Day 1 Candling: #113
Hello, Friends!
I currently work on an educational farm. A farm with many forms of livestock. One of these forms of livestock includes Turkeys. 3 hens and 2 toms housed together. On the fateful day of Saturday, May 5 2018 I got to work in the evening and found two turkey eggs laying in the dirt inside the turkey enclosure. These two eggs were stationed outside of the hutch and a fair distance from each other. They were not being brooded. Inside the hutch sat the brooding hen which had kicked them out of their nest.
I decided to leave them at the end of the shift but I had my eyes on them. After talking with some great folks later that day, I was convinced to talk to my boss about trying to hatch them. I completed half of that task. I talked to my boss. I asked if I was supposed to remove the eggs. He told me to remove them. He did not respond to further questioning regarding the eggs.
That is how I got these eggs:
One of the eggs is cracked and appears to have started to develop but is now deceased. The other egg is smaller, clear, and appears very fresh or infertile. I can't tell which.
Candling pics:
Egg 1 (Cracked Egg):
Egg 2 (Clear Egg):
The eggs sat at home for a few days while I waited to get incubator supplies. I got the incubator supplies yesterday.
My dad and I are building the incubator tonight and setting the eggs.
A new adventure awaits. Mission Impossible: Turkey Eggs
~Cyprus
*Disclaimer* These eggs are from poorly fed breeding stock, are dirty, and have been left out overnight for at least 1 night prior to my possession. There is no guarantee that this will work. This is an experiment. Experiments can fail.
Hello, Friends!
I currently work on an educational farm. A farm with many forms of livestock. One of these forms of livestock includes Turkeys. 3 hens and 2 toms housed together. On the fateful day of Saturday, May 5 2018 I got to work in the evening and found two turkey eggs laying in the dirt inside the turkey enclosure. These two eggs were stationed outside of the hutch and a fair distance from each other. They were not being brooded. Inside the hutch sat the brooding hen which had kicked them out of their nest.
I decided to leave them at the end of the shift but I had my eyes on them. After talking with some great folks later that day, I was convinced to talk to my boss about trying to hatch them. I completed half of that task. I talked to my boss. I asked if I was supposed to remove the eggs. He told me to remove them. He did not respond to further questioning regarding the eggs.
That is how I got these eggs:
One of the eggs is cracked and appears to have started to develop but is now deceased. The other egg is smaller, clear, and appears very fresh or infertile. I can't tell which.
Candling pics:
Egg 1 (Cracked Egg):
Egg 2 (Clear Egg):
The eggs sat at home for a few days while I waited to get incubator supplies. I got the incubator supplies yesterday.
My dad and I are building the incubator tonight and setting the eggs.
A new adventure awaits. Mission Impossible: Turkey Eggs
~Cyprus
*Disclaimer* These eggs are from poorly fed breeding stock, are dirty, and have been left out overnight for at least 1 night prior to my possession. There is no guarantee that this will work. This is an experiment. Experiments can fail.
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welcome, friend!
