[garret]

yay, our new batch of turkeys have started laying



some of them are not much bigger than chicken eggs but this one is a whopper

[tjwilhelm]

That big one might make up a nice omelet, all by itself...add some cheese, bacon, onion, mushrooms, more cheese, bits of ham...OK, I'm done typing...IT'S TIME FOR BREAKFAST!

[snowshoe67]

wow Garret never tried one! What do they taste like? TJ saw that MMM whip one up Me and Garret with be right over!

[garret]

they are a bit stronger than chook eggs but not as strong as duck eggs, i like em and they are great for baking with

[snowshoe67]

Garret, Thanks for the info.

[George]

How long is the laying season for turkeys?

[garret]

with the ones we have now it is between 6-9 months depending on the weather (the warmer it is the more they lay) they tend to drop off over winter but so do the chooks

at the moment we have 18 broiler turkeys (10-12 eggs a day total)
25 meat turkeys (maybe 1 a fornight from these if you are lucky)
30 meat hens (same as meat turkeys)
60 broiler hens (45-50 eggs a day from them total)

the broiler hens are isa browns and the meat hens are australorp, dunno what the turkey breeds are

the egg production drops to a third or quarter over winter for both the turkeys and chooks

[Rayzerm]

Originally Posted by garret

with the ones we have now it is between 6-9 months depending on the weather (the warmer it is the more they lay) they tend to drop off over winter but so do the chooks

at the moment we have 18 broiler turkeys (10-12 eggs a day total)
25 meat turkeys (maybe 1 a fornight from these if you are lucky)
30 meat hens (same as meat turkeys)
60 broiler hens (45-50 eggs a day from them total)

the broiler hens are isa browns and the meat hens are australorp, dunno what the turkey breeds are

the egg production drops to a third or quarter over winter for both the turkeys and chooks

Wow, that's a whole farm right there Garret.

How much space do you have around you ?

[garret]

there is 1.2 hectares at my friends smallholding (also my BOL)

we also have 12 sheep, 10 goats and about 30 rabbits, plus all the veggies i have mentioned before, we are also thinking of getting a milking cow or 2 as non of us like sheep or goats milk (it is used to make cheese)

i have also not long finished the cool room, smoke house and hatchery

[SwampRat1]

very nice garret. never eaten turkey eggs. have had chicken and guinea eggs. my grandmother's former neighbor has some emu's. got one of those once and made an omlet with it. not bad, and it's enough for two people.