@TheSouthIsHot Thank you for posting the time, but after 2 minutes, I got chapped and hit the Do Not Recommended Channel. Being old, I don't have the patience to wade through the Bravo Sierra 😉
People don't buy turkey eggs because they aren't widely available, and turkey farmers don't produce them commercially because they're not in demand. Sounds a turkey-and-egg problem.
@@tanikokishimoto1604 Which is the fundamental problem. They are just bigger chicken eggs ultimately. Bigger chicken eggs that cost WAY WAY more to produce. Ultimately, even if people had the option I doubt they are gonna pay twice as much for something 30% bigger that tastes identical. (All numbers arbitrary of course)
We have a friend down the road who gives us duck eggs once in awhile. And that caused me to think about turkey eggs. Much like the description of turkey eggs, duck eggs do have more difficult shells and membranes and the egg yolk has a creamier texture. I boil the eggs for a quick breakfast every morning and because of their thicker membrane, they peel more easily. The cell with the membrane stays in one piece more easily so it's easier to peel
My whole life, I’ve never thought about turkeys laying eggs… until this video. My whole 43 years on this planet and this is the first time I’ve ever heard or considered this question.
well if you want get some and try them think of them as primo eggs which they are technically a little stronger taste cost more because turkeys cost more to keep alive so thus they are a primo food product when you think about it
My hen just hatched 9 chicks, each in a couple of months will sell for the price of a months chicken feed used to feed my hens and 3 tuckies. I think ill still to rearing and selling. But nice to know that i have more SHTF options.
I saw the title and was like "Wait......why DON'T we eat them?!" Come to find out we DO eat them, but they're not nearly as profitable as chicken eggs. Today I learned.
@jamescheddar4896 Turkeys graze just fine, in fact they can eat a lot of stuff that chickens can't. And you want to supplement a chicken's diet with feed as well if you're hoping to make them produce enough eggs to sell. I feel like the video did a pretty good job of detailing why turkey eggs aren't being sold... once it got around to actually telling us.
You want to know why? It's actually really simple. Many chicken breeds will lay an egg *every day* if it's not winter. Some of the better producers will lay two or more. Turkeys might lay an egg every three or four days, if conditions are good. Plus, they go through phases where they just won't lay any for a couple week at a time. They eat a lot too, especially compared to a chicken a fraction of their size. Basically, you'd need a lot more birds to fill an egg carton in the same amount of time, and each of those birds is more expensive to maintain as well. As a result, on average a single turkey egg is about the same price as a dozen chicken eggs. You don't need to take my word for it. Look it up.
I grew up eating turkey eggs at my grandparents for a time when Grandpa had turkeys. I absolutely loved them! It's a great memory for me Grandma making me breakfast. And they were big too.
Moving to Minnesota after 49yrs born n raised in Los Angeles .. seeing wild turkeys on the daily was eye opening. .. its actually nice to see wild life roaming free in the neighborhood along with some squirrels and rabbits
As a kid we raised chickens ducks and geese. I had the honor of egg collecting every morning. I would have to use an aluminum trashcan lid as a shield to get the goose eggs. They were fighters.
My childhood farm experience also informs my reasoning. Turkeys were more agressive to giving up their eggs. We raised chickens, turkeys, geese, quail, and Guinea hens for market and turkeys were the most agressive.
@@Snerts yes, that's exactly what I was thinking. And this is not a matter of attention span, because I'll gladly watch a 30 minute video that's well thought out and researched. but it's hard for me to even watch 2 minutes of a video that repeats the same questions and points over and over like I'm a toddler.
@Snerts FOH with that ADHD bull...Just tell everyone that you're too lazy🤦🏻♂️...It's just like everyone these days have autism...No tf they don't! It's just a damn excuse. Grow TF up! Be a damn adult!
I have Turkeys and love to eat Turkey eggs the only difficult thing is the eggshell has a thick membrane inside and you nearly need a knife to cut it. Don’t expect to crack a Turkey shell with one hand and just pour out the egg into the skillet. It just takes more effort than that. Oh, and Turkey eggs taste like chicken eggs👍
When I was a kid, many years ago, we lived in a rural area where there were many small farms. One of them raised a few dozen turkeys and had turkey eggs for sale. My folks bought a number of turkey eggs and everything in this video described them perfectly. We used them in meals where we would normally use chicken eggs and they did have a slightly richer taste. I liked them and was always glad to see them arriving at our house. These days, we have a neighbor who raises some domestic turkeys. Last year, a wild turkey hen showed up and mated with one of her Toms. That resulted in seeing her strutting around our rural neighborhood, followed by 9 or 10 chicks. It was amazing at just how fast they grew! We see and hear them from time to time and they seem to be used to being around people.
I'm curious. What breed or breeds does your neighbor have? Wondering what breed the tom was. A bronze would add weight to the poults but not change much in the color. Other breeds would make for some interesting colors.
@@elessartelcontar9415 They are "chicks", though. Language is for communication. Communication is the idea of sharing ideas. Most people who heard someone referring to a turkey chick would understand they meant a poult. Jargon exists in every field and "proper labels" for birds are specific jargon for people who deal with those particular communities.
Since there is virtually no market for $3 eggs, farmers opt to raise their turkeys for meat rather than eggs and use their hens' eggs for producing more turkeys rather than for consumption.
My grandmother had the original idea to do that and people like your grandmother took everything she was working for. Ruining her life and her spirit and was always a point of contention as it dominated all conversations and would be brought up dozens of times a day.
@@oldironsides4107 Your grandma was a harlot who slept around stealing all the egg ideas on the planet, claiming them as her own. My bloodline was the first to eat turkey eggs and always will be.
I've had turkey eggs before, they taste delicious . I got the eggs from a church friend who sold eggs from both his chicken and turkeys. Although he didn't have many turkeys so there wouldn't be many eggs from them.
We raise Royal palm turkeys, we use turkey eggs when we bake bread and cakes, as they are best for baking, more than just as a breakfast omelet. We also bring turkey eggs to our local auction and get a pretty darn good price for them.
I've had turkey, eggs and duck eggs once when I was camping, and they were wonderful. A friend who owns a farm was also camping that same weekend and brought them with her. Since I loved eggs so much already, I loved the richer flavor and texture. The following morning, I threw more duck eggs and turkey eggs on the griddle and mixed in some Stahley brand Scottish haggis, and some hickory smoked ghost pepper jack cheese, and it was a mind-blowing fireside breakfast for the whole tent circle.
Ghost pepper jack cheese sounds spicy and delicious 😋 I’ve never had turkey eggs, but I have had duck eggs and I prefer them, they’re so much tastier and more nutritious.
@kathleencove I actually have a video on UA-cam about that very cheese. Look up "hex's taste test ghost pepper jack cheese". This was back before I knew where it actually came from. Glenview farms via US foods. I believe they also have their own commercial on YT
When I was a kid in the 50s we raised turkeys(up to 4000 a year) almost as a crop as demand was very seasonal. We “planted” the eggs in an incubator in the spring and shipped them out (frozen and ready to cook) in the fall. We never ate the eggs whole but angel food cake from turkey egg whites was a staple on the table. I didn’t appreciate that angel food cake was somewhat special until years later.
Turkey eggs make a meringue? I just assumed they wouldnt whip up as my duck eggs were too heavy to hold up and always collapsed on me!! Was I doing something wrong?
Hey, Ethiopia 🇪🇹 here! Great video! Wow, never did it ever cross my mind to eat turkey eggs. I can't be the only one feeling like a fool. Thanks for the info! 💚💛❤️
When we raised chickens, we also had turkeys. A close friend has a chicken allergy (and many others) so they would get turkey eggs and goat milk from us. It was nice to see a teenager eat scrambled eggs for the first time, or eat ice cream for the first time (thanks to the goat milk). They do taste like chicken eggs (at least when they eat the same foods) but are quite a bit larger.
We had turkeys,ducks, geese, and chickens. They all taste the same if they are fed the same food. The duck, turkey and goose eggs have a tougher shell,s and tougher egg white. They dont do well boiled, but if you beat it with a liquid, like water or mild, they make great omlets, scrambled eggs and are perfect in baked goods! As a kid, many years ago, I went from door to sell eggs to earn money to buy a bike. Many of my customers loved the duck and turkey eggs and looked forward to my deliveries.
