Max..
When you said...
We have our turkey from Bairnsdale ready to be baked, they are highly recommended but you have to put your order in well in advance.
Reminds me of the time I decided I would cook up a sandhill crane I shot,for Christmas..
And I ,like you,started my cooking on that old crane ,about this far in advance of Christmas too...
Come Christmas that old crane was still so tough I threw him out and ate the pot for Christmas dinner..
Hope your turkey is tender enough to eat by Christmas...If not ,run over it a few times with the CMP and then try it...
Merry Christmas to you and yours..
