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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: sanman on September 11, 2009, 10:11:10 am

Title: Disposing of feather/guts etc
Post by: sanman on September 11, 2009, 10:11:10 am

I will be slaughtering some turkeys in December.  Can anyone tell me what the regulations are for disposing of waste - feathers/guts etc

Thanks
Mark

Title: Re: Disposing of feather/guts etc
Post by: shetlandpaul on September 11, 2009, 01:50:24 pm

how many.

Title: Re: Disposing of feather/guts etc
Post by: sanman on September 11, 2009, 02:22:32 pm

about 30, there are a group of us so we have 1 or 2 turkeys each but are rearing them together

Title: Re: Disposing of feather/guts etc
Post by: shetlandpaul on September 11, 2009, 05:13:28 pm

burn the feathers. get the people to gut them at home then they can go into the bin. otherwise your going to have to pay to get rid. remember don't gut them straight off. they need hanging for a few days. plus it will be quite a big pile of guts to get rid of. make sure your not doing it all you will get sick of the smell of turkey gas. Make sure they are fasted over night. its a lot easier to get the crop out empty.

Title: Re: Disposing of feather/guts etc
Post by: Hardfeather on September 11, 2009, 10:26:37 pm

..........and don't mention Christmas.