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Why? Because they knew me as food lady, they liked me, and stayed calm. When it came to dispatching turkeys our first year, it was me who gathered the turkeys from the coop. (Which also brought us to the realization that we needed a bigger one-see tip #2.) I was pretty hard core convinced that the most humane way was with a kill cone. I mean, have you ever been beaten with turkey wings? Especially since a friend confirmed that her husband would have appreciated having said testicular protection during their most recent turkey butchering day. My (at the time) 14-year-old was more that slightly concerned that he would need testicular protection if he even thought about carrying a live turkey upside down by both feet. With chickens, my oldest grabs a chicken, holds it upside down by both feet and brings it to the kill cone.īut chickens are much smaller than turkeys.

Turkey butchering tip #1: Think out your plan of action for dispatching. Spoiler alert-they all focus on pretty much one thing: turkeys. Having said that, there are some things you should know about the process. In fact, some people like butchering turkeys better because the body cavity has more space in it so there is more room for your hands during evisceration. The birds are put together the same way-a turkey is just much larger.

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If know how to butcher a chicken, you can totally butcher a turkey. Note: this is not a step-by-step, how to butcher a turkey post. Besides, some of the ways we did it the first year might still be best for some homesteads. I considered completely rewriting the article to reflect the methods we use now as opposed to the first year we did it, but decided that seeing the journey is important. Today I will share our experiences of the first time we butchered turkeys here at the farm, as well as some updated tips and changes we’ve made over the years. I love raising turkeys here at Clucky Dickens Farm.

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Turkey rest time