Parront
Crossing the Road
I would second what @Ridgerunner said, I have never owned a plucker. I don't do enough to make it worth it to buy one. Sometimes, I sure would like to know someone who has one that I could borrow! I like plucked chicken, because I'm the cook and I like the skin, but my husband doesn't eat the skin. To scald them I just use a big canner pot that I already have, but those are pretty cheap to get at yard sales if you do not already have one. Cornish-X do not have all that many feathers, any way! Put a little dish soap in the scalding water to make it penetrate the feathers, and smell better.That's really helpful! Thank you so much!
I just heat the water on the stove in the kitchen. I have skinned a few of the ducks, they have lots of feathers, and if you do not time it right they have tons of pin feathers. I tie string around their feet and hang them from a hook on my patio. I use a favorite sharp knife I've had since the 80's, it is a boning knife and takes a good edge for long enough to do all the birds I would do at one time. The most I ever did in one day was 15, back in the 80's when I was younger and more ambitious. It goes faster if you have a partner, or maybe having some one to chat with makes it seem that way! Good luck with your project.