A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[Huntmaster]

Santa got stuck in the mud here last night

 

[R2elk]

BURRRRR

25°F now.

 

[Molpet]

Santa got stuck in the mud here last night

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[kfelton0002]

Christmas day and all my toms are thinking or wishing it was spring breeding in Ohio with this warm weather. 55 degrees at 12:00 noon here.

In the upper 50s and raining here in Kentucky. I was worried all of my mud was going to get dehydrated.

 

[kfelton0002]

Santa got stuck in the mud here last night

He needs to invest in a wench to put on his sleigh.

 

[kfelton0002]

-1⁰F this morning.

Wow that's cold. Makes me more thankful for my mud. Lol

 

[kfelton0002]

same here
I harvested a jake this morning. at least 8 more to go before breeding season melee

Do you skin your birds or pluck? I need to find a deep enough pot to scald larger turkey jakes and toms. We usually build a fire outside in the fire pit with a grate and use a pot to scald chickens. I definitely need a bigger one if I intend to scald and pluck.

 

[R2elk]

Do you skin your birds or pluck? I need to find a deep enough pot to scald larger turkey jakes and toms. We usually build a fire outside in the fire pit with a grate and use a pot to scald chickens. I definitely need a bigger one if I intend to scald and pluck.

I use a 1 1/2 bushel galvanized basket for scalding turkeys.

 

[Molpet]

Do you skin your birds or pluck? I need to find a deep enough pot to scald larger turkey jakes and toms. We usually build a fire outside in the fire pit with a grate and use a pot to scald chickens. I definitely need a bigger one if I intend to scald and pluck.

I pluck if it's warm out. I use a turkey fryer pot. The one year I had 17lb dressed and I had to flip him in the pot to get the tail and lower legs. I have a yardbird plucker but have to take neck,feet and long wing and tail feathers off first. Sometimes gets stuck and needs flipping....still have to pluck some by hand.
I turn the house water heater up it gets to 160f. I only do a couple birds at a time... lately just one.
Otherwise I bring in the dead bird and skin on top of the deep freezer in basement.