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a wild turkey egg out of nowhere

 
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So I was outside working today and I see the dog wander off like he always does and I think nothing of it. A while later he returns and is holding his head a little funny and I can see there is something in his mouth. I walk over to him and he drops an egg out of his mouth just like the picture here. I walked it back to the house and I could feel it warm through my gloves. I took a laser temperature and it was 87 F at the time (about 4 hours ago). Took another reading just now and its at 78 F. There are a lot of wild turkeys around this area you can hear them all the time. My question now is what to do with the thing, there's no telling where exactly it came from and it was from someone else's property anyways so I cant really put it back. Any ideas on what to do with a potentially fertile wild turkey leg that falls in your lap?
 
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Got a broody hen or duck?
 
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I'd be inclined to fry it, though scrambled in butter would suffice.

This advice probably comes too late, but I'd think your odds of successfully hatching it would be pretty slim, whereas your odds of successfully eating it would be pret' near 100%.  (Of course, I'd suggest candling it first.)
 
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The egg came from mamma turkey. Mystery solved.
 
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