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eggs
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we have
chicken eggs
quail eggs
goose eggs
a number of others i dont doubt but ive never heard of or come across turkey eggs or am i being particularly saturday night.
chicken eggs
quail eggs
goose eggs
a number of others i dont doubt but ive never heard of or come across turkey eggs or am i being particularly saturday night.
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Go to a village farm shop and you may see them.
My understanding is that mostly male c0cks are kept for turkey meat and the hens tand to be a bit fighty to farm together.
Also due to their size they are too big to battery farm as the eggs are pretty similar in size to normal chickens, hence no profit.
But ALL birds lay eggs, and if unfertized I believe from the depths of my survival training ALL are edible.
My understanding is that mostly male c0cks are kept for turkey meat and the hens tand to be a bit fighty to farm together.
Also due to their size they are too big to battery farm as the eggs are pretty similar in size to normal chickens, hence no profit.
But ALL birds lay eggs, and if unfertized I believe from the depths of my survival training ALL are edible.
There are several reasons why they're not common. First of all, chickens are much more efficient egg-producers than turkeys.
Chickens start laying at 19 weeks of age, while turkeys hold off until they're a far more mature 32 weeks old.
Because of their large size, turkeys would require much more nesting room than chickens, which would make commercial coops less cost-efficient.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, turkeys are far more maternal than chickens. Generations of egg farming have made chicken hens rather nonchalant about their offspring. They lay eggs and show no interest in their outcome. Turkeys, on the other hand, aggressively protect their eggs and prefer to incubate them.
Chickens start laying at 19 weeks of age, while turkeys hold off until they're a far more mature 32 weeks old.
Because of their large size, turkeys would require much more nesting room than chickens, which would make commercial coops less cost-efficient.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, turkeys are far more maternal than chickens. Generations of egg farming have made chicken hens rather nonchalant about their offspring. They lay eggs and show no interest in their outcome. Turkeys, on the other hand, aggressively protect their eggs and prefer to incubate them.
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