After having plucked umpteen geese and ducks, a turkey is a dream to pluck. Much, much easier that waterfowl. Just boil some water in a big kettle and dip the bird in there for maybe 20 seconds and the feathers on a turkey pratically fall out. You may have to re-dip it in the water a few times during the plucking. Turkey has way to much good meat on it just to breast it.