Today was quite a surprise. I have ten hens and a turkey. The hens have been laying brown eggs since December (I started to add light in November). Since it got warm today here in PA (35 degrees) I decided to "kick them all out" into the snowy run. Most of the chickens went back into the coop after a while, but the turkey and 2 hens stayed outside. When I checked on them again, I saw something white in the snow. Somehow I had never thought that the turkey would lay an egg in the winter, but here it is - next to a jumbo egg from one of my hens. The turkey egg weighs 100g or 3.5 oz, is 3 inches tall and a bit over 2 inches wide. The jumbo is about 2.5oz.
I really don't know yet. I read that the consistency of the egg white is different - more rubbery and the yolk is bigger. Most people seem to use them for baking and cooking. I will blow it out and keep it to put in on our Easter tree.
