Can I/should I hatch turkeys very first egg?

[FeatherQueen3]

I’ve googled and can’t seem to find an answer. Is it wise to incubate a turkeys very first egg? I’m waiting on my Narragansett to lay a few more, but wondering if this one can be included in the hatch. It seems a bit small to me but not sure as this is my first experience with heritage breeds.

 

[kfelton0002]

As long as she is mature and the egg is normal size I think it would be fine. I wouldnt set abnormally small or odd shaped eggs.

 

[FeatherQueen3]

As long as she is mature and the egg is normal size I think it would be fine. I wouldnt set abnormally small or odd shaped eggs.

It’s about the size of a chicken egg. I feel like that is small for a turkey but I’m not sure?

 

[Molpet]

I use the first eggs as bait eggs so she keeps laying in the same spot... and checking for a bullseye for fertilization. I figure she needs a week to work out the kinks especially if a new layer, same as a chicken.

 

[kfelton0002]

It’s about the size of a chicken egg. I feel like that is small for a turkey but I’m not sure?

If it's about the size of a chicken egg then I would wait a couple weeks until the eggs get larger. That's small for a turkey egg.

 

[R2elk]

I’ve googled and can’t seem to find an answer. Is it wise to incubate a turkeys very first egg? I’m waiting on my Narragansett to lay a few more, but wondering if this one can be included in the hatch. It seems a bit small to me but not sure as this is my first experience with heritage breeds.

I regularly put first eggs in the incubator. My experience is that the very first egg is usually not fertile.

 

[R2elk]

If it's about the size of a chicken egg then I would wait a couple weeks until the eggs get larger. That's small for a turkey egg.

It depends on the individual turkey. My yearling hen this year started laying eggs that were smaller than the jumbo eggs my white leghorns were laying. Months later she is just now laying an egg only slightly bigger than those leghorn eggs.

Last year's yearling hen also laid small for a turkey eggs. This year she is laying the biggest eggs of all of my hens.