I have plucked a few by hand and my buddy has a wiz bang plucker he built I've used a few times. When I don't want to bother him, I have just been skinning them lately. Sure a lot cleaner and quicker.
Good article. I have been more careful about letting my chickens out in the main yard after mowing. I had to put a few chickens down and found their crop and intestines packed with 2-3" green grass.
