Family Raises Own Turkey for Thanksgiving

Jason & Lorraine show you how they harvested and cooked there homegrown family turkey!

[kayashmore]

Thank you for sharing and giving the Hollar Homestead a turkey for Thanksgiving. So generous and I know they were blessed.

[jrsf]

Simplistic, creative and above all, honesty. A lovely hard-working, gentle and kind family‼️

[chrisconnell]

I love your respect for the animals but leave no questions that you are raising them to be eaten, plain and simple. Thanks for educating us.

[purpletulips]

I've been watching Sow The Land from the very beginning and you guys are killing it I love your new homestead You're moving right along with the land, in the house, and the animals and Lorraine you and Penelope have Become Pros with processing pigs, chickens, and now turkeys I'm loving it🤗

[carlaellison]

I helped a friend process 100 chickens this past Sunday … my first time doing anything like that. I was able to relate to your method while watching y’all process the turkeys in this video.

[pamelam]

How nice for you to gift a turkey to The Holler Homestead ❤. Love watching those pigs eat!!!!

[allonesame]

Love that you shared your turkey with The Hollar Homestead after their duck massacre. Blessings Abound!

[pnwfarmandgarden]

"On butcher day, if you feel wet on your lip, don't lick it" - Best advice ever!

[gaylewatkins]

Jason, I love your hard work ethic and your sense of humor 🤣 You three are all hard working and a beautiful family. Penelope is very pretty and growing up so fast. Your Thanksgiving meal looked fantastic. Take care and God Bless. ♥️♥️

[ann]

We harvested some Bourbon red turkeys this season. It was our first time we had someone come and show us how for future reference. I have to say that the turkey size was a little disappointing. I believe they were six month old males. And they weighed in at 13 pounds. We did have one white female. No idea what breed was. She weighed in 26 pounds. Much happier with that one. Next year it will be all whites. FYI we just hung them with zip ties to a cattle panel in the garden. No cones necessary. Actually the whole process was much more simple than I thought it would be. Needless to say we will be raising our own chickens and turkeys in the spring.

[maryalexander]

Congratulations on raising those turkeys, dispatching them and the end result looked delicious!!

[sarahhead]

I laughed out loud many times watching this video. Great educational video with added humor lol

[beckyjo]

Make a walk over ladder, four or five steps on each side, and flat across the top.. (seat). We knew a farmer that had one over fence wires. Worked perfectly. Plus was nice place to sit a chill if you wanted to. And he didn't have to cut his fence.

[vickyburton]

Home grown meat is always worth it! Small operations like yours are the best for these animals because they are well fed, well taken care of and are minimally stressed. Healthy, happy animals means delicious meat.

[ednarainey]

I prepare my turkey just like you. I love putting herb butter under the skin. You guys give me hope. I'm looking forward to buying my first home and homesteading for my family. I love watching your progress. Keep up the good work. Your living the dream.

[michellemike-JMJ]

Enjoyed waiting for the premier -- loved the countdown, especially the last 10 seconds! Kudos on inventing a new turkey cone 😀 Thanks for sharing your Thanksgiving prep & day!

[rodmackinnon]

Love the subtle humour . . . wicked thanksgiving table display. Cheers.

[rebeccamunoz]

I'm so glad you had a wonderful dinner🤗 the butchering went very well to. Cold hands for sure. Those pigs and piggys loved the pumpkin🤗❤👍

[brendachadwick]

We bought a organic Turkey as my body is very sensitive to store bought meats, but this 20 lb Turkey was amazing!!! Now I’ve made bone broth n tomorrow I’ll be canning up turkey soup & Broth at 8.99 a lb was a pretty penny, but my health is worth it, cant wait to get my homestead in couple yrs, n raise our own meats, been planning only a yr now to head to the Carolina’s.
Love watching you all n learning, prayers n blessings to your family 🤗🙏🤗

[curry]

You’re truly living the dream bro…HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!