Something I've been curious about:

[ixion]

Why don't you see Turkey eggs and/or Turkey Broth alongside their chicken counter parts? It's not an earth-shattering curiosity, but something I have been curious about. I assume it has something to do with shelf life, but you'd think you'd at least see broth.

Ideas anyone?

Thanks for any input.

[handmade34]

1. turkey eggs are good food

...the answer to your question is money and ability to make profit. Most everything we eat, drink, wear, entertain ourselves with, etc. is a result of corporations and marketers telling us what we want...

[WhiteTara]

2. they're probably really big and "gamey" tasting

i.e., they're different.

[MineralMan]

3. Actually, they taste just like chicken eggs.

They're bigger. They make wonderful deviled eggs, too. The reason they're hard to find is that nobody raises turkeys to lay eggs, except to raise more turkeys.

If there's a turkey farm near you, you can probably arrange to buy turkey eggs, though, from the farm.

Now, duck and goose eggs do taste a bit different from chicken eggs. They're both very good, though.

I especially enjoy quail eggs, which are available in some stores.

[ixion]

5. Good information

thanks, much appreciated. I'll see if I can find a local turkey farm.

[WhiteTara]

7. thanks. I've eaten duck eggs which is why I

thought they might be gamey. And of course, we only raise turkey's for the annual slaughter, so it stands to reason they are using those eggs for more turkeys.

[Uben]

4. Economics

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.

[ixion]

6. Good point...

It seems like you should be able to find them somewhere, though, if only small, local outlets. But yeah, you make a very good point.

[ensho]

8. interesting, I learned alot, thanks posters

nt

[Warpy]

9. Turkeys raised as meat animals generally

don't get to the egg laying stage and hen turkeys that do are used to produce more meat animals. In other words, the turkey eggs that do get laid go toward producing more turkeys, not food for people.

Turkeys are unsuitable for egg operations because they're so much larger and require more food than chickens do for not that much more in production.

All fowl produce edible eggs and all those eggs taste like, well, eggs. However, unless you raise backyard ducks, quail or turkeys, you're unlikely to get their eggs to sample.