Turkey Capon?

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Can you caponize a turkey? I can't find anything about it searching google. Does anyone do this? Would it also make them more tender and larger? Is the process/location the same? I have never butchered a turkey so I have no idea of the anatomy is the same internally.

The correct term may or may not be "hokie" but still can't find any info on it.
 
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Anyone? I went to the turkey thread and I am not sure those people even eat their Turkeys at all.
 
It is talked about in some of the old caponizing books. If you are working with modern broad breasted turkeys it would be a waste of time. Process would be the same as a chicken. Not necessarily larger, but the meat would stay tender for a longer time, but since turkeys are typically slow roasted not really worthwhile. I'm sure it could be done but I can't think of any good reason for it.
 
I have heard about guinea fowl capons but never turkey ones,but yes the anatomy is preety much same as on a chicken or any other bird.
 
Turkey's aren't like chickens, so you really don't need to caponize them. My midgets were 18 lbs when processed at around 6months. Nice and tender and they fre ranged over 2 acres. They had this nice thick layer of fat over their breast, held in the juices. Yum Yum
 
Thanks for the info! Good to know. It seemed like since they are processed so much later that it would be even more useful but they must be different somehow!
 
Wow guinea capons!! And I thought it was tough to tell which chickens were roos at such a young age. Can't even begin to imagine how you would tell on a guinea.
 
I think it might depend on the breed, heratige breeds might be better caponized, but the broad breasted and other "modern" breeds are like cornish X chickens, not much use to do because of the breeding of the animal.
 
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Thanks for the info! Good to know. It seemed like since they are processed so much later that it would be even more useful but they must be different somehow!
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I am not a turkey person(except for eating!), but I would think that the tenderness of the meat of the males would depend upon the age of sexual maturity. If they mature later, I would think that the meat would stay tender for a longer period of time and the bird would get bigger as well
 
I think one of the perks would be the same as for chicken, being able to keep multiple males without the aggression and hen harassment. Hummm might be worth a try whe we do the meaties this year.
 

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