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  1. the_great_snag

    Finally finished the plucker...

    Great idea. I'm a designer by trade so I should've thought of that! lol Anyway the plucker worked great yesterday. We did 10 five week old broilers with excellent results. I found it is better to cut off the shanks before spinning them though, and it's better to do 2 or more at once. Other...
  2. the_great_snag

    Hand Crank Plucker

    The Featherman pluckers run at 180 rpm which is about optimal. That would be tiring to pedal that fast while a 5 pound bird is bouncing around in the plucker. I second the drill plucker suggestion. I did a drill plucker this spring for about $7 that works great for small batches. Check out my...
  3. the_great_snag

    Finally finished the plucker...

    Well I finally finished my plucker today. I bit the bullet and bought a motor locally instead of online. Here are a few shots of it. The first pic is of the wiring arrangement. Hopefully it will be watertight. The next pic is of the speed reducer with the feather plate attached to it. As you...
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    The Hillbilly plucker WOW it works great this is how you do it, Parts are only $79 dollars

    Nice work making your plucker. They save a ton of work and actually make the whole job almost FUN. I am starting from scratch, so I am going to use a motor and speed reducer like the high-end pluckers use. I'm also using a barrel for the drum, but will probably draw up a feather plate with my...
  10. the_great_snag

    My Cornish coss are a little bit on the chewy side.

    How long did you rest them before freezing them or cooking them? They need to age for 2 or 3 days in the fridge or they will also be a bit chewier.
  11. the_great_snag

    What's the most important thing you've learned from raising meat birds?

    Scalding is everything. Make sure you properly scald your birds before plucking them and then rest the carcasses for a few days before freezing them. Oh, and butcher them as soon as they fully feather out. Slightly smaller birds are much more tender for frying. I try to never exceed 5 or 6...
  12. the_great_snag

    fast food chicken, never again for me.....

    Um... the Cornish X broiler chickens most home producers raise are also butcher size in 6 weeks. Generally though, feeding is managed after the first 3 weeks so as to prevent most leg issues. "Cornish Game Hens" are simply Cornish X chicks that are butchered at 3 to 4 weeks of age.
  13. the_great_snag

    Question on CX kill cones

    Can you post a picture of the flat pattern?
  14. the_great_snag

    how to butcher well?

    Well over $30 pretty much anywhere I have looked.
  15. the_great_snag

    Dressing and killing a cornish

    A 4 week old CX should be big enough to eat. A Cornish game hen is only about 3 weeks old at butcher time.
  16. the_great_snag

    how to butcher well?

    Sorry to make you work! :) I used to have a metal cone someone gave me and accidentally left it behind when I moved. Little did I know how crazy they are priced!
  17. the_great_snag

    Vacuum Sealers

    I am not a FoodSaver fan. I bought one a few years ago to package venison and it barely lasted one season. The sealing mechanism got hinky and would almost never properly seal the bags. I also would suggest the shrink bags. The Planet Whizbang site has an article on them.
  18. the_great_snag

    Cornish Crosses without many feathers

    Actually they tend to be really heavy on the pin feathers if you try to butcher them too young. I try to feed mine a bit slower and let them feather out a bit more as they grow. Seems to help with plucking. My other chicks love them. They sit on them on cold days to keep warm!
  19. the_great_snag

    how to butcher well?

    This is an excellent post! Thanks for sharing! To clarify, was the "2 gallon jug" comment correct? I usually buy bleach in 1 gallon jugs (I think).
  20. the_great_snag

    how to butcher well?

    Excellent idea. I have seen flower pots and milk jugs used as well. I would've used a milk jug the other day, but my SO was too diligent in throwing them out when they were emptied! :)
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