Illinois...

[Molpet]

We recently bought a turkey just under 12 pounds . Just the 2 of us . I plan to cut it in half for 2 meals . I have a meat bandsaw so not hard to do .

I cook , part out and freeze the left overs. Just me.
My own I have been parting out and freezing.

 

[BReeder!]

We recently bought a turkey just under 12 pounds . Just the 2 of us . I plan to cut it in half for 2 meals . I have a meat bandsaw so not hard to do .

I break ours down to individually packed breasts and thighs, pairs of legs and usually 4 wings to a pack. I thaw just slightly and use a cleaver.

 

[User105877]

Western suburbs of Chicago.

Well that's almost at the complete opposite end of the state for me

 

[Faraday40]

me too!

There's a bunch of us in the Chicagoland area. It's nice to have people who can truly understand the excitement of that 1st egg or heartache when a predator strikes.

 

[Faraday40]

Well that's almost at the complete opposite end of the state for me

Still glad to have you here on the IL thread!

 

[BReeder!]

Well that's almost at the complete opposite end of the state for me

Stick around. There's occasionally others looking for connections in central and southern IL.

 

[Molpet]

Stick around. There's occasionally others looking for connections in central and southern IL.

I think they were wanting turkey eggs .

 

[BReeder!]

I think they were wanting turkey eggs .

Well that's a ride then... lol

 

[BReeder!]

We lost one of our beloved Tweedles (not sure if it's Dumb or Dee since I never did tell them apart). It's one of our two light brahmas. They were my most desired chicken when we started and remind my favorites over the past few years. We've had them for 3.5 years, and we we just have one.
No clear sign of why she died. No puncture wounds or anything like that. DW went out this morning to do chicken chores and found her laying on the ground. She wasn't the top hen, but we don't have any bad pecking going on and there's no roo to harass her so it's not that. We'll just get her out of there and hope everybody else is doing alright, keeping a closer eye on them for added precaution.

 

[cackleberryandco]

There's a bunch of us in the Chicagoland area. It's nice to have people who can truly understand the excitement of that 1st egg or heartache when a predator strikes.

Yes, plus the freezing cold winters...