Show turkey hens usually start laying about ten tell days daya after mating and as a rule will lay out a clutch of about 20 eggs before getting broody if she has the proper laying mash she will usually continue to lay long lonc er ei before getting broody and wit will produce many more eggs in a season if you want the hen to got get broody leave a few eggs in the nest to hatch batch well the eggs should not be kept longer than from ten to 14 lays days preferably at a I 1 temperature of 40 to 50 degress and should be turned once a day |