homemade plucker

[cotquail]

I made this one a while back, mind you I have only plucked quail, the recipe follows



one 3/8 inch variable speed drill
3/4 inch plywood base/ end support/ blocked to support drill
skateboard truck bearing let into end support to bear axle
axle 10 inches of ready rod 3/8 threaded 3 nuts two washers
1 1/2 inches of 5/16 round rod tacked to ready rod to fit skateboard bearing
5 1/2 inches of 3 inch white plastic eaves trough downspout drilled with four rows of 3/8 inch holes 6 per
row around circumference makes 24 holes
12 pieces of 3/8 inch EPDM rope 6 inches long ( Lee Valley # 99K6980 24 feet 16.50 )
2- 1/2 inch plywood disks drilled to fit 3/8inch axle
sheet metal shield for back of plucker
The rubber rope is what plucker fingers are made of I distressed them with a dremel to make a texture for better purchase on the feathers
it works.

 

[franklinstreetwest]

Very cool! Thank you for posting pictures. That could really speed things up. They aren't all that bad to pluck in general, but when you're doing a bunch of birds, all the seconds add up quick.