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Cecil replies: Barnyard economics, babe. Turkeys don't lay that many eggs, and the ones they do lay are used to produce more turkeys. The average egg-laying chicken lays 300 or so eggs per year, while the average turkey produces only 100 to 120. Chickens come into production at 19 to 20 weeks of age, but turkeys don't get cranking until 32 weeks. Turkeys are also much larger, averaging 16 to 17 pounds compared to 3.5 pounds for chickens.
Best Answer: Depending on the breed she may never go broody, female turkeys generally start laying from April onwards & might continue until June laying one egg each day or every other day. Leaving a few eggs in the nest might make her broody but don't bank on it. Have you seen your turkeys mating? Quite often the females start laying before they have even mated. A usual clutch would be 10-12 for wild turkeys. I suggest you leave just 2 eggs in the nest to encourage her. Mark these eggs with a clearly visible X in felt pen on both sides & collect up all the other eggs (with no X on them) as she lays them each day.