S.L.Bahn Photography

Freelance & Documentary Photographer

S.L.Bahn Photography

Freelance & Documentary Photographer

Before Sunrise (continuing)

Before Sunrise (Continuing…)

Blue Dog Farms: Gina, Dan, and Family

Nine Pines Farm-York, Pa: James & Becky Cornwell

Turkey’s specifically bred for butchering are enclosed in cages designed by James, head farmer, and built by his cousin, Matt, 24 hours before they are killed at Nine Pine Farms, in York, PA. All of James’s animals live free range until it is their

Selah Phillips, a volunteer at Nine Pines Farm, inspects a turkey leg for any remaining feathers in York, Pa.

The remainder of a Turkey foot rests in a boot print at Nine Pine Farms in York, Pa. The entire process of: killing, de-feathering, butchering, and packaging of the turkey’s is conducted outdoors.

Funnels where turkeys are placed head down to be killed.

James wrestles with a turkey as he attempts to flip it upside down at Nine Pine Farm in York, Pa. James explained flipping a turkey puts them into a sedative state, similar to chickens.

Matt, who is assisting James, carries a turkey to the killing funnels at Nine Pine Farms, in York, Pa.

The turkeys are around half a year old, but their breed are fast growers and can put on a healthy amount of weight in a matter of weeks.

A turkey is lowered into a killing funnel head down in order to maintain their sedative state and to encourage blood flow.

James performs a cut on each side of the turkeys neck, severing the jugulars.

After his first round of killing, James wipes the blood off of his arm with grass.

James and Matt kill six turkeys at a time. They do not want the turkeys to lay for too long, because they want to begin the butchering process before rigor mortis sets in.

A turkey is lifted into the de-featherer and begins the cleaning process.

James pulls any remaining feathers from the turkeys. He says, “Sometimes turkeys have dirty arm pits.”

After the bird has been dressed they are submerged in a cold water bath for further cleaning.

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