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I traded my friend some of my Brahma eggs for some of her turkey eggs. I asked her what kind they are and she said “ just regular turkeys” lol

Anyone have a guess about what breed these three baby turkeys are? One week old today. TIA

Thanks! It worried me bc it’s just the one bird. First time with turkeys. Don’t even know what kind they are. I was given the eggs from a friend who said they are “just normal turkeys” lol

Adding: I’ve posted pics of all three for comparison.

I have 3 turkey babies at one week old. Two darker babies and one significantly lighter in color. The lighter one has this weird way of hanging the bottom parts of her wings. It’s like this all the time, whereas the other two keep their wings closer to their bodies. Is something wrong with the...

I edited my post to add picture of the parents and a clarification. Thanks.

This was from the folks at TSC so who knows?

These are supposed to be black alstrop from TSC. Three 1/2 weeks old. Is it too early to say if cockerel or pullet? Different photos but they include the same 2 birds. TIA Edit to add that I made assumptions. These chicks are from my son’s very small flock. Picture has been added. He got these...

Barnyard mix (some combination of birds in this flock) 3 weeks. Roo? It’s the only one with a comb this pronounced and it’s a salmon color while the others have yellow combs.

I’ve read you should not candle your eggs more than 2 or 3 times during incubation as it reduces viability, but doesn’t the mama bird get off the eggs on occasion and go eat? What’s the difference between her getting off the eggs for a few and me taking the lid off the incubator for a few...

9 chicks. 2 are from my blue Brahma with red splash roo X light Brahma hens. The other 7 are from my son’s flock (pictured). My chicks also pictured from above and individually. Chick 1 & 3 have clean legs, all others have feathered legs. Hatched on 3/13 & 3/14. Any insight on which is which breed?

I am pleased since it’s my first time and I used a $32 incubator from Amazon :)

A dozen eggs went into the incubator and 9 chicks came out. I’ve moved the nine chicks to the brooder this afternoon (yesterday was day 21 and they hatched yesterday and this morning) I opened the incubator very briefly to remove the chicks and put the lid back on, brought humidity back up...

I tried to candle my eggs at day 5 using a flash light that was inadequate. I bought a candler. Is it ok to try again on day 6, or is that too soon to open the incubator again? Sort of this seems dumb. First time incubation.

Thank you all. I love this group and am learning so much!