First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[JRNash]

I priced out the parts,it's cheaper for me to buy the finished unit.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

true dat!


I have a ton of old washing machines and dryers. I keep thinking if I had some time and skills I could make one out of them.

Oh wow, how did I not think about that - an old washing machine would probably do well, if you could get the speed and plucker fingers right... You could even maybe find a way to fit the fingers where there are drainage holes.

Of course, I am SOOOOO not handy (when I try to DIY, it inevitably ends up more expensive and of lower quality). I'm planning to keep my harvest on a smallish scale, and most will be Naked Necks or Naked Neck crosses (in the future), so I'm going to try hand plucking at first before committing to a plucker.

But please let us know how it goes if you get the washing machine/dryer thing to work!

- Ant Farm

 

[chicapee]

I would like to get or make a "whiz bang" plucker so I could do three or four at a time.

We made one it works great. 3 seconds and it's done.

 

[duluthralphie]

Can you post more detailed pictures?

Maybe a video of it running?


I am kinda slow and need things simple..

Did you just cut the bottom out of the barrel?

What keeps the motor dry?

 

[JessicaThistle]

The one my dh built looks much like yours chickapee. I can't even remember what we spent for parts but it was way less than buying one!

 

[duluthralphie]

I ordered fingers today.

I am going to try and built one on the order of chicapees, I will see how it works then decide to keep or sell my other one.

 

[Red Nugget]

Can I give a duck a bath like I do the chickens?

 

[JRNash]

Can I give a duck a bath like I do the chickens?

baaaaaaahahaha thank you for that. I really needed it. The mental picture of trying to give a duck a rub a dub dub cracked me up.

 

[duluthralphie]

Can I give a duck a bath like I do the chickens?

NO NO NO Ducks are afraid of water!

 

[JRNash]

The one my dh built looks much like yours chickapee.  I can't even remember what we spent for parts but it was way less than buying one!

I'm basing part of my cost on a time factor.