@@Virusskeptic-d3z btw runny is GOOD for health. One of the most potent antiinflammatory factors in the entire food world is from raw yolk that has not been heated at all ,or very little heat if any. Fact.
Thanks “terms and conditions”! Just sitting in our living room talking about “why don’t we eat turkey eggs”? Then this video popped up in my feed! We said and you listened! 👍🏾
I used to go to a farmers’ market about 30 miles away where one seller had pastured eggs, mostly chicken eggs but a limited supply of duck and turkey eggs. Then the seller stopped showing up. The duck eggs were by far the best, but the turkey eggs were nicely big and different enough in flavor from chicken eggs that they made an interesting change from the usual.
@@WarrenPeace007 The other guy sed duck egg whites taste like hose water so you'd love them too, and we'd trade - I'd get the duck egg yolks and you guys would get the duck egg whites, and then we'd split the cost of the duck eggs, so that would be great if you guys were my neighbors. I've had goose eggs. I also tried to eat waddyacallit the fertilized eggs they like in the Philippines, but I made the mistake of looking at it too closely and I chickened out.
I recall years ago on The Amazing Race they had a challenge where the team members had to eat an ostrich egg omelette, and they said one egg was equal to around a dozen chicken eggs.
@@mdb45424They also eat ostrich! There's an ostrich and emu farm not far from where I live. They sell ostrich meat (imported, not from their stock) there and it's not cheap. I tried it in a restaurant, and it was good, rather like lean, less greasy ground beef. I only tried it the one time, though.
I tried recently a turkey egg which I got at my local West Hollywood Farmers Market. The vendor told me that they don’t have that many turkeys as compared to chickens and the turkeys lay fewer eggs. The vendor also sells blue eggs, a chicken variety, delicious and more nutritious, occasionally duck eggs, quail eggs, and sometimes goose eggs. They all taste pretty similar. I happen to like variety in my food. My favorite are the blue chicken eggs. I think they’re worth the money.
Turkey eggs are great they bigger, almost twice the size, and creamier than chicken eggs - pretty similar to Duck eggs (I prefer the Duck eggs its tastier). It's a myth they only produce 3 a week once the initial laying starts they produce at the same rate as a chicken hen, once a day. The yolk is in a larger proportion to the white than a chicken egg so if you prefer that you're in luck. If you're a body builder and eat eggs for the white maybe stick to chickens. The shells are quite a bit stronger, you can drop them and they won't break and when you do crack them open the yolk rarely bursts because it has a thicker membrane to protect it. There's really no reason other than the fact we're used to chicken eggs that we don't eat them and its a pity because if we did the price would be cheaper cent for cent - there's much less wastage. Unlike chicken eggs where I always feel I need at least 2 to make it a worthwhile breakfast you only need the one. Give them a go you'd be surprised I bet someone in your wider neighborhood has them.
All facts. But...... The reason "we" don't eat turkey eggs isn't because we're used to chicken eggs, it's because turkeys are mostly still ✌🏾real✌🏾 animals, and haven't been genetically retarded (yet) to produce 300+ eggs a year......aka, there's no profit to be made. That's why they're being bred to become fatter and larger; Thanksgiving turkey dinners are profitable 👌🏾
There isn’t a single source I can find that agrees with your statement on domestic turkey egg laying frequency. All reputable sources say two eggs per week, maybe three if you’re lucky.
When I was a kid, my father always bought a fresh turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas directly from the farm. He would pick a live turkey and the farmer would decapitate it and hang it to drain the blood for an hour before it was brought home. The turkey would then be plucked and cleaned at home. During that process, several eggs were often discovered within. Dad always saved the eggs and enjoyed them for breakfast the next morning. The rest of the family never indulged in the eggs. They were Dad's treat for the hard work of plucking, cleaning and cooking the turkey. We never said grace at the table without giving a special "thank you" to the turkey.
@@barrywest2170haha it’s sad I know but at a farm like op is describing the turkeys probably live healthier and happier lives than in the wild, not to mention being torn apart by any predator in the wild would be a far worse fate. By being grateful we can make amends for using it as a food resource given the above imo.
@@JPsL4DD3RAt a farm they are butchered way younger, than most likely in the wild, so they get little time to enjoy that " great treatment" at the farm...
In the book, "Once Upon a Town: Miracle of the North Platte Canteen," people used turkey eggs to bake cakes for our soldiers during WWII because they went further than chicken eggs and whipped up nicely for cakes.
When I was a teen we obtained a few baby Pekin ducks on our farm. A while later, two began laying eggs. My grandmother had always said duck eggs were superior for angel food cakes. I saved a dozen(we had been cooking with them) and brought them to her, and she said that she hadn't seen a dozen duck eggs in 40 years. She made an angel food cake with them, and a yellow cake to use the yolks. I'll admit that angel food cake was remarkably fluffy, but the yellow cake was amazing. Nearly all the eggs had two yolks. I always wondered if that had to do with the duck breed. Roast duck is delish too, my grandmother was expert at that, too. I like ducks, they're multi use.
I read that book (or at least an article about the North Platte Canteen) a few decades ago. One point the lady that baked the cakes made was that turkey eggs were not controlled by the ration board in World War II like chicken eggs were.
I'd like to put my two cents worth in. First I have eaten turkey duck goose and chicken eggs. Some of the flavour has to do with their diet but overall I would say the chicken eggs are the mildest. Second turkeys if you only have a few love to follow you around the yard because they really attached to you. Third I've had turkey set clutches on me and because sometimes some of the moms will all in the same nest I've had a turkey hen hatch up to maybe 20 babies although I've rarely seen them survive in that amount. I supplement my birds with a little bit of grain but very little most of the stuff they get they get around the yard bugs grass and so on. So they're not that expensive to raise because they pretty much raised themselves. Luckily there's always enough rescue dogs around here to keep the coyotes and foxes at bae. I have had all's take for the younger ones off their roofs at night when they Roost in the trees as they would prefer to be outside when it's warm rather than back into the coop. If you wish to raise turkeys get the smaller bronze ones they are very Hardy to survive and they will lay clutches of eggs for you for example I have had good luck with the Artesian gold. Good luck everybody and I love this little presentation thank you for doing it
Yes. I have a cock & Hen. She is Sitting on 18 Eggs now. Looking Forward to them Hatching out. Also have 2 Muskovi Ducks 🦆 Sitting on lots of eggs. Chickens not sitting Yet. But they will when I leave Eggs in nest. This year will be the first year for Turkey chicks. I’m Irish living in Pennsylvania
A big flock of wild turkeys could be a pretty vicious coyote/wolf/fox deterrent. They chase people on a regular, and they take on predators when hunted too. Same with geese, vicious in packs
For a while, a local homeless shelter was receiving free turkey eggs from local turkey farmers. They were just viewed as a useless byproduct and the farmers called the shelter and offered them.
That's awesome!! I'm happy to hear they're not going to waste and they are providing a wonderful meal to those who desperately need their benefits, proteins, and all around warm meal! Thanks for sharing!!
I reside in Thailand and we don't have turkeys in Thailand. However, we consume duck eggs and quail eggs, as well as chicken eggs (typically brown eggs, not white). All are similar in taste!
Our grandmother had free roaming chickens, ducks, and turkeys … when we visited her in the mid 1950s, my job was to locate and collect all the eggs … then she would scramble them all together … I wasn't very fond of duck eggs which were a bit gamey tasting. But we always ate what was put onto our plates. Although sometimes I do remember her putting the duck eggs aside … dearly loved our grandmother!
That was real informative, thank you. Living out in the country I'll bet I could get some turkey eggs for sale! But I was wrong about them, I thought they were too high in cholesterol! Now I got to try turkey eggs! Thank you, I love new foods!
They say the same thing about duck eggs...for a couple years, when i was a kid, we had more ducks than chickens, and the chicken eggs were sold to the neighbours...which meant that we ate duck eggs. A lot. And used them for cooking. A lot. Way better than chick eggs, except for the shell, especially for baking...whatever it is that eggs do for cakes and quiche and bread, ducks do it better than chickens. My Mum was a victim of her own marketing...every neighbour that was appalled at the thought of eating a duck egg was finally convinced to try them...and then they prefered those to chicken eggs. So, we were back to eating the chicken eggs and selling the duck eggs. Of course, all of this was contrary to Agriculture Canada regs.
