Thread: When to harvest turkeys?

Originally Posted by scotty

back in the old days when i worked in a bakery we used to harvest turkeys in may .....we used to wrap them in dough and put them thru a couple of bake cycles with the days bread when done you could break off the dough eat the bread and the turkey retained all its juices and tenderness and wasnt toughas old boots like they can be..... nowdays the missus makes a mean as stuffing that seems to tenderise the meat really well

Just normal bread dough? I'll have to try that with some peacock I have in the freezer. Beautiful tasting bird but can turn out a bit chewy.

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

You guys a so full of excellent ideas. Gets a man thinking.
My plan has always been to harvest them off the roost to maximize the number an minimize the meat damage. I was planning on using the 3 iron out of the golf bag, but now .........
Anyone know how I can suppress my hedge trimmer??
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If there are 50 in a row the Sthil might be the quickest answer. Might need to get a full face visor rather than the mesh one ..... could get messy!

Hey that thing would be a "C cat" so I hope you store it with a vital part removed !!!!! Whoooo hoooo get them turkeys

I always found the shottie, did an awesome job removing the head and blew everything away from you, could shoot in a suit if you wanted to. Usually by the sixth bird #7 would fly into the dark, nerves shattered

Now having tried them cooked a few different ways am wondering if I bone one out ,mince & make burger patties how that would go.A matter of what herbs / seasoning to use?

Chris use an axe head and boil for 3 days........ you know the rest!!

Originally Posted by Maca49

Chris use an axe head and boil for 3 days........ you know the rest!!

Same recipe as for Pokakoe but thought it was a brick not a axe head.

Originally Posted by Steve123

Just normal bread dough? I'll have to try that with some peacock I have in the freezer. Beautiful tasting bird but can turn out a bit chewy.

yea the same stuff we were making bread for aucklanders with. ... youdo need a decent size oven by the time its wrapped in dough

Originally Posted by scotty

yea the same stuff we were making bread for aucklanders with. ... youdo need a decent size oven by the time its wrapped in dough

I'll try doing the breast, can't be bothered with plucking and cleaning them out

Originally Posted by mikee

Hey that thing would be a "C cat" so I hope you store it with a vital part removed !!!!! Whoooo hoooo get them turkeys

I'll just keep the tank empty until I reach the farm gate, but from there all bets are off!

I made up a wooden machete out of Kwila, did the trick