IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE STRAIN OF THE TURKEY BREED. LIKE I HAVE BOURBON REDS AND NARRAGANSETTS AND SOME LAY VERY WELL AND SOME DON'T, IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE BREEDERS STRAIN. I DO KNOW THAT THE MIDGET WHITES TAKE THE SAME TIME AS THE OTHER BREEDS 28-30 WEEKS FOR MEAT AND THE HENS WILL START...