Post #14900

Why do you never see turkey eggs on shelves? Boiled and fried, in a pie or in a fried egg - chicken eggs can no longer be taken out of our diet. There are also more exotic options for gourmets: duck, quail and even ostrich. But you won't find turkey eggs on any farm. But why? Are feathered competitors really not allowing them into the market? Let's start with the positives. Of course, turkey eggs are much larger than chicken eggs - their weight reaches 70-80 grams (comparison photo 2). This is comparable to the highest category - you rarely even find these in stores! For comparison, the weight of a first-grade egg is from 55 to 65 grams, 1.5 times less! But with all the costs and markups, one, albeit very large, turkey egg costs the same as three packages of chicken eggs - from 350 rubles! Firstly, the turkey begins to lay eggs quite late - already at 7-9 months of life. At this point, chickens have been laying eggs for 2-4 months already! In addition, the difference in quantity is colossal. A young laying hen in her prime produces 5-6 eggs per week. A turkey with the same inputs is capable of producing only 2 eggs in the same period. What’s stopping advertisers from straining themselves and talking about incredible beneficial properties? That's right - their absence! A turkey egg tastes little different from a chicken egg. It contains more protein and some vitamins. But they also contain several times more cholesterol. But this situation does not upset anyone, because birds were never intended to be bred for the sake of omelettes and scrambled eggs. Native Americans hunted turkeys and domesticated them only for meat. The arriving Europeans also appreciated the taste of turkey breast and almost immediately sent the birds home for breeding. For five centuries, selection has gone in two directions: decorative and meat. No one has ever tried to make laying hens from turkeys. So it turns out that birds are centuries behind in the production of eggs! - - - - - We have a huge group, which is 11 years old and there are many zoologists who write tons of text every day from the field in which they are specialists. Due to VK’s failed policy towards authors, all this, unfortunately, rests only on rare advertising and your support. You can support the stability of our nervous system with a minimum subscription of 100 rubles per month. You can request support directly through the button in this post. Thank you! 🏀 Hit the hoop and get an NFT gift — https://t.me/BasketbolX_bot