Happy Monday, processing my first batch off meat birds this week. Prior to throwing them in the plucker do I need to sterilize the feather/skin area from one bird to the next? is there any issue of contamination I should be worried about?. Does the dip in the hot water cover that just not...
I found a brand new poultry plucker for sale on a buy and sell website. (NOT a shady website.)
It's $400, and I see they normally sell for $500 to $700. Of course I would test to see if it works before buying, and will ask their reason for selling.
My question is, though, do you think a plucker...
I've been gathering things for a whizbang style plucker and am trying to kind of make do with what is available without buying anything brand new. I have a 1hp 1725 rpm motor, a 2 inch drive pulley and an 11 inch driven pulley. If my math is right, that should gear it down to 313 rpm. Is that...