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[Eddie]

I know it is a bit random, but the other day my mate posed this question, he pointed out that you can buy chicken, goose and duck eggs but not turkey eggs.

Is this becuase they taste bad or is their a potential money making scheme here?

Any ideas??

[Stuart]

Don't know how correct this is?......"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."
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[Eddie]

Sounds like a feasible reason, thanks for input - i will impress my mate with my turkey knowledge next time i am in the pub

Cheers

[Stuart]

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[Rickeezee]

I think you might be able to buy them at Harrods. Next time I am there buying my loo rolls I will enquire.

Stuart how the hell do you know so much about this subject?

I have eaten ostrich a very rich and dark meat, very yummy!


Rick
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[Stuart]

[JStroud]

...and he has a turkey fetish
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Regards James Stroud

[Rickeezee]

Gobble Gobble Gobble,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


Stuart uses a unique strategy to bag himself that prize Turkey!
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