Hatchability in turkey eggs stored for 15 days prior to setting improves if the incubator temperature during the fi rst 7-14 days of incubation is increased (Christensen and colleagues in 2003).
Add stinky to the list of preferred fly aromas and a dirty chicken butt is a recipe for flystrike. After the fly eggs are laid on or in the skin, the larvae can hatch into maggots in less than 24 hours; the maggots then begin feeding on the skin, causing deep, painful sores that can become infected.
This is not an essential step, but it does make the chicken slightly easier to handle, and it helps hold the stuffing in if youâve stuffed the chicken. 1  To truss a chicken, cut about a 3-foot length of heatproof butcherâs twine. 2  Lay the chicken on a clean surface with the breast facing up.