Why are turkey eggs so unpopular? Because they're expensive. Chicken hens are egg-laying dynamos, dropping one almost every day, while a turkey produces only about two per week. Chickens begin laying eggs at about five months of age, but turkeys don't have their first cycle until more than two months later.

What month do turkeys start laying eggs?

Egg laying is mainly in March and April with peak hatching occurring in early May. Mating activities for the Rio Grande starts in March and nesting activity is high near the end of April. With the incubation period of 28 days, most poults are present in the last week of May or early June.

How long does it take a female turkey to start laying eggs?

“Turkeys have a longer life cycle so they need to get to about 7 months before they are able to produce laying eggs,” says Kimmon Williams of the National Turkey Federation.