Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

[U_Stormcrow]

40+ pound turkey. What would it weigh, dressed out? I don't know if I'd even be able to put it in my oven.

I'm guessing around 25#

 

[Sally PB]

I'm guessing around 25#

Oh. I was expecting closer to 30.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Oh. I was expecting closer to 30.

I figured yield is almost as good as a chicken's. Apparently, I'm wrong - its better than a chicken's, so your guess is better than mine.

 

[Sally PB]

Still, that is a BIG turkey. Are you inviting him to Thanksgiving dinner?

When I buy a (frozen) turkey, I look for the smallest one I can find. A 16 pound bird is plenty for hubby and me.

The local grocery store has a loss leader sale in the weeks before Thanksgiving: Spend $50, get turkey at 35¢ a pound, or something like that. I have to dig through their freezer to find a bird under 20 pounds.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

We take advantages of the loss leaders too, and yes, my wife and I usually get the smallest turkey breast we can find - then split it in half. That's what chest freezers are for. I still have one ham, one turkey breast, three legs of lamb...

This will be a tough old bird - but if the one poult we successfully hatched turns out to be a male, its going to make a LOT of soup. or Sausage. or both.