Heritage breed Turkey OR Duck?

[SoMDChick]

I have had a white duck, laying white eggs all summer. NOW, I am wondering if the large white eggs I am getting are from my heritage breed turkey? Ducks, normally don’t lay Year round.... and have a young breeding pair of turkeys ( bronze std or Narragansett, still, at 6mths trying to figure them out). Is my fridge full of turkey eggs? How can I tell the difference?

 

[ShannonR]

Duck eggs have a sort of wax on the outside that feels different from chicken or turkey eggs.

Turkey eggs are generally slightly larger than duck eggs. Most of the time, but not always, turkey eggs will also have beige, tan or pink or light brown speckles all over the shell.

If waxy and snow white, duck egg. If speckled, off-white and large, turkey egg.

 

[nchls school]

I have had a white duck, laying white eggs all summer. NOW, I am wondering if the large white eggs I am getting are from my heritage breed turkey? Ducks, normally don’t lay Year round.... and have a young breeding pair of turkeys ( bronze std or Narragansett, still, at 6mths trying to figure them out). Is my fridge full of turkey eggs? How can I tell the difference?

Turkey eggs are speckled and more pointed. Some duck breeds do lay year around.

 

[ShannonR]

Turkey eggs are speckled and more pointed. Some duck breeds do lay year around.

Turkeys don't usually lay this early in the year either, they breed in spring and summer. But, it's a possibility.