Home made chicken plucker / how to make

[Kassaundra]

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.

 

[thebifman]

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

 

[thebifman]

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

 

[sjlong3]

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

 

[5 Acre Rooster]

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.

 

[srm220]

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

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

 

[srm220]

the skins tears more easily if your water is too hot

 

[Arielle]

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Nice!!! THis is a good reason to learn how to use drill, hammers and all the other basic tools!! I can't wait for DH or all the projects would never get done. lol

 

[BCMaraniac]

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!!

 

[5 Acre Rooster]

BTW I used mine again last weekend. Sadly had to cull a roo. With exception on a few bruised knucks (My fault) worked great as dry plucking. Didn't even try scalding this time. Could prolly replace fingers with some fresher ones, been sitting 2 years but still works great. Roo in FC and not 1 pin feather, and he was BA so I could of seen really easy. Black feather white skin.