RE: How many fans?
I have killed quite a few gobblers, but only have 2 on display....my two biggest. When I shot my first gobbler, obviously it was my biggest (22lbs), so I had it mounted with the fan, feet, beard, and shotgun shell. Last year I shot a gobbler that wiehed (23 lbs) so I had it mounted. Now when I shoot a bigger bird, I will have the same mount done. When I shoot a bird smaller, I simply keep only the beard and spurs and display them in my gun cabinet.
I will try to post a picture of the mount I have done...it looks better than a standard fan mount. The taxidermist cuts off the feet above the spurs and dries the feet, then screws them to a plaque sticking straight out displaying the spurs. Then hangs the beard in between the feet from the center of the fan. The center of the fan also has a nice plaque which also displays the shotgun shell (the butt end). They are nice looking mounts, so that is why I only do it for my biggest bird. Again, I will try to geta picture.