I learned from watching homesteaders on UA-cam that live in Oklahoma that raise ducks and they say duck eggs are preferred over chickens eggs for baking because of the flavor and they are also larger. They raise Turkey's too, no mention of them eating the eggs. They sell the turkey offspring at auctions. One of these days I'm going to try some turkey eggs, but living in the city, I'm sure it will be difficult to find any locally.
We have turkeys. The hens are actually meat breeds that we actually just have as "pets". They've just started laying eggs. We have a heritage breed tom... Maybe we'll hatch some? Haven't decided. We also have chickens and get LOTS of eggs from them. With the current situation it's more profitable to save the chicken eggs for selling and use our turkey eggs for our own consumption. In some places turkey eggs might be worth something but it's hard to find someone willing to get past their inhibition's about eating eggs from another critter.
The biggest problem I found is having big enough cartons to hold the eggs. They don't fit normal egg cartons. I did find that they make a great protein supplement for my chickens during molting(moulting) season. When a chicken molts, they stop laying eggs because their body concentrates the protein on building feathers instead of eggs. Adding more protein to their diet helps ease the process and they'll keep laying eggs. Yes, I feed them scrambled eggs. I also bake and pulverize the shells into a powder and infuse it with the scrambled eggs to help the chickens lay eggs with harder shells.
Thanks for that information! I live in the Netherlands almost on the German border, next time i am visiting your country (which i do once a week) i am going to try and purchase some.
We had a few turkeys when I was growing up. I don't ever remember eating the eggs but I do remember the hens being extremely protective when they were on their nest and being chased away by them several times.
QUICK ANSWER ... Turkey are seasonal layers. They do not lay enough eggs to cover the cost of maintaining the turkey. Most turkey eggs are hatched because meat is more valuable. I sell turkey eggs... Usually as hatching eggs because most people don't want to pay the $6 per egg price tag just to eat it. BTW... Eggs are fresh because they are gathered daily by me. Not collected by the turkey.
Umm. You don't eat fertilized eggs! Unless you like the taste of a chick embryo. And unfertilized eggs will spoil after a short period of days. If it "hatches", it means you waited too late...head for the hills before the stench gets you. 😂
My dad LOVED all kinda birds and we had lots….chicken, ducks, geese and caged birds….doves, parakeets, cocktails and homing pigeons which were able to fly around durning the day. I found that the larger the bird, the stronger the yoke tasted. We got 5 baby turkeys once, but the neighbor’s cat ate an early thanksgiving dinner. We even got 5 pea fowl, but only one hen lasted. She was a trooper by laying a clutch of eggs and sitting on them. Dad felt bad and was going to put some chicken eggs under her so she could hatch something, but he never did. Miss my dad and his birds
A guy I worked with back in 1980 loved eggs for Breakfast and was told by a Dr to only eat 1-2 a day so he went to a hatchery and got turkey eggs and they were huge...
Great video! And yes to the other commenters, I never thought about eating turkey eggs until I saw this video. And only this morning I had about 20 turkeys in my backyard. 😂
My grandfather raised turkeys. At Easter he would poke holes in the top and bottom of the egg and blow the contents out into a bowl. Then we would color the eggs and when they were dry he would hang them from the Chandelier in the dining room. My grandmother used the eggs for baking and scrambling.
I was mind blown that people in the US and Canada labeled eggs that are not "chicken eggs" as wild/game, in my country you can eat duck eggs and quail eggs on a daily basis because its commonly sold on the street.
We used to raise turkeys when I was a kid and the eggs are fine for eating, though they do taste a little different than chicken eggs to me. They have a slightly thicker texture when cooked and are a bit richer than standard store-bought chicken eggs. Very good for baked goods though. Guineafowl also produce excellent eggs that are very rich and good for baking cakes and bread.
I used to buy and enjoy turkey eggs when I lived near the St. Jacob’s Market in Kitchener, Ontario. Two turkey eggs made enough scrambled eggs for my kids, and we all enjoyed them hard boiled, like chicken eggs. Not much difference but for the size. 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
Wouldn't they make the most kick-ass deviled eggs of all time? You could probably share them. I'd like to serve them to guests just to see their eyes bug out.
@@xtbuff1008 Thanks for the hint! I used to be asked to bring my devilled eggs to most family functions. I’m going to look for a turkey egg vendor where I live now. They’ll be spectacular! 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
My wife and I eat Turkey eggs often. Our egg guy has them on occasion, they are a bit richer than chicken eggs and taste great. They are usually about 1.5 larger than chicken eggs too.
I've wondered about this too! When my turkey started laying, it was the first time seeing a turkey egg. I'd always kept chickens, and have inly had a couple of toms in the past. I was too afraid to eat the turkey eggs, but on Thanksgiving I was making a pumpkin pie, but had run out of eggs...except for a lone turkey egg. So i used it, and the pie was good! (My turkey was probably glad it was only her egg that got used on Thanksgiving 😂). I'm still shiddish about just scrambling them up and eating them, but my kids like them. I just cant get past the prehistoric, dinosaur look of them, lol. 😂
I think Wild Turkeys are absolutely Beautiful, especially when the Sunlight is revealing all the beautiful iridescent colors and ALL the other colors. They are beautiful, especially wild in their Indigenous habitat where you can appreciate how they can both blend in as well as show off and all the other cool things they do.
I eat hard boiled (chicken) eggs almost every morning at work. With Thanksgiving approaching, this morning I happen to think “I wonder why nobody sells turkey eggs?” Then I get home and this video came up on UA-cam. Thanks for answering my question!
Notice most all people were on or had folks Who had farms.. great life I still miss it. But i got bullied so badly when I moved to the city 🏙️ I was ashamed of the farm life.. now I'm so thankful for those days back in Eddy Texas 1940 s👍👍👍☘️
Ain’t that the pits? Why are city people like that about country folk? I bet it’s jealousy. When they put aside the ridiculous notion that country people are any more likely to be “backwards” or mean than any other group… the fact is, living among nature is idyllic to many people compared to a city full of crime and pollution. I grew up in the country too, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time living in the city as well, but both places have their pluses and minuses.
A long time ago my dad owned a bakery in a small town that had a turkey processing plant, therefore there were many turkey farms in the area. He used turkey eggs in his baking and it was great. They taste better than commercially raised chicken eggs.
I was walking down my very long drive way and in a pot hole was a wite egg with brown speckles. Knew it couldnt be a chicken egg my checkens dont venture out that far. At first I assumed it was a dud and was going to chuck it. Glad I didnt. Got it back up to the house looked it up and sure enough turkey egg. We put it in the incubator and my wife is holding the chick as we speak. I named him Roady. The next day after finding that egg, my dad finds another. He is pipping right now. Guess I will call him Broady. Broady and Roady. I dont know what the laws are on hatching wild eggs but I dont really care either. Something is alive now that would have got squashed by a car. We are going to bond with the chicks and treat them like farm dogs same as we do our geese. Hoping I got two bucks, but getting a female would be great too. More babies!
I live in Arkansas and we have lots and lots of turkeys, think Tyson foods. I eat turkey eggs on a regular basis and have a dozen in my fridge right now. Had two this am. I get them from a woman who raises chickens and turkeys for eggs and sells them. Her sister works for me and gives them to me on a regular basis as they are laying. They are delicious. They are hard to get into. Shell is thicker and you just hit it harder that's all for the shell. The more complex part is the inner lining that surrounds the white and yolk. That is one tough membrane and getting used to breaking it without breaking the yolk takes practice. So I scrambled eggs a lot more then frying them at first or omletts. If you can get them, get them they are very good and nothing like duck eggs at all. Duck eggs are fishy tasting because ducks EAT fish. Turkeys eat same things as chickens. Which means turkey good, duck bad. Unless you're in eastern Arkansas duck hunting and run across some, then worth eating at camp for a change of pace.
