Home made chicken plucker / how to make - Page 2

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Originally Posted by paridisefarm2009 

This is what I built last week           Jean 

Love this, I'm posting so I can find this pic again when I get home and show my husband.

This looks great!  I am planning on building this.  What size hole/drill bit do use for the rubber fingers?  Thanks.
 

Really like this design. What size hole /drill bit for the rubber fingers?

Here's a great homemade design if you have a spare working washer machine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC051HphyvY

I made a home made 1 with drill and 5 in piece of bungi straps, the rubber ones. I had an old piece of cutting bard/counter top and clamped the drill in place. Using a zip tie to hold the trigger down. Only downfall  this has is its always on once you plug it in unless you have it on a switched outlet or a surge protector.

  Best part is none of the materials cost me anything since I had everything laying around. When I did use it when the bird was wet it made more of a mess and some of the skin got tore but not sure if that was the plucker or me with to much pressure bird against fingers.

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Originally Posted by LKVL 

Nice...........What did you use for the rubber fingers????????

I used old welding hose...it works great!

the skins tears more easily if your water is too hot

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Originally Posted by paridisefarm2009 

This is what I built last week           Jean 

This is awesome!!  Had talked to DH a couple of days ago, and he is wanting to make one(so he doesn't have to spend so much time watching me pluck), said he has an old drill he never uses because of his cordless ones.  He also works maintenance, and has to weld, so I will tell him to check for old welding hose to make "fingers". Thanks for sharing!!