Turkey eggs?

[bigfoot3000]

I was going to ask why we cant get turkey eggs but I googled and found this.
Turkeys lay only one, possibly two clutches of eggs. They do not sit there day after day and pump out eggs like chickens do. PLus they are very expensive to feed for the size of egg they lay and they are quite old before the start laying, all things adding to the cost. It just isn't profitable.

Is this true?

[poodicat]

Dont care dont want one

[bigfoot3000]

How do you know you don't want one poodicat? They may have the consistency of a cloud and might taste like you have sunshine in your mouth.Don't knock it before you try it I say!

[boxtops]

Yep, I've googled too - you can eat them but the cost of producing them is prohibitive, and when a turkey lays an egg, it wants to incubate it.

[Buenchico]

Why shouldn't it be true? The British Turkey Information Service ought to know. Their site says this:
"Turkey eggs are not available on a commercial scale simply because there is very little demand. They are also expensive to mass-produce. Turkey hens lay an average of 4.5 eggs per week over 24 weeks. Although the runny yolk is not ideal for frying, turkey eggs are delicious scrambled and particularly lend themselves to baking for an extra fluffy texture! Many farms sell eggs at the farm gate to local shoppers."

Chris

[bigfoot3000]

Interesting. Ok thanks folks!