From duck eggs I only tried the eggs of an Indian runner duck.. they are not very different from chicken as the duck also consume what a regular chicken eats
I found this post very interesting. When growing up we raised chickens, turkeys, ducks, & geese. The duck eggs were to rich to eat as such. My mom used them for baking. I, however, consumed a turkey egg just about every morning. As mentioned, they are similar in taste as chicken eggs but much larger. Was like eating an omelet. When I tell people this account I usually get raised eyebrows. I've never eaten a goose egg. (laid a few...) I agree with an earlier post concerning geese. We called them our 'watch geese'. Better than dogs for protecting the property. Thanks for the post.
Economics is why chicken eggs are the standard. Chickens are smaller, eat less feed, produce eggs at an earlier age, produce more eggs, a hatchery will hold more than twice as many chickens as turkeys.......
I live in rural southeast Ohio. My dad's house was way out in the woods. Almost no neighbors and traffic just doesn't exist on that old dirt road. He used to have wild turkey hens come right up in his front yard and lay eggs.
Maybe listen to the end. He said turkeys are more expensive than chickens to raise, don't lay as many eggs, the eggs are similar in taste and size to chicken eggs so people won't pay the premium, they aren't used to them so they won't try them, and there's no market for them as eggs are extremely cheap. People only want turkeys for the meat, and mostly want it during the late fall/early winter holidays. But I guess this comment was probably too long for you to read huh?
Local to me is a restaurant/deli that only sells turkey. If you want the full-on thanksgiving dinner, it's available every day of the year. I was in there once in the morning and asked what eggs the omelette was made with. They replied just eggs. When I asked why not turkey eggs, the cook appeared to be shocked that someone would ask that. In a turkey only restaurant!
2:35 is when he starts talking about why we don't eat turkey eggs.
Thank you!
I couldn't wait that long.
Thank you.
@@kevinkellogg2132 Neither could I. I skipped forward until I found where he finally gets to the POINT!
@TheSouthIsHot Thank you for posting the time, but after 2 minutes, I got chapped and hit the Do Not Recommended Channel. Being old, I don't have the patience to wade through the Bravo Sierra 😉
Honestly, the thought has never crossed my mind until now.
Same
I never would've thought about this if it wasn't for this video
Same here!
100%
Same, but my country isn't big on turkeys like that.
UA-cam algorithm giving me videos I never knew I wanted to see.
Same!
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Same I thought this was one of those random topic channels this foo is dedicated to chickens on this channel which makes this vid even better
That just means the algorithm is doing what it should
Dinkerton?
People don't buy turkey eggs because they aren't widely available, and turkey farmers don't produce them commercially because they're not in demand. Sounds a turkey-and-egg problem.
The only way I find turkey eggs is at some farmers markets. They're good, but don't taste much different than chicken eggs, though they are larger.
@@tanikokishimoto1604 Which is the fundamental problem. They are just bigger chicken eggs ultimately. Bigger chicken eggs that cost WAY WAY more to produce. Ultimately, even if people had the option I doubt they are gonna pay twice as much for something 30% bigger that tastes identical. (All numbers arbitrary of course)
Eggactly!
@@KenS-z6r u egg us on?
@@AlanKelly-nm9lx Uhh, I guess you caught me with "egg on my face"!!
I'll admit, I have never even considered this question....
We have a friend down the road who gives us duck eggs once in awhile. And that caused me to think about turkey eggs. Much like the description of turkey eggs, duck eggs do have more difficult shells and membranes and the egg yolk has a creamier texture. I boil the eggs for a quick breakfast every morning and because of their thicker membrane, they peel more easily. The cell with the membrane stays in one piece more easily so it's easier to peel
Oddly enough, I have considered this question very often, but never gotten an answer.
What Keith said
Honestly: I'm 71 and I haven't either until today.... hahahaha
Never have I ever either!!!😂😂😂
Growing up, in my grandparents' farm, my grandma used to cook the best scramble turkey eggs! Missed that beautiful lady every day!
That's a sweet story, ty for sharing.
Scrambled turkey eggs are the best scrambled eggs
I agree, I used to have a pet hen turkey and always saved her eggs for scrambling.
My grandparents did the same with geese.
My whole life, I’ve never thought about turkeys laying eggs… until this video. My whole 43 years on this planet and this is the first time I’ve ever heard or considered this question.
well if you want get some and try them think of them as primo eggs which they are technically a little stronger taste cost more because turkeys cost more to keep alive so thus they are a primo food product when you think about it
😅 turkey has no eggs?
@@froglegs4910 all the birbs has eggs.
Damn
@Novembercherry4 😅you are definitely not alone.
I clicked this video because I hadn’t thought about it.
I can honestly say in my 37 years I've never thought about eating a turkey egg...now i want to try one
My hen just hatched 9 chicks, each in a couple of months will sell for the price of a months chicken feed used to feed my hens and 3 tuckies. I think ill still to rearing and selling. But nice to know that i have more SHTF options.
No lie I thought about this as a child and when I asked everyone just told me to hush 😂
Me to
Agreed!
I ate a lot of turkey, goose, duck and dwarf hen eggs in my childhood.
I saw the title and was like "Wait......why DON'T we eat them?!"
Come to find out we DO eat them, but they're not nearly as profitable as chicken eggs.
Today I learned.
Double digit IQ at work here guys. .
@jamescheddar4896 Turkeys graze just fine, in fact they can eat a lot of stuff that chickens can't. And you want to supplement a chicken's diet with feed as well if you're hoping to make them produce enough eggs to sell. I feel like the video did a pretty good job of detailing why turkey eggs aren't being sold... once it got around to actually telling us.
@jamescheddar4896 Haha, fair enough. Basically nobody sells turkey eggs because selling chicken eggs is just way easier and more profitable.
You want to know why?
It's actually really simple.
Many chicken breeds will lay an egg *every day* if it's not winter. Some of the better producers will lay two or more.
Turkeys might lay an egg every three or four days, if conditions are good. Plus, they go through phases where they just won't lay any for a couple week at a time.
They eat a lot too, especially compared to a chicken a fraction of their size.
Basically, you'd need a lot more birds to fill an egg carton in the same amount of time, and each of those birds is more expensive to maintain as well. As a result, on average a single turkey egg is about the same price as a dozen chicken eggs.
You don't need to take my word for it. Look it up.
I grew up eating turkey eggs at my grandparents for a time when Grandpa had turkeys. I absolutely loved them! It's a great memory for me Grandma making me breakfast. And they were big too.
Moving to Minnesota after 49yrs born n raised in Los Angeles .. seeing wild turkeys on the daily was eye opening. .. its actually nice to see wild life roaming free in the neighborhood along with some squirrels and rabbits
Hunted to extinction once, re-introduced in Whitewater state park in the 70's, nice to see them now thriving.
A lot of wild animals in L.A...
@@pepepepito623always one of you
@@PureNapture I noticed that you didn't say he was wrong though.
@@pepepepito623😂😂😂😂
As a kid we raised chickens ducks and geese. I had the honor of egg collecting every morning. I would have to use an aluminum trashcan lid as a shield to get the goose eggs. They were fighters.
Geese have the reputation of being excellent guards.
Ever been bit by one? That’s a nasty welt on your thigh.
Geese are pricks.
Who asked?
They must have been made of gold.
My childhood farm experience also informs my reasoning. Turkeys were more agressive to giving up their eggs. We raised chickens, turkeys, geese, quail, and Guinea hens for market and turkeys were the most agressive.
Thank you for making this a 5-minute video rather than a 20-minute video.
Right but it could have been 90 seconds and still given all the same information without being repetitive
@@Snerts yes, that's exactly what I was thinking. And this is not a matter of attention span, because I'll gladly watch a 30 minute video that's well thought out and researched. but it's hard for me to even watch 2 minutes of a video that repeats the same questions and points over and over like I'm a toddler.
@@2GoatsInATrenchCoat yes I’m the same way - have you ever been diagnosed with ADHD? Just curious
@Snerts FOH with that ADHD bull...Just tell everyone that you're too lazy🤦🏻♂️...It's just like everyone these days have autism...No tf they don't! It's just a damn excuse. Grow TF up! Be a damn adult!
Literally bro they really be making 2 min videos into 30hr videos like how and y bro😭😭
In South Africa we eat ostrich eggs. One egg feed 7 - 10 people.
I would try one
Really???? Wow!!!!
Big old egg!
