We are in the south east so I wanted something that would shed rain, reflect heat, and give plenty of ventilation. We typically use it for chickens, but just used it for turkeys for the first time this past season. We normally keep them in the pen until they are big enough for us to feel...
My wife and I did 9 by ourselves the Saturday before Thanksgiving (we are blessed to have all the processing equipment and years of broiler experience). They were too big for even the turkey cones so we sat them down and she straddled them while I cut their jugular. I helped her hold them down...