2007-06-19 07:14:11 · 9 answers · asked by GEORGE H 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Turkey eggs dnt tast nice and dont look inviting and they can make more from Turkey as meat not egg as Chicken eggs are sexed and we only eat the male eggs as they are not worth much to chicken farmer
2007-06-19 07:19:00 · answer #1 · answered by davetumalty 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Barnyard economics. 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.
You can Probably go to a Turkey Farm and buy some though.
2007-06-19 07:19:01 · answer #2 · answered by Helpfulhannah 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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. If you want to buy turkey eggs try ebay but they are for hatching
2016-05-19 22:07:00 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've heard that turkey eggs have no nutritional value & dont have a nice taste therefore wouldnt be unfit to sell. I was however intrigued by Davetumaltys reply & would like to know how do you sex an egg so as to separate male eggs from the female ones. I honestly thought you would have to wait till they hatched to see which chicks were male & which were female. I can hear sniggers lol
2007-06-19 07:33:16 · answer #4 · answered by LEIGH B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can buy them on our local market,like duck eggs, they are an aquired taste.
2007-06-19 07:42:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know but duck eggs are nice.
2007-06-23 04:48:55 · answer #6 · answered by Busybee yep! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may get them at the farmers market.
2007-06-19 08:41:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can,They are not very popular though.
2007-06-19 09:38:39 · answer #8 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i would not try to eat one it will make u ill
2007-06-19 07:22:49 · answer #9 · answered by xampiie 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