I would love to try it some day
I have Turkeys and love to eat Turkey eggs the only difficult thing is the eggshell has a thick membrane inside and you nearly need a knife to cut it. Don’t expect to crack a Turkey shell with one hand and just pour out the egg into the skillet. It just takes more effort than that. Oh, and Turkey eggs taste like chicken eggs👍
Kinda the same as quail. Gotta use an egg scissors
Same here. A bit harder to crack but they taste just fine.
Ostrich eggs are delicious, too!
Nice comment. Helps people 😊
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
When I was a kid, many years ago, we lived in a rural area where there were many small farms. One of them raised a few dozen turkeys and had turkey eggs for sale. My folks bought a
number of turkey eggs and everything in this video described them perfectly. We used them in meals where we would normally use chicken eggs and they did have a slightly richer taste.
I liked them and was always glad to see them arriving at our house.
These days, we have a neighbor who raises some domestic turkeys. Last year, a wild turkey hen showed up and mated with one of her Toms. That resulted in seeing her strutting around
our rural neighborhood, followed by 9 or 10 chicks. It was amazing at just how fast they grew! We see and hear them from time to time and they seem to be used to being around people.
THAT seems really cool to witness, seeing how thrilled I am to see the little geese families crossing the road and such where I live. Lol.
I'm curious. What breed or breeds does your neighbor have? Wondering what breed the tom was. A bronze would add weight to the poults but not change much in the color. Other breeds would make for some interesting colors.
Just FYI, a baby turkey is called a poult, not a "chick".
@@elessartelcontar9415 They are "chicks", though.
Language is for communication. Communication is the idea of sharing ideas. Most people who heard someone referring to a turkey chick would understand they meant a poult. Jargon exists in every field and "proper labels" for birds are specific jargon for people who deal with those particular communities.
Would the size of an average turkey egg equal two average sized chicken eggs or would it be more like one and a half chicken eggs?
Since there is virtually no market for $3 eggs, farmers opt to raise their turkeys for meat rather than eggs and use their hens' eggs for producing more turkeys rather than for consumption.
There is now. Chicken eggs are over 3 dollars a dozen.
Do you mean $3 an egg? Because most pasture-raised chicken eggs _start_ at $5 a dozen on the low-end and go up to $15 for heirloom breeds.
@@lars2894 Yes, turkey eggs are $3 per egg 🥚
@@samjane6267 Turkey eggs are still far more expensive 😩
There are small markets for ‘alternative’ eggs.
When my family had a cabin in Crow Wing County Minnesota, we would get turkey eggs from a local farm. Mach larger than chicken eggs and tasted great.
Yes we do. My grandmother used to sell them for eating during the depression.
My grandmother had the original idea to do that and people like your grandmother took everything she was working for. Ruining her life and her spirit and was always a point of contention as it dominated all conversations and would be brought up dozens of times a day.
@@oldironsides4107 Your grandma was a harlot who slept around stealing all the egg ideas on the planet, claiming them as her own. My bloodline was the first to eat turkey eggs and always will be.
@@oldironsides4107Someone selling eggs destroyed her life? How?
@@oldironsides4107your grandma was the only one in the 1930s to first have the idea to sell eggs ? Wow😮
@@oldironsides4107i pity the humans who have the misfortune of being around you on a regular basis
I've had turkey eggs before, they taste delicious . I got the eggs from a church friend who sold eggs from both his chicken and turkeys. Although he didn't have many turkeys so there wouldn't be many eggs from them.
I think the fact that one hen's 10 eggs are different ages has a lot to do with the viability of raising turkeys for eggs.
😂
@binxbolling guess you're not familiar with farming lol. The eggs are collected daily, so no old eggs
But, do they taste any different from chicken eggs at all?
@@MatthewTheWanderer Nope!
We raise Royal palm turkeys, we use turkey eggs when we bake bread and cakes, as they are best for baking, more than just as a breakfast omelet. We also bring turkey eggs to our local auction and get a pretty darn good price for them.
What auction? Where are you located?
@@abcdefghijk8925 outside of Chehalis WA.
I've had turkey, eggs and duck eggs once when I was camping, and they were wonderful. A friend who owns a farm was also camping that same weekend and brought them with her. Since I loved eggs so much already, I loved the richer flavor and texture. The following morning, I threw more duck eggs and turkey eggs on the griddle and mixed in some Stahley brand Scottish haggis, and some hickory smoked ghost pepper jack cheese, and it was a mind-blowing fireside breakfast for the whole tent circle.
Ghost pepper jack cheese sounds spicy and delicious 😋 I’ve never had turkey eggs, but I have had duck eggs and I prefer them, they’re so much tastier and more nutritious.
@kathleencove I actually have a video on UA-cam about that very cheese. Look up "hex's taste test ghost pepper jack cheese". This was back before I knew where it actually came from. Glenview farms via US foods. I believe they also have their own commercial on YT
@@HexNottingham I’ll check it out!
@@kathleencoveI love ghost pepper cheese!😅
@@leechjim8023 Same! 😋
When I was a kid in the 50s we raised turkeys(up to 4000 a year) almost as a crop as demand was very seasonal. We “planted” the eggs in an incubator in the spring and shipped them out (frozen and ready to cook) in the fall. We never ate the eggs whole but angel food cake from turkey egg whites was a staple on the table. I didn’t appreciate that angel food cake was somewhat special until years later.
Turkey eggs make a meringue? I just assumed they wouldnt whip up as my duck eggs were too heavy to hold up and always collapsed on me!! Was I doing something wrong?
@@anitalornie1743 try the same recipe but another 1000 meters above sea level.
Awesome
@@anitalornie1743 Most likely user error.
@@anitalornie1743 maybe add a touch of water or look up on america's test kitchen
I grew up on a turkey farm with well over 5,000 head. It produces some of the best-tasting eggs, and an angel food cake from it is fantastic.
Hey, Ethiopia 🇪🇹 here! Great video! Wow, never did it ever cross my mind to eat turkey eggs. I can't be the only one feeling like a fool. Thanks for the info! 💚💛❤️
Not readily available to purchase. Maybe a Tariff may be placed on these eggs so it will be too expensive. 😅
I've been wondering this for years, but could never find an answer from a reliable source before this. Thank You!
There isn't really a market for turkey eggs which cost about 3 dollars an egg when you can get a dozen chicken eggs for the same price.
When we raised chickens, we also had turkeys. A close friend has a chicken allergy (and many others) so they would get turkey eggs and goat milk from us. It was nice to see a teenager eat scrambled eggs for the first time, or eat ice cream for the first time (thanks to the goat milk). They do taste like chicken eggs (at least when they eat the same foods) but are quite a bit larger.
We had turkeys,ducks, geese, and chickens. They all taste the same if they are fed the same food. The duck, turkey and goose eggs have a tougher shell,s and tougher egg white. They dont do well boiled, but if you beat it with a liquid, like water or mild, they make great omlets, scrambled eggs and are perfect in baked goods!
As a kid, many years ago, I went from door to sell eggs to earn money to buy a bike. Many of my customers loved the duck and turkey eggs and looked forward to my deliveries.
I have noticed that duck eggs need to be boiled just a bit longer than chicken eggs (else the yolk of the duck eggs will likely be runny).
Nah yall missing out you eat duck eggs like balute with Thai basil mint leaves salt and pepper
@@Virusskeptic-d3z btw runny is GOOD for health. One of the most potent antiinflammatory factors in the entire food world is from raw yolk that has not been heated at all ,or very little heat if any. Fact.
Fried duck eggs are amazing
Thanks “terms and conditions”! Just sitting in our living room talking about “why don’t we eat turkey eggs”? Then this video popped up in my feed! We said and you listened! 👍🏾
I used to go to a farmers’ market about 30 miles away where one seller had pastured eggs, mostly chicken eggs but a limited supply of duck and turkey eggs. Then the seller stopped showing up. The duck eggs were by far the best, but the turkey eggs were nicely big and different enough in flavor from chicken eggs that they made an interesting change from the usual.
I only eat the egg white and can easily taste the difference in a chicken egg and a duck egg. The duck egg tastes like hose water.
@@nunyabisness4300 Too bad u aren't my neighbor since i prefer only egg yolks!
