A turkey hen preparing to lay eggs and nest, can get very territorial and broody. Once she has established her nesting place, she will not budge from it and will get very aggressive if you try to. She can injure you painfully with pecks and jabs and if you touch her eggs, she may decide to abandon them.
Similarly one may ask,How long does it take for a Turkey to hatch?
turkeys take about 28 days to hatch incubation temp is the same as it is for chickens and ducks.. so 99.5 ºF in a forced air 100.5 to 101.5 ºF for a still air incubator.
Subsequently, one may also ask,What should temp be in incubator for turkeys?
Turkey Egg Hatching Tips. This is just for those who would like a little guidance. Before you place eggs in an incubator make sure the temp is regulating at 100.5 to 101.5 degrees for still air machines or 99.5 to 100 degrees for forced air incubators with a relative humidity in the room of 50-60 %.
Thereof,What do Turkey chicks look like when they hatch?
When their eggs hatch, the chicks are “altricial.” They are featherless and blind, squawking for food and warmth. Poults, on the other hand are “precocial,” ready to run ( cool fact #3 ). Turkeys and other ground nesters hatch-out with fuzzy feathers, open eyes and they soon can run.
What should the humidity be for turkey eggs to hatch?
On the 25th day of incubation, the water loss for turkey eggs should be around 10-12%. This will play out to be a humidity of about 55% until hatching. When hatching begins the humidity needs to go up to 80%.