I have two ducks and two Narragansett Turkeys, I don't know who's eggs are who's? I was hoping to hatch some out, but my beagle has turned into an egg sucker. Well, actually she eats them shell and all in the living room, but "egg sucker" sounds more dramitic. She prefers them frozen "Eggcicles"? It's been so cold here that there isn't much hope of hatching anything yet, but I need to figure out ...A. how to keep the beagle away from them (I'm thinking hot pepper juice for a few days) and B. who's eggs are who's.
I love all the pictures of the chicks, but I'm so jealous. If I got chicks now, they'd be almost full grown before I could put them outside.
How do you tell turkey eggs from duck eggs?
That is what happened last time I tried chicks--it was October when I got them and they stayed in our bedroom until the end of December--Yuck! This time the weather is improving and I hope to put them out much earlier. I have no idea about the egg ID question. Wait to see what hatches? Are they differently shaped? Someone here must know.......
Okay, I googled and they say that turkey eggs are larger than chicken eggs, light tan with dark brown speckles. The only duck eggs I've encountered have been solid colored--are some duck eggs speckled too?
Here is a site that shows turkey eggs compared to chicken--you have to go more than half-way down the page to find the turkey eggs. http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKEggs.html
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Turkey eggs are creamy colored with little brown speckles all over. Duck eggs are kinda white and smell strongly. Duck eggs depending on the breed of duck can be quite a bit larger than turkey eggs or the same size. Turkey eggs are a bit pointed at one end .... almost triangular in shape but conical. I think if you smell the egg you can separate the duck eggs from the turkey eggs and if you have any question marks ... look for speckles and put those in the turkey side. Hope this helps.
Wow, my ducks must be laying a lot of eggs, because there are none with specks. (just mud and poop) In about a month, I'll set them go to nesting, then they can keep all the eggs they want. I'll just have to keep the beagle seperate. that's no problem with the ducks as niether of them can get over a 6 inch barrier. But the turkeys are annother story, they go wher ever they want.
I'm wondering if they have already started a nest somewhere as the big boy is boffing the heck out of the girls and it doesn't seem like he would do that if they weren't laying. (It's probably on my front porch, that's where I keep kicking them out of (they sit in the window and watch TV. Can you say "Beverly Hillbillies?")
So, are turkey eggs good to eat? The only thing I can do with duck eggs is bake.
duck eggs make great brownies or cornbread!
close the curtains LOL
jylgaskin, The one thing many poultry folks do consider is how much/many eggs that their ducks lay. Ducks lay more eggs than chickens on average. Probably the only chicken breed/group that lay as many eggs as ducks are the 5 month old to 20 month old white Leghorns that are caged in egg factories. The Buff Swedish, Blue Swedish and Pekin ducks all lay huge eggs in incredible quantities. From February through October young ducks will lay 6 eggs a week. Duck nests need protection from skunks, raccoons and crows plus any egg sucking dog in the area. I can eat duck eggs scrambled but my wife is only willing to bake with them.