chicken broding a turkey egg

[carress]

It may be a dumb question- to those who know the answer, but:
Can a chicken hatch a turkey egg?

If not, what are the conditions that differ enough to make it impossible?

Thanks!

 

[isadream]

My buff orphs have hatched turkeys for me and then they will mother them if I leave them with the chickens. Normally I do take the eggs right before they hatch and put them in the incubator.

Renee

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

Yes they can.

Steve in NC

 

[gaviota]

I tried tucking a couple turkey eggs under a broody bantam and she sat them
for a few days but abandoned them when another hen laid eggs in her nest.

 

[gypsy2621]

I am sure they can.
I have a little OEGB hen who is tiny tiny and she is trying to brood 9 full sized eggs, funniest sight you have ever seen, more eggs than hen

 

[bloomnbeauty]

I just had a tiny little Silkie hatch one turkey egg. She pushed two more out of the nest the first day. I figured she was trying to tell me her little hiney wouldn't cover more than one....lol She is a very good mommy as well.

 

[SandyC]

I had the reverse happen a few weeks back...two turkeys in the same nest hatching a chicken egg!!! I now have a lovely little chick!

 

[gypsy2621]

I have decided when a hen,(no matter breed) goes broody they really dont care about size shape or breed of egg.
I guess an egg is an egg that needs to be hatched.