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how to dry turkeys without a tumbler?

Discussion in 'Beginners' started by farmer89, Feb 19, 2015.

  1. Feb 19, 2015 #1
    farmer89

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    how is the best way to dry a turkey? im just doing one turkey for now so dont want to build a tumbler. i know i can just roll it in corn cob grit but i dont have any of that either. my question is do i have to have something like that first or can i just start blowing it try with the shop vac? or is there something i can get local that will work to roll them in?
     
  3. Feb 19, 2015 #2
    J P Baker

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    I roll them in towel first. Then I use a leaf blower.
     

  5. Feb 19, 2015 #3
    Paul B

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    Or a hair dryer, that's what I use after a quick tumble. It takes an hour or so to get the feathers nice and dry.
     
  6. Feb 19, 2015 #4
    Berry

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    I wash my turkeys late in the day and let them hang over the sink till the next morning. It doesn't take long to finish drying them with a blow dryer. I have a tumbler, but rarely ever use it. Don't like all the hard wood chips stuck to the skin.
     
  7. Feb 20, 2015 #5
    WildlifeLady

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    I use a shop vac on the reverse outlet. The air dries it just fine.
     
  8. Feb 20, 2015 #6
    buckrub10

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    X-2 on the shop vac works great
     
  9. Feb 21, 2015 #7
    RTF

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    Never tumbled a bird in my life. After the wash and degrease it's outside to the gas tub and then to the cloths line to flap in the wind for 1/2 hour followed with the blow dryer.
     
  10. Feb 22, 2015 #8
    Matt

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    A good commercial hair dryer. Yes, it takes alittle longer but I don't have to worry about grit or dust in the feathers
     
  11. Feb 22, 2015 #9
    BrookeSFD16

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    Pet dryer. 52$ on Ebay. Way stronger and no grit. Has heat if you want it.
     
  12. Feb 23, 2015 #10
    joeym

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    X2. A little detail work with a hair dryer, and they are ready to mount after hanging all night.
     
  13. Feb 28, 2015 #11
    troy

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    Master blaster dryer. I think it is a dog grooming blow dryer. Has two motors, no heat, (except what is produced by the motor running) and works great on birds and mammals.
     
  14. Mar 4, 2015 #12
    turkeyjim

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    Spin it out in the wife's washing machine, she'll never know, then blow dry, I have a master blaster but a good hair drier works too.
    Jim
     
  15. Mar 4, 2015 #13
    Tanglewood Taxidermy

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    Every time I have operated under the assumption that "she won't know", I have paid dearly. Lol
     
  16. Mar 4, 2015 #14
    turkeyjim

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    ya but it's the fastest way I have found. Just get all the evidence (feathers) out she'll never know.
    Jim
     
  17. Mar 14, 2015 #15
    KAMoHunter

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    Hair drier or compressed air