Chicken pluckers: do they work? Are they worth the $?

[lomine]

I read with Ducks putting a little dawn dish-washing liquid in the scalding pot makes them pluck easier. Cuts through the natural waterproofing.
deb

I tried that but it didn’t seem to help much. I also soaked the bird with the water hose before scalding. The plucker got a few of the body feathers but no wing or tail feathers. I also had to hard pluck all the pin feathers. I might try the wax method next time for those. If the skin wasn’t so good I’d just skin them.

 

[Mosey2003]

Ducks are harder, period. If you don't hit one of the three (I think it is) "proper" times for butchering, they're even harder.

 

[Geena]

I've been using this plucker https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BGV3EBO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 for the last three years. Works quite well, easy to store and move around. I made a base for mine to sit on and to catch the feathers.