@@MrLanternlandand I like the taste of hose water
@@WarrenPeace007 The other guy sed duck egg whites taste like hose water so you'd love them too, and we'd trade - I'd get the duck egg yolks and you guys would get the duck egg whites, and then we'd split the cost of the duck eggs, so that would be great if you guys were my neighbors.
I've had goose eggs.
I also tried to eat waddyacallit the fertilized eggs they like in the Philippines, but I made the mistake of looking at it too closely and I chickened out.
@@MrLanternland Eggsactly
Had turkeys at our little farm in Sweden when I was young and we consumed their eggs constantly together with duck and hen eggs.
I hope not constantly 🤣
Nice
@@TonyM540it's not like good eggs are actually bad for you.
Next stop: Ostrich eggs.
After that: crocodile eggs.
Final destination: dinosaur eggs.
Dinosaur eggs take a loooong time to cook. 😁✌🖖
People do eat ostrich eggs. Just so expensive that's its a delicousy and are massive
I recall years ago on The Amazing Race they had a challenge where the team members had to eat an ostrich egg omelette, and they said one egg was equal to around a dozen chicken eggs.
@@mdb45424They also eat ostrich! There's an ostrich and emu farm not far from where I live. They sell ostrich meat (imported, not from their stock) there and it's not cheap. I tried it in a restaurant, and it was good, rather like lean, less greasy ground beef. I only tried it the one time, though.
Ostrich eggs are the best eggs in my opinion
I tried recently a turkey egg which I got at my local West Hollywood Farmers Market. The vendor told me that they don’t have that many turkeys as compared to chickens and the turkeys lay fewer eggs. The vendor also sells blue eggs, a chicken variety, delicious and more nutritious, occasionally duck eggs, quail eggs, and sometimes goose eggs. They all taste pretty similar. I happen to like variety in my food. My favorite are the blue chicken eggs. I think they’re worth the money.
Turkey eggs are great they bigger, almost twice the size, and creamier than chicken eggs - pretty similar to Duck eggs (I prefer the Duck eggs its tastier). It's a myth they only produce 3 a week once the initial laying starts they produce at the same rate as a chicken hen, once a day. The yolk is in a larger proportion to the white than a chicken egg so if you prefer that you're in luck. If you're a body builder and eat eggs for the white maybe stick to chickens. The shells are quite a bit stronger, you can drop them and they won't break and when you do crack them open the yolk rarely bursts because it has a thicker membrane to protect it. There's really no reason other than the fact we're used to chicken eggs that we don't eat them and its a pity because if we did the price would be cheaper cent for cent - there's much less wastage. Unlike chicken eggs where I always feel I need at least 2 to make it a worthwhile breakfast you only need the one. Give them a go you'd be surprised I bet someone in your wider neighborhood has them.
Thanks for the personal testimony!
All facts. But......
The reason "we" don't eat turkey eggs isn't because we're used to chicken eggs, it's because turkeys are mostly still ✌🏾real✌🏾 animals, and haven't been genetically retarded (yet) to produce 300+ eggs a year......aka, there's no profit to be made. That's why they're being bred to become fatter and larger; Thanksgiving turkey dinners are profitable 👌🏾
Very informative. Thanks
There isn’t a single source I can find that agrees with your statement on domestic turkey egg laying frequency. All reputable sources say two eggs per week, maybe three if you’re lucky.
Thank you.. I already this instead of watching the video and saved me 4 minutes
When I was a kid, my father always bought a fresh turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas directly from the farm. He would pick a live turkey and the farmer would decapitate it and hang it to drain the blood for an hour before it was brought home. The turkey would then be plucked and cleaned at home. During that process, several eggs were often discovered within. Dad always saved the eggs and enjoyed them for breakfast the next morning. The rest of the family never indulged in the eggs. They were Dad's treat for the hard work of plucking, cleaning and cooking the turkey. We never said grace at the table without giving a special "thank you" to the turkey.
Wonder if the turkey thanked God for letting the farmer decapitate it 🥲🥲🥲🥲
That’s awesome ❤
@@barrywest2170haha it’s sad I know but at a farm like op is describing the turkeys probably live healthier and happier lives than in the wild, not to mention being torn apart by any predator in the wild would be a far worse fate. By being grateful we can make amends for using it as a food resource given the above imo.
@@JPsL4DD3R Appreciate your reply but we will have to agree to disagree on this 🙏🙏🏿🙏🏽
@@JPsL4DD3RAt a farm they are butchered way younger, than most likely in the wild, so they get little time to enjoy that " great treatment" at the farm...
In the book, "Once Upon a Town: Miracle of the North Platte Canteen," people used turkey eggs to bake cakes for our soldiers during WWII because they went further than chicken eggs and whipped up nicely for cakes.
Hens or Chook eggs, chickens don't lay eggs untill the become pullets
When I was a teen we obtained a few baby Pekin ducks on our farm. A while later, two began laying eggs. My grandmother had always said duck eggs were superior for angel food cakes. I saved a dozen(we had been cooking with them) and brought them to her, and she said that she hadn't seen a dozen duck eggs in 40 years. She made an angel food cake with them, and a yellow cake to use the yolks. I'll admit that angel food cake was remarkably fluffy, but the yellow cake was amazing. Nearly all the eggs had two yolks. I always wondered if that had to do with the duck breed. Roast duck is delish too, my grandmother was expert at that, too. I like ducks, they're multi use.
I read that book (or at least an article about the North Platte Canteen) a few decades ago. One point the lady that baked the cakes made was that turkey eggs were not controlled by the ration board in World War II like chicken eggs were.
@@bobrees4363 They must of had chickens that laid eggs duering ww 2 they don't now they are hens eggs
@@bobrees4363 that makes sense. I'm sure the eggs were all being turned to powder and shipped overseas for the soldiers consumption.
Interesting! I’ve never pondered this question before!
I'd like to put my two cents worth in. First I have eaten turkey duck goose and chicken eggs. Some of the flavour has to do with their diet but overall I would say the chicken eggs are the mildest. Second turkeys if you only have a few love to follow you around the yard because they really attached to you. Third I've had turkey set clutches on me and because sometimes some of the moms will all in the same nest I've had a turkey hen hatch up to maybe 20 babies although I've rarely seen them survive in that amount. I supplement my birds with a little bit of grain but very little most of the stuff they get they get around the yard bugs grass and so on. So they're not that expensive to raise because they pretty much raised themselves. Luckily there's always enough rescue dogs around here to keep the coyotes and foxes at bae. I have had all's take for the younger ones off their roofs at night when they Roost in the trees as they would prefer to be outside when it's warm rather than back into the coop. If you wish to raise turkeys get the smaller bronze ones they are very Hardy to survive and they will lay clutches of eggs for you for example I have had good luck with the Artesian gold. Good luck everybody and I love this little presentation thank you for doing it
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Nice response
Yes. I have a cock & Hen. She is Sitting on 18 Eggs now. Looking Forward to them Hatching out. Also have 2 Muskovi Ducks 🦆 Sitting on lots of eggs. Chickens not sitting Yet. But they will when I leave Eggs in nest. This year will be the first year for Turkey chicks. I’m Irish living in Pennsylvania
A big flock of wild turkeys could be a pretty vicious coyote/wolf/fox deterrent. They chase people on a regular, and they take on predators when hunted too. Same with geese, vicious in packs
Very informative thank you
I'm 78 and just ate my first turkey egg this year.
How was it?
@@SurfCityBill Pretty good, a little richer than a hen's egg.
Would you eat them again?
@@cigaweed88 Yes
I'm sure it tastes better than chicken eggs, similar to duck which I had many time
For a while, a local homeless shelter was receiving free turkey eggs from local turkey farmers. They were just viewed as a useless byproduct and the farmers called the shelter and offered them.
Hi thanks for the info. Where did this happen?
That's awesome!! I'm happy to hear they're not going to waste and they are providing a wonderful meal to those who desperately need their benefits, proteins, and all around warm meal! Thanks for sharing!!
Thats really sweet
Useless byproduct? Keep them and have more turkeys
I'm sure the eggs were "candled" and the sterile ones were donated.@@DW-nb2zc
I reside in Thailand and we don't have turkeys in Thailand. However, we consume duck eggs and quail eggs, as well as chicken eggs (typically brown eggs, not white). All are similar in taste!
