why is it we dont eat turkey eggs but eat other birds eggs
2006-12-10 05:33:14 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Barnyard economics, mate. Turkeys don't lay that many eggs, and the ones they do lay are used to produce more turkeys. The average egg-laying chicken lays 300 or so eggs per year, while the average turkey produces only 100 to 120. Chickens come into production at 19 to 20 weeks of age, but turkeys don't get cranking until 32 weeks. Turkeys are also much larger, averaging 16 to 17 pounds compared to 3.5 pounds for chickens. So you'd need a lot more room for a bird that would take a lot longer to produce a lot fewer eggs.
Another problem is that turkeys go "broody" easily--they want to sit on their eggs and incubate them. In contrast, egg-producing white leghorn chickens have had the broodiness bred out of them. They lay and lay and have no desire to incubate their offspring or otherwise be maternal.
2006-12-10 05:37:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
We do eat turkey eggs, our local farmers market sell's ton's of them. The supermarkets wont sell them as they are not a viable product for them to sell, as they are expensive and demand for them is low, thats why you only really get them at farm shops etc. A turkey only lays 4 eggs per 7 day and only for 24 weeks.
2006-12-10 08:39:57 · answer #2 · answered by Ian G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pioneers didn't like turkey eggs as much as chicken or other eggs.
2006-12-10 05:42:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do not like to even eat any eggs! but there are many other eggs people eat, such as cavier, that is fish eggs! Yuck!
2006-12-10 05:36:46 · answer #4 · answered by fatiima 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is suchhh a good question im not that clever so i wuddnt know but would be intrested to find the reason lol xxx
2006-12-14 02:05:26 · answer #5 · answered by nicky b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good point
2006-12-10 05:36:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do you want to? I think it is probably available but not common.
2006-12-10 05:42:53 · answer #7 · answered by cckmnch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you can I just don't think there is a market for them...
2006-12-10 05:40:01 · answer #8 · answered by amazedmaize 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Serious I have no idea.
2006-12-11 01:16:01 · answer #9 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because turkeys only lay after xmas....................LOL
2006-12-10 05:36:17 · answer #10 · answered by junio130 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