Bruce Foehringer, Josie Nebel and Doug Schnur work to debone turkeys Friday in preparation for St. Wendelin's annual turkey dinner. Volunteers prepared 81 turkeys for the event. Turkey dinners will be served dine-in or carry-out from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 14.
Supply of turkeys, fixings could be constrained
It's turkey time again, and folks may find it difficult to secure a bird for groups to gobble this season.
Local community organizations such as the Salvation Army, Lighthouse Foundation, St. Wendelin Catholic School and All Saints Parish of Butler annually hold programs revolving around the traditional Thanksgiving meal. This year, with the nationwide shortage of turkeys, those programs could be affected significantly.
David Jones, of Jones Turkey Farm in Cabot, said the shortage of poultry and its increased price are due to a few factors.
“Corn has doubled in price this year, which is how we feed the turkeys,” Jones said. “The lack of help in harvesting the corn and processing the turkeys contributes too.”
Jones said he started getting Thanksgiving orders in the summer, which never happened previously.
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Young turkeys from Jones Turkey Farm in Cabot.
A young turkey from Jones Turkey Farm in Cabot.
Don Nebel works Friday morning to prepare turkeys for St. Wendelin Church’s annual turkey dinner on Sunday. Tracy Leturgey/Butler Eagle
Don Nebel works Friday morning to prepare turkeys for St. Wendelin Church’s annual turkey dinner on Sunday. Tracy Leturgey/Butler Eagle
Don Nebel works Friday morning to prepare turkeys for St. Wendelin Church’s annual turkey dinner on Sunday. Tracy Leturgey/Butler Eagle
Don Nebel works Friday morning to prepare turkeys for St. Wendelin Church’s annual turkey dinner on Sunday. Tracy Leturgey/Butler Eagle
Bruce Foehringer, left, and Josie Nebel, right, work to debone turkeys Friday in preparation for St. Wendelin’s annual turkey dinner. Volunteers prepared 81 turkeys for the event. Turkey dinners will be served dine-in or carry-out from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Tracy Leturgey/Butler Eagle
Bruce Foehringer, Josie Nebel and Doug Schnur work to debone turkeys Friday in preparation for St. Wendelin’s annual turkey dinner. Volunteers prepared 81 turkeys for the event. Turkey dinners will be served dine-in or carry-out from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Tracy Leturgey/Butler Eagle
Bruce Foehringer, Josie Nebel and Doug Schnur work to debone turkeys Friday in preparation for St. Wendelin’s annual turkey dinner. Volunteers prepared 81 turkeys for the event. Turkey dinners will be served dine-in or carry-out from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Tracy Leturgey/Butler Eagle
Bruce Foehringer, Josie Nebel and Doug Schnur work to debone turkeys Friday in preparation for St. Wendelin’s annual turkey dinner. Volunteers prepared 81 turkeys for the event. Turkey dinners will be served dine-in or carry-out from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Tracy Leturgey/Butler Eagle
Volunteers cooked and deboned 81 turkeys Thursday evening into Friday morning in preparation of St. Wendelin’s annual turkey dinner. Tracy Leturgey/Butler Eagle
Dave Jones of Jones Turkey Farm in Cabot said there are many factors contributing to the turkey shortage and increased poultry prices.
