Awesome on finding him a new home !
I know the feeling on being worn out after a long butcher day, though I am forever grateful that DH is as involved as I am in getting it done.
We got heat shrink bags from Cornerstone Farm Ventures for whole birds and cut pieces...love them and have been very happy with their freezer longevity. Probably not a big issue if only freezing for short times but have worked great for long term storage.
I'm very happy that I won't have to butcher him! What's more, it looks like the other one, whichever I decide I'm not keeping, has also found a home lol
My DH will help with the turkeys since they're so big or with the meaties if we have a large group of them but other than that, I mostly do it. Since I don't work, it's easier to just get them done when he's not home lol.
We use the ziplock bags since they're never in the freezer for long. Our dog Sparkles has severe allergies and eats most of them.