Quail eggs are great. You can get them at the supermarket here and they are cute teeny tiny eggs.
Most sushi places have them cold and raw as an appetizer
My friend raised quail, and basically had stacks of eggs he was giving them away, and still had enough to sell to local restaurants.
@@elessartelcontar9415 Yeah, sushi places are the only places I have ever seen quail eggs.
While in Brazil, they eat Quail eggs as a delicacy - I was invited to a house where we sat around a table eating Quail eggs.
@@dennishassler605 Fascinating! Were they cooked or raw?
I’ve raised turkeys for over 30 years and hens can lay eggs 1 year old. I eat some in spring and hatch others. Super fun animal to have on your farm.
Things I never knew I needed to know. . .
Extremely interesting. Thank you much for this entertaining video!
Our grandmother had free roaming chickens, ducks, and turkeys … when we visited her in the mid 1950s, my job was to locate and collect all the eggs … then she would scramble them all together … I wasn't very fond of duck eggs which were a bit gamey tasting. But we always ate what was put onto our plates. Although sometimes I do remember her putting the duck eggs aside … dearly loved our grandmother!
That was real informative, thank you. Living out in the country I'll bet I could get some turkey eggs for sale! But I was wrong about them, I thought they were too high in cholesterol! Now I got to try turkey eggs! Thank you, I love new foods!
They say the same thing about duck eggs...for a couple years, when i was a kid, we had more ducks than chickens, and the chicken eggs were sold to the neighbours...which meant that we ate duck eggs. A lot. And used them for cooking. A lot.
Way better than chick eggs, except for the shell, especially for baking...whatever it is that eggs do for cakes and quiche and bread, ducks do it better than chickens.
My Mum was a victim of her own marketing...every neighbour that was appalled at the thought of eating a duck egg was finally convinced to try them...and then they prefered those to chicken eggs. So, we were back to eating the chicken eggs and selling the duck eggs.
Of course, all of this was contrary to Agriculture Canada regs.
That was very funny. 🤣😂And I learned something on top of it. Thank you for sharing!💖💖
I learned from watching homesteaders on UA-cam that live in Oklahoma that raise ducks and they say duck eggs are preferred over chickens eggs for baking because of the flavor and they are also larger. They raise Turkey's too, no mention of them eating the eggs. They sell the turkey offspring at auctions. One of these days I'm going to try some turkey eggs, but living in the city, I'm sure it will be difficult to find any locally.
duck eggs are wonderful and rich.
They sell duck eggs in UK supermarkets
Personally prefer duck eggs, my friend gives them to me, their awesome.
We have turkeys. The hens are actually meat breeds that we actually just have as "pets". They've just started laying eggs. We have a heritage breed tom... Maybe we'll hatch some? Haven't decided. We also have chickens and get LOTS of eggs from them. With the current situation it's more profitable to save the chicken eggs for selling and use our turkey eggs for our own consumption. In some places turkey eggs might be worth something but it's hard to find someone willing to get past their inhibition's about eating eggs from another critter.
Funny, i was just having conversation last week wondering why we dont eat turkey eggs. And if they safe to eat. Thank you for the video
The biggest problem I found is having big enough cartons to hold the eggs. They don't fit normal egg cartons. I did find that they make a great protein supplement for my chickens during molting(moulting) season. When a chicken molts, they stop laying eggs because their body concentrates the protein on building feathers instead of eggs. Adding more protein to their diet helps ease the process and they'll keep laying eggs. Yes, I feed them scrambled eggs. I also bake and pulverize the shells into a powder and infuse it with the scrambled eggs to help the chickens lay eggs with harder shells.
Take the chicken model, enlarge the drawings a bit, try one 3D print, maybe adjust the scale. How hard can it be?
@@voornaam3191 Pretty hard when you don't have or can't afford a 3D printer.
You can easily buy turkey eggs for eating at farmer market stalls in Germany.
Thanks for that information! I live in the Netherlands almost on the German border, next time i am visiting your country (which i do once a week) i am going to try and purchase some.
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Ich hab nie welche gesehen leider.
@@napoleonfeanor Ich leider ach noch nicht aber ich gehe durch mit die sucherei.
@@napoleonfeanor In Berlin at least these are common.
I have eaten Turkey eggs many times and they taste amazing.🇬🇧
We had a few turkeys when I was growing up. I don't ever remember eating the eggs but I do remember the hens being extremely protective when they were on their nest and being chased away by them several times.
QUICK ANSWER ... Turkey are seasonal layers. They do not lay enough eggs to cover the cost of maintaining the turkey. Most turkey eggs are hatched because meat is more valuable. I sell turkey eggs... Usually as hatching eggs because most people don't want to pay the $6 per egg price tag just to eat it. BTW... Eggs are fresh because they are gathered daily by me. Not collected by the turkey.
Umm. You don't eat fertilized eggs! Unless you like the taste of a chick embryo. And unfertilized eggs will spoil after a short period of days. If it "hatches", it means you waited too late...head for the hills before the stench gets you. 😂
We know someone who raises turkeys and he brought us some turkey eggs recently. We liked them.
My dad LOVED all kinda birds and we had lots….chicken, ducks, geese and caged birds….doves, parakeets, cocktails and homing pigeons which were able to fly around durning the day. I found that the larger the bird, the stronger the yoke tasted. We got 5 baby turkeys once, but the neighbor’s cat ate an early thanksgiving dinner. We even got 5 pea fowl, but only one hen lasted. She was a trooper by laying a clutch of eggs and sitting on them. Dad felt bad and was going to put some chicken eggs under her so she could hatch something, but he never did. Miss my dad and his birds
Your dad sounds awesome
It takes a Peacock too..
thanks for answering a question I didn't know I had!!
A guy I worked with back in 1980 loved eggs for Breakfast and was told by a Dr to only eat 1-2 a day so he went to a hatchery and got turkey eggs and they were huge...
Smart man!
Grew up eating duck & goose eggs,still yearn for the good old days 😊
I've had goose eggs. Huge! I suppose the reason they're not in stores is similar.
10 years ago I was selling goose eggs for $3 each…. No longer have geese but imagine they’re selling for a bit more.
Goose eggs are great! 1 egg is a huge omelet.
Interesting! Never entered my mind to ask the question! Thankyou for the answer!
Great video! And yes to the other commenters, I never thought about eating turkey eggs until I saw this video. And only this morning I had about 20 turkeys in my backyard. 😂
We get them sometimes in central Oregon, delish!
My grandfather raised turkeys. At Easter he would poke holes in the top and bottom of the egg and blow the contents out into a bowl. Then we would color the eggs and when they were dry he would hang them from the Chandelier in the dining room. My grandmother used the eggs for baking and scrambling.
I was mind blown that people in the US and Canada labeled eggs that are not "chicken eggs" as wild/game, in my country you can eat duck eggs and quail eggs on a daily basis because its commonly sold on the street.
Quail eggs are pretty common in the US, and probably even more common in Canada. We call it game because people hunt quail.
Hm, I've never seen non chicken eggs in the US labeled "game". Then again, I've only seen duck and quail.
I’ve never heard anyone in the US doing that.
We used to raise turkeys when I was a kid and the eggs are fine for eating, though they do taste a little different than chicken eggs to me. They have a slightly thicker texture when cooked and are a bit richer than standard store-bought chicken eggs. Very good for baked goods though. Guineafowl also produce excellent eggs that are very rich and good for baking cakes and bread.
Thank you for broadening my horizons!
Anyone that has eaten Turkey eggs will agree they taste far much better than any chicken eggs you will ever find.
The person above you said that they taste the same lol
@@SecureHandleThe person above is a moron
I prefer duck eggs but never had a turkey egg
@@SecureHandle I can’t eat chicken eggs either they give me flatulent gas farts
@@SecureHandle They're similar, but to me turkey eggs seem to have a richer flavor.
I used to buy and enjoy turkey eggs when I lived near the St. Jacob’s Market in Kitchener, Ontario. Two turkey eggs made enough scrambled eggs for my kids, and we all enjoyed them hard boiled, like chicken eggs. Not much difference but for the size. 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
Wouldn't they make the most kick-ass deviled eggs of all time? You could probably share them. I'd like to serve them to guests just to see their eyes bug out.
@@xtbuff1008 Thanks for the hint! I used to be asked to bring my devilled eggs to most family functions. I’m going to look for a turkey egg vendor where I live now. They’ll be spectacular! 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
@@Momcat_maggiefelinefan Tell people they're dinosaur eggs.
My wife and I eat Turkey eggs often. Our egg guy has them on occasion, they are a bit richer than chicken eggs and taste great. They are usually about 1.5 larger than chicken eggs too.
I've wondered about this too! When my turkey started laying, it was the first time seeing a turkey egg. I'd always kept chickens, and have inly had a couple of toms in the past. I was too afraid to eat the turkey eggs, but on Thanksgiving I was making a pumpkin pie, but had run out of eggs...except for a lone turkey egg. So i used it, and the pie was good! (My turkey was probably glad it was only her egg that got used on Thanksgiving 😂). I'm still shiddish about just scrambling them up and eating them, but my kids like them. I just cant get past the prehistoric, dinosaur look of them, lol. 😂
I think Wild Turkeys are absolutely Beautiful, especially when the Sunlight is revealing all the beautiful iridescent colors and ALL the other colors.
They are beautiful, especially wild in their Indigenous habitat where you can appreciate how they can both blend in as well as show off and all the other cool things they do.
Never thought about it... And thanks, this is something to keep in mind.
I eat hard boiled (chicken) eggs almost every morning at work. With Thanksgiving approaching, this morning I happen to think “I wonder why nobody sells turkey eggs?” Then I get home and this video came up on UA-cam. Thanks for answering my question!
Notice most all people were on or had folks Who had farms.. great life I still miss it. But i got bullied so badly when I moved to the city 🏙️ I was ashamed of the farm life.. now I'm so thankful for those days back in Eddy Texas 1940 s👍👍👍☘️
Ain’t that the pits? Why are city people like that about country folk? I bet it’s jealousy. When they put aside the ridiculous notion that country people are any more likely to be “backwards” or mean than any other group… the fact is, living among nature is idyllic to many people compared to a city full of crime and pollution. I grew up in the country too, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time living in the city as well, but both places have their pluses and minuses.
It is common to eat chicken eggs.But you can eat any type of egg you want
Seagulls don't taste good, nor do their eggs. Yes, I've eaten them. 😊
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Snake eggs, not so good
Echidna?
@@DominicPiscopoFigidiniHill 😲🤔😊
Thank you! I finally have answers to a question I have often pondered!
A long time ago my dad owned a bakery in a small town that had a turkey processing plant, therefore there were many turkey farms in the area. He used turkey eggs in his baking and it was great. They taste better than commercially raised chicken eggs.
I was walking down my very long drive way and in a pot hole was a wite egg with brown speckles. Knew it couldnt be a chicken egg my checkens dont venture out that far. At first I assumed it was a dud and was going to chuck it. Glad I didnt. Got it back up to the house looked it up and sure enough turkey egg. We put it in the incubator and my wife is holding the chick as we speak. I named him Roady. The next day after finding that egg, my dad finds another. He is pipping right now. Guess I will call him Broady. Broady and Roady. I dont know what the laws are on hatching wild eggs but I dont really care either. Something is alive now that would have got squashed by a car. We are going to bond with the chicks and treat them like farm dogs same as we do our geese. Hoping I got two bucks, but getting a female would be great too. More babies!
That's Awesome!! How did it turn out?? Did they stic around after hatching
How about peacock, emu, or other birds?? Thanks for your informative and clear video!
You are making my mouth water.
Or even pheasants. Never thought about peacock, i know some cultures would eat peacock
3:57 missed opportunity to insert exceptional pun there
Missed opportunity to insert eggceptional pun there
My daughter has Reahs (small Ostridge) on her homestead. One egg equals about 10 eggs or more. Delicious.
I'd love to try them because I love duck eggs. One duck egg makes the creamiest egg sandwiches.
I've always wondered this! Thanks for the video.
Ive never even thought about turkèy eggs ever.😮
Chicken beaks? Next there will be a video about eating chicken beaks.
I got turkey eggs in my fridge right now. You can definitely eat them. They’re quite delicious.
I would love to try turkey eggs someday!
I tried them, they are tasty but hard to crack and cook longer then chicken eggs.
Today I found a huge egg 🥚 I have 3 turkeys it might be one of theirs lol
Just had my first one. Surprisingly creamy, and richer than duck eggs in my experience.
I live in Arkansas and we have lots and lots of turkeys, think Tyson foods. I eat turkey eggs on a regular basis and have a dozen in my fridge right now. Had two this am. I get them from a woman who raises chickens and turkeys for eggs and sells them. Her sister works for me and gives them to me on a regular basis as they are laying. They are delicious. They are hard to get into. Shell is thicker and you just hit it harder that's all for the shell. The more complex part is the inner lining that surrounds the white and yolk. That is one tough membrane and getting used to breaking it without breaking the yolk takes practice. So I scrambled eggs a lot more then frying them at first or omletts. If you can get them, get them they are very good and nothing like duck eggs at all. Duck eggs are fishy tasting because ducks EAT fish. Turkeys eat same things as chickens. Which means turkey good, duck bad. Unless you're in eastern Arkansas duck hunting and run across some, then worth eating at camp for a change of pace.
From duck eggs I only tried the eggs of an Indian runner duck.. they are not very different from chicken as the duck also consume what a regular chicken eats
I’m eating a peacock egg sandwich while watching this
Awesome, anything different about their taste?
They’re more colourful.
How does the taste compare to chicken eggs?
Now I want some ostrich eggs.
@jasmith1867, Ostrich eggs make a whopping huge omlette!
I found this post very interesting. When growing up we raised chickens, turkeys, ducks, & geese. The duck eggs were to rich to eat as such. My mom used them for baking. I, however, consumed a turkey egg just about every morning. As mentioned, they are similar in taste as chicken eggs but much larger. Was like eating an omelet. When I tell people this account I usually get raised eyebrows. I've never eaten a goose egg. (laid a few...) I agree with an earlier post concerning geese. We called them our 'watch geese'. Better than dogs for protecting the property. Thanks for the post.
Honestly I never even acknowledged that turkeys laid eggs.
😂 right just never gave it a second thought
I never saw them in the store.
Economics is why chicken eggs are the standard. Chickens are smaller, eat less feed, produce eggs at an earlier age, produce more eggs, a hatchery will hold more than twice as many chickens as turkeys.......
I live in rural southeast Ohio. My dad's house was way out in the woods. Almost no neighbors and traffic just doesn't exist on that old dirt road. He used to have wild turkey hens come right up in his front yard and lay eggs.
So.... the answer is... Because we don't.
You saved me 5 mins
So .. we COULD, but we just don't? 🤔
2:04 He says some people prefer turkey eggs and actually eat them on regular basis.
You ever see wild turkeys? Had to pass a field where they covered a horse walkthrough... and they just watched, waited, and quietly warned. Full nope.
It's not cost effect. My god, did u watch n pay attention?
I saw a wild male turkey last week, it looks as if he was searching for either a place to nest or a mate. Probably both
So we don’t eat turkey eggs coz we don’t eat turkey eggs.
Yeah I didn't get an answer either 😂
Maybe listen to the end. He said turkeys are more expensive than chickens to raise, don't lay as many eggs, the eggs are similar in taste and size to chicken eggs so people won't pay the premium, they aren't used to them so they won't try them, and there's no market for them as eggs are extremely cheap. People only want turkeys for the meat, and mostly want it during the late fall/early winter holidays. But I guess this comment was probably too long for you to read huh?
@@somepunkinthecomments471expecially when all you wrote was exactly what he said but in essay.
I can see why most people don't listen to you
@@scottbates100 I reworded the info of the video into as small a sentence as possible. If someone is too lazy to read it, they deserve to stay stupid.
He literally numbers them out
Local to me is a restaurant/deli that only sells turkey. If you want the full-on thanksgiving dinner, it's available every day of the year. I was in there once in the morning and asked what eggs the omelette was made with. They replied just eggs. When I asked why not turkey eggs, the cook appeared to be shocked that someone would ask that. In a turkey only restaurant!