Turkey processing (Blue Slate)

My first time processing a turkey. They say it gets easier over time; I believe that but it's still very new to me. I wanted to do it the most humane way possible (please let me know if there is a better way) It seemed to me to take a little long but what you can't see on the video is his eyes, he was gone before his body stopped. Doing it the way I did really gets you more in touch with things and the appreciation for the bird.
Scalding the bird was definitely way way easier than dry plucking and did not take as long as I thought.
Cleaning/butchering was by far the hardest for me. I did not film it because I was watching a UA-cam video trying to figure it out! I made several mistakes like cutting below the breast to enter the cavity....ugh and breaking the crop open and feeding the day of!!!!! It's not so simple when you have your hands in the bird feeling around trying to pull out the right things!
I hope to get a detailed cleaning video out as soon as I get more familiar with the innards of the bird!!!!!
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[@kylemartin832]

Thank you, this is very helpful. And don't worry about the people that don't understand. They eat chickens from tiny cages without guilt. I can tell you love and respect your animals 👍🙏✌

[@kasch7574]

This was the most human butchering video I've ever seen. I love eating meat, and I too want to learn providing for my daily consumption.
If I were a turkey, I would choose this method.

[@ozarkshomesteadandfarm]

Thanks for that….I’ve got some heat from this video

[@sherrysullivan3495]

That is terrible I hope that don't happen to you one day

[@ozarkshomesteadandfarm]

Unless you’re a vegetarian you shouldn’t be making those comments if you had turkey on thanksgiving or you eat meat of any sort You are the cause of a much worse processing nightmare than what you just watched

[@joshua511]

Why is it terrible? We're thinking of getting turkeys next year and videos like this are helpful.