16 replies to this topic

[Deltadude]

How much would you pay someone to pluck the feathers off your turkey?

[DirtyDave]

$0Why would anyone PLUCK a bird? I skin all my birds and the feathers come off with the skin.

[Deltadude]

Can you fry a bird with no skin?

[DirtyDave]

You can do anything you want to a bird with no skin

[screwwork]

DD, you left yourself really open on that reply Anyway Safeway has plucked & cleaned Turkeys 16 to 20 lbs for 10.99 each

[Deltadude]

Haha! A turkey moment!

[DirtyDave]

DD, you left yourself really open on that reply Anyway Safeway has plucked & cleaned Turkeys 16 to 20 lbs for 10.99 each

What I do with my birds is my business....

[turkeyman85]

DD , HAHA to funny. And deltadude just pluck it yourself man. 10 bucks is about the same price and a box of cheap turkey shells.

[dangerranger]

For those that have never plucked turkeys, its much easier after they have been dipped in scalding hot water. it gets the skin to realease the feathers. my mother could pluck a bird in about 1 min. DR

[Air Rifle Hunter]

That's exactly how we would do our turkeys and chickens. The feather would come of super fast and easy.

[TonyS]

The reason to pluck is that the skin keeps the meat from drying out. Having just eaten mountain quail this week, while 'deer hunting', I find that it is definitely worth the trouble. The trick is to pull the feathers without ripping the skin.

[CA Desert Dog]

HA!! DirtyDave if you showed the birds the photo of you in your makeup, the feathers would fall right out. I must admit that when we met I was rather disappointed that you didn't look exactly like your photo.

[ShooterJohn]

I must admit that when we met I was rather disappointed that you didn't look exactly like your photo.

He doesn't? Here I thought he was Todd Hoffman from the show Gold Rush Alaska.

[BearWhoHunts]

I commonly cook my small birds that I skin in the following manner and they are usually quite moist:Cut Jalapenos in half (remove seeds if that is your thing)put a lil cream cheese in the jalapenopress onto one side (i usually do it on the bone side but my uncle does the opposite)wrap in bacon and pin on with toothpick or twigbbq till the bacon is done and your breast is finished. Once upon a time when I had a girlfriend she would pluck and clean them because she liked roasting them but now that she is gone so is my roasted quail. Funny thing is I think I like my freedom and my recipe better!!

[yoteblaster]

Turkey have skin? Joking...

[sportyg]

Here is what you do. Count your decoys. After you take a turkey skin it. Tan or do what ever to protect the feathers and skin. Fit it to your decoy male on male female on female. Then you have some great decoys that will draw in even more turkey each season.. Once you have your decoys all done if you want to pluck dip them first as has been stated.

[sxshooter]

When a friend cooks dove without the skin, he wraps them in bacon and some spices. I eat them by unwrapping the bacon, tossing the dove over my shoulder and downing the bacon.