbroken because this time my chicks Wer having trouble and and they Wer dying inside so I rewatched and rewatched Your series to see what I was doing wrong.I was to the point of quitting 😭 and although I still had 8 eggs in the incubator I took a break I started to watch Your Turkey Series! Instead I have a Pair of Turkeys and have thought of hatching some of their eggs. Hallelujah🙌🏿 and now I know what I did wrong!!! I also propped up my Incubator 🤦🏿‍♀️!!! I will definitely correct it for next time💕 Thank You Margarita💕

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching Margarita! Thanks for all the kind words. I've learned so much this time around with the Turkey Hatching Series. Very heartbreaking, but I'm not giving up and I'm going to give it a go again with correcting my own silly error.

[@453421abcdefg12345]

I think Turkeys require a much different incubation system to Chickens, in the wild, Turkeys (no not Wild Turkey hic!) have a very humid pile of decomposing vegetation as a nest , so this must generate a lot more humidity , I think although the humidly meter was showing the correct reading, the fact that there was too much air flow allowed the shells to dry out too much, but that is what you have concluded by your analysis, so all this was not for nothing, you have learned a lot from this project, well done! Stay safe, Chris B.

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching Chris. Yes, I did learn a very important lesson. There we're signs through out the process that had me wondering. I was constantly filling my water trays and the fact that I never had condensation building up on the see thru windows had me second guessing what was going.

[@453421abcdefg12345]

@@farmmom7140 I think you just have to put these things down to gaining knowledge, it can be very frustrating when you do everything to the book and still have problems, but it does make us all wiser , you must feel very upset loosing them at this late stage, but it will not happen next time I am sure. Chri B.

[@annebieker1248]

Thank you for troubleshooting. We know better what we should not/to do. Hard but good lesson. Thank you.

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching Anne! Definitely a tough lesson to learn :(

[@molliecornwell8569]

THANK YOU, I believe you just helped me save my turkeys, I hope! 👍 I hope I remember to let you know!

[@farmmom7140]

Good luck!! Thanks for watching Mollie.

[@camicri4263]

So sorry, Shellie!🙏 They are so cute! Hugs🤗❤

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks Cami. I definitely learned an important lesson.

[@camicri4263]

@@farmmom7140What a difference an extra inch in hight does, I would have never imagined! But all this is behind and now with renewed straight, you can do it successfully! Can't wait! Blessings🙏🤗❤

[@mommauhrich5794]

Thank you for sharing ❤

[@donnah7061]

I got turkey eggs supposed to hatch in 6 days... Praying they so good... First time doing turkey eggs...I know how you feel about shrink wrapped eggs I had that problem last month with chicken eggs..first time its ever happened ,I've always had good luck with hatching chicken eggs..

[@Swahiliangift70x7]

Thank you so very much for sharing your journey with us. By being brave enough to share your experience many of us have learned vicariously through you. You have saved the lives of thousands of turkey's, chickens, and other fowls by sharing your story.

[@farmmom7140]

Thank you so much! Thanks for watching!

[@marschlosser4540]

You'll get it! Remember, if you see a ravenous, drooling wolf lurking near the brooder, do not shoot! Mike! Bad boy! Shoo! Mama got a hairbrush and she ain't afraid to use it. :)

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching! I will definitely keep that wolf away!

[@camicri4263]

Lol

[@michaelajohnson7000]

Just put a very warm. wash rag in your incubator. Set you eggs on rag. This will stop shrink wrap.

[@jbid9999]

Thanks

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching!

[@urbanhomesteadingchannel1813]

I have a couple of questions. 1. How old were your eggs when you initially put them in the incubator? 2. How can I increase my humidity with my incubator having a preset humidity guage?

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching! The eggs were 5 days old and stored in a cool environment. On the humidity I would purchase a separate humidity reader just to double check that your incubator one is accurate. I've found they are somewhat different. Are you wanting to increase the humidity at lockdown time or during incubation time?

[@moongypsyguerrero1925]

I hope they survive and thrive

[@lethalzero26]

Those eggs were pretty dirty. That might have had something to do with it. YES humidity is extremely important on all fowl eggs. I have trouble with humidity all the time. I use a smaller room with a heater to help raise the humidity. If I turn a fan on the humidity drastically drops. They look healthy don't beat yourself up, it's trial and error. We live and learn

[@kamranmanzoor1732]

Good video

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching.

[@kamranmanzoor1732]

@@farmmom7140 I wish you friend ship with me

[@ramshacklefarm9957]

We just had major failure. We had to assist all on the ones that made it. But we didn't have too much air flow, ours was flat. We are trying to watch a turkey farmer to follow his recommendations because he has like a 99% sucess rate

[@wwcreations1]

Why did you have your temperature at 97 degrees instead of 99.5?

[@donnah7061]

Did Bridget and lucky make it ?..and when you done another hatch..how did it turn out?

[@lissyadams6497]

I'm sorry but when you said "I basically shrink wrapped my turkeys in their own shells" I nearly wet my pants. I am sorry about your turkeys though.

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching Lissy!

[@summersunday6675]

I had chickens and turkeys way back and I check on them all the time when they are hatching and when if I notice that some chicks takes too long to hatch I check the inside for the veins and if rhe yolk is gone already and no more blood on the veins and theu still don’t hatch I helped them hatch and they all alive that’s why IT IS NOT BAD TO HELP to hatch this chicks especially if it is hatching from the incubator. Most of the videos I watched in youtube who don’t help the chicks hatch pissed me off coz they can actually help them not to die.

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching! I agree with you, at least give them a chance.

[@emilykincaid9689]

cool video!!! The turkey`s are so cute. (:

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching Emily! Yes, they're super cute...

[@jacquethomas4214]

I love animals

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks Jacque, I know the feeling. I'm also huge animal lover. This was very heartbreaking.

[@cathyjeanmorris6653]

I have turkey eggs that are suppose to hatch the 16th of this month! My first time doing this I'm so nervous

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching Cathy! Good luck and let me know how it goes. What breed are your fertile turkey eggs?

[@cathyjeanmorris6653]

I'm worried because they are moving great when I candled them tonight but air sac isn't where it should be according to a picture I seen I am using a air still incubator

[@cathyjeanmorris6653]

And the breed is broad breasted bronze

[@farmmom7140]

Keep me posted and good luck.

[@cathyjeanmorris6653]

@@farmmom7140 today is day 28 I can hear chirping coming from eggs and still haven't zipped yet should I be worried its my first time so I'm so nervous 😬

[@jacquethomas4214]

I hope it isn’t dead 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching.

[@jacquethomas4214]

Omg I hope 🤞 it's not hert

[@farmmom7140]

Thanks for watching Jacque.