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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.
Turkeys provided they are well fed and mature will start laying eggs from early spring to early summer. On an average they'll lay about 13 to 18 eggs between those 4 months and then sit on them to incubate the eggs. If you collect their eggs regularly, they will continue to lay eggs and can produce an average of 1 egg every 2 to 3 days and a maximum of 100 eggs. Written Jan 19 Â· View Upvotes.