Monday, August 16, 2010

Why is it you never see Turkey eggs for sale in the shops ?

You can buy hen eggs, Duck eggs, quale eggs, hell even ostridge eggs in places, but never Turkey eggs.Why is it you never see Turkey eggs for sale in the shops ?
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 don't 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.Why is it you never see Turkey eggs for sale in the shops ?
Turkey eggs are used as powdered eggs and are sold mainly to the larger catering companies
This was asked a while back and the reason is that turkeys do not layas many eggs as chickens and they are broody animals and like to sit on the eggs,where chickens lay and leave.The eggs laid are used to reproduce more turkeys and they do not taste very nice either.
maybe cos they want the turkey's to hatch as theres a massive need for them during Christmas time an using them as eggs would just be silly.
You do at our local market!
Apparently they dont actually taste very nice which means there isnt a market for them as food.
Because turkeys, like most birds except the chicken, do not lay eggs year round. Turkeys have a breeding season and only lay eggs once a year.
i'm gonna be up for nights thinking about this one....
Because chicken eggs are faster to process and you can easily get chicken eggs but turkey eggs is rare because it ain't common * i